FAMILY FUSE WEEKEND, VANCOUVER ART GALLERY
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RENNIE COLLECTION AT WING SANG – VANCOUVER 2013
RENNIE COLLECTION PRESENTS THE FIRST CANADIAN EXHIBITION OF AMERICAN ARTIST ROBERT BECK/ROBER MARCH 2ND TO JUNE 8TH, 2013 I was very impressed with my visit to the Rennie Collection Gallery and the experience I encountered was beyond my expectations. I was welcomed by super friendly staff that followed with a guided tour of the gallery [...]
BC HOME + GARDEN SHOW – 2013 – VANCOUVER4LIFE PHOTOS
TIME TO NENOVATE, RENEW & REFRESH! The BC Home + Garden Show is the most trusted resource for every home improvement project, inside & out. Five days of insight and inspiration for making your house a home, featuring HGTV stars like Bryan Baeumler of Leave it to Bryan, Paul Lafrance of Decked Out and Vancouver’s [...]
ARE SKYSCRAPERS THE CITIES OF THE FUTURE?
A ‘MUTANT VERTCAL CITY’, NODO PROJECT BY ANDO The issue of density and how best to live sustainability in booming urban centres was one of the key focal points at the World Architecture Day conference in London, and the architecture industry is not shy of opinions and solutions when it comes to tackling space issues. One [...]
UBC FACULTY OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES – BY SAUCIER + PERROTTE ARCHITECTS
AWARD-WINNING FACULTY OF PHARMACY The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Centre for Drug Research and Development is sited on the corner of Wesbrook Mall and Agronomy Road, in the Heart of UBC’s campus. The site consists of a 20 240 square metre parcel of land that is located at an important university entry point. With [...]
CATHRYN JENKINS – CANADIAN STONE SCULPTOR
… SHE HAS MAINTAINED A DEEP LOVE OF THE ARTS THAT SHE WAS IMMERSED IN AS A CHILD Cathryn Jenkins is a widely known Canadian sculptor who has received several important awards and commissions for her work. Her love of line and form and of fine art is expressed in the natural grace, agility and [...]
LANEWAY HOUSE TOUR 2012 – VANCOUVER HERITAGE FOUNDATION
CREATING NEW LIFE FOR OLD BUILDINGS Saturday, October 20th from 1:00pm to 5:00pm The Vancouver Heritage Foundation is having it’s third annual self-guided Laneway tour that takes you inside 7 recently completed laneway houses in Vancouver. Builders will be on site to answer questions about laneway construction. Laneway housing can be a tool for owners of [...]
INTERIOR DESIGN SHOW WEST 2012 – VANCOUVER4LIFE PHOTOS
IDSWEST 2012. TRENDS. IDEAS. NEW PRODUCT. FOR YOUR HOME. The Interior Design Show West (IDSwest) is Western Canada’s annual premiere residential design show featuring 200 exhibitors showcasing quality products and services to an audience of industry professionals, architects, designers, consumers and media.
VILLA KULANGSU – BY FWC ARCHITECTURE & URBAN DESIGN INCORPORATED
CONTEMPLATING OVER THE OCEAN IN VILLA KULANGSU In West Vancouver, British Columbia, Villa Kulangsu offers the most beautiful ocean views through the large windows. It consists of three different floors. The main one hosts the living room, where the stone fireplace, along with the fur on the ground warm up the atmosphere, a generously spaced [...]
GREEN OVER GREY – LIVING WALLS AND DESIGN
“A SINCERE ARTIST IS NOT ONE WHO MAKES A FAITHFUL ATTEMPT TO PUT ON TO CANVAS WHAT IS IN FRONT OF HIM, BUT ONE WHO TRIES TO CREATE SOMETHING WHICH IS , IN ITSELF, A LIVING THING.” – SIR WILLIAM DOBELL CREATE LIVING WORKS OF ART Living in urban environments, we are surrounded by [...]
INTERIOR DESIGN SHOW WEST – VANCOUVER 2012
IDSWEST 2012 IN THE VANCOUVER CONVENTION CENTRE WEST, SEPTEMBER 27TH TO 30TH TRENDS. IDEAS. NEW PRODUCT. FOR YOUR HOME. The Interior Design Show West (IDSwest) is Western Canada’s annual premiere residential design show featuring 200 exhibitors showcasing quality products and services to an audience of industry professionals, architects, designers, consumers and media.
