BY Angie Holubowich Vancity Buzz, March 21, 2014 You may not be able to say it, but Gesamtkunstwerk (pronounced ‘guess-amt-kunst-verk’) is best defined as the world through “total design” or … Read more
Media Scan Archive
Hope through architecture
The Economist Mar 25, 2014 Jewish and Arab architects might one day share their heritage and skills. NOT only in 2013 did the building of Jewish settlements on the West… Read more
Shigeru Ban Wins the 2014 Pritzker Prize
By Carolina A. Miranda ARCHITECT 2014, March 24, 2014 The Japanese architect, known for his paper structures, is the 36th architect to win the industry’s highest honor. In 1994, 2… Read more
Bjarke Ingels: mastering the rules before breaking or bending them
The Vancouver Sun March 20, 2014 For years, the unusual shape of the building site in the 1400-block Howe in the shadow of the Granville Street bridge stymied developer Westbank.… Read more
TED Vancouver Stage Has Entirely B.C. Design, Materials
The Huffington Post B.C. March 19, 2014 When speakers take the stage at the TED Conference in Vancouver, they’re standing on an innovative and proudly B.C. piece of craftsmanship. The… Read more
AIA Wunderkind Courtney Brett Bridges Architectural Worlds
By Lamar Anderson Curbed National, March 18, 2014 This week, Curbed National is examining what it’s like to be a woman working in architecture. Today, writer Lamar Anderson profiles Courtney… Read more
Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman screens this week
Canadian Architect March 11, 2014 The third pairing in the TSA/Bloor Hot Docs Cinema Oppositions film series on March 13, 2014 is entitled Reality/Representation and focuses on the aesthetics of… Read more
A Terrible Beauty: Edward Burtynsky at the Vancouver Art Gallery
Canadian Architect March 9, 2014 This highly anticipated exhibition runs from March 1 to May 26, 2014 and features 44 photographs from the Gallery’s permanent collection, including 34 new acquisitions… Read more
Peter Busby honoured with 2014 RAIC Gold Medal
March 11, 2014 Canadian Architect The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has announced Peter Busby – a pioneer of the sustainable architecture movement – as the 2014 recipient of… Read more
The Architect as Artist
The Vancouver Sun March 7, 2014 David Stouck is an award-winning biographer. His latest book, Arthur Erickson: An Architect’s Life has been nominated for the 2014 RBC Taylor Prize, which… Read more