OUTDOOR OASIS
WHEN IT COMES TO HIGH-END LANDSCAPING, SOME HOMEOWNERS OPT FOR MORE THAN LOVELY GARDENS. THEY ROCK INFINITY POOLS, FIRE PITS AND DELUXE ENTERTAINMENT PATIOS. What defines a top-of-the-line, five-star outdoor garden space here on the West Coast? Well, beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but when it comes to the best of [...]
INDUSTRIAL CHIC LOFT BY OMER ARBEL
A RAW LOFT SPACE IS TRANSFORMED BY AN ARCHITECT’S POETIC AESTHETIC Vancouver-based architect Omer Arbel doesn’t set out to design living spaces that are merely beautiful and functional. For him, success depends on taking things to the next level – an exercise in architectural poetics. In order for a space to flow, he believes, a [...]
KOZAI MODERN FURNITURE
THE BEST OF WEST COAST AND JAPANESE STUDIO FURNITURE AND LIGHTING A fusion of clean mid-century modern design, superb craftsmanship, and a less is more aesthetic, edited with their open West Coast sensibilities. A celebration of the unique character and personality of each and every piece of solid wood, whether hardwood or soft, and other [...]
SAUDER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS – BY ACTON OSTRY ARCHITECTS
THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Located at the geographical centre of the University of British Columbia campus, the new $70M Sauder School of Business complex is a composition of four interconnected buildings constructed in 1965, 1975, 1995 and 2010. Today the new state-of-the-art facility includes 216,000 square feet of renewal space, a 55,000 square foot [...]
VANCOUVER VIADUCT CONCEPTUAL PLAN REVEALED
GEORGIA AND DUNSMUIR VIADUCTS, THE FALSE CREEK FLATS AND THE BROADER EASTERN CORE STRATEGY The City of Vancouver is currently holding a series of open houses on the Viaduct Study. The open houses are there to inform and allow residents to voice their opinions. Ultimately many believe their voice means very little as the the [...]
“I WANT TO RIDE MY BICYCLE”
SHAPES UP THAT BOODIE – JUST ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF BIKING Landscape architects have a massive responsibility to create sustainable spaces. A major part of this is to create spaces that are well connected to sustainable transport options: public transport, cycling and walking, so that people can enjoy the space you have created, without [...]
VANCOUVERISM – A LABEL THAT BECAME RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE MOST LIVABLE CITY’S IN THE WORLD
A CITY THAT BECAME Vancouverism …. was once a concept credited or created by the Canadian Architect Arthur Erickson. An urbanistic visionary, who in the mid 1950′s visualized urban planning of a contemporary city with the highest density neighborhoods, high-livability, protecting view corridors, preserving this beautiful natural city’s scenic environment backdrop and taking advantage of [...]
THE SECRET CHARMS OF AN ‘UPCYCLED’ KITCHEN
MATERIALS DESTINED FOR LANDFILL SEE NEW AND BETTER LIFE AS CUSTOMIZED COUNTRY CHIC FOCAL POINTS If you’re thinking of working with friends and family to build a custom kitchen from scratch, on a budget, and with recycled materials and salvaged hardware, suppress the idea and run – don’t walk! – to Ikea instead. Just kidding. [...]
MTH WOODWORKS – DESIGN LIVES
A PIECE OF OUTSIDE – INSIDE Today, mth woodworks’ mission is to connect people with BC’s beautiful surroundings by fusing together raw natural elements with organic resin. They strive to salvage all of the materials themselves and go to great lengths to retrieve these hidden gems. Every table is one-of-a-kind and comes with its own [...]
VANCOUVER PARKS – iPHONE APPLICATION
FIND MORE THEN 200 PARKS ON YOUR iPHONE The Vancouver Parks app provides an easy way for locals and tourists to find information about the City of Vancouver’s park system. The app features all of the more than 200 city parks on a geographically displayed map and provides the user with the option of using [...]
FATBOY
COMFORT + FUNCTIONALITY + FUN = FATBOY ABOUT FATBOY Since 1999, fatboy, a Netherlands-based company, has been outfitting rooms all over the world with their large, playful lounge bags. Currently available in over 50 countries and featuring a steadily growing product line, the name fatboy has quickly become synonymous with comfort, functionality and fun. And [...]
BEETLING DESIGN – A MAGICAL WORLD FOR CHILDREN
BEETLING CREATIONS – INDIVIDUALLY CASTED AND PAINTED THREE-DIMENSIONAL WALL MOUNTED WORKS OF ART Beetling Design, created by Kristy Ilic in 2006, is the evolution of an artistic impulse to redecorate her kids’ rooms into something fun and whimsical. Not satisfied with simply painting the space or applying one-dimensional cutouts, Kristy wanted things to literally pop [...]
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