Public Art
Three pieces of public art we really like – two in place, and one to come (with any luck before the end of the year). A vase that was intended to be an Olympic piece finally appeared under Cambie...
View ArticleJames and Maynards
Two more projects in – or in the case of Maynards – next to – Southeast False Creek. Both projects are about five floors above grade so far (mid June) and likely to complete early in 2012. James is...
View ArticleScreen change
The rezoning for the Marine Gateway scheme was approved at a Public Hearing at City Hall in mid July. A part of the mixed use project includes a new multi-screen movie theatre, a recreational...
View ArticleThe Werks
Elsewhere we show 2211 Cambie – a project that features curves and angles, and which is soon to move forward in the permitting process. Here’s the Werks, just around the corner from that building at...
View Article6301 Cambie Street
Located a long way outside our usual geography (although maybe we’ll have to add a new chapter along the Canada Line in future book editions) this proposed 6-storey condo project was different enough...
View Article2211 Cambie Street
Here an update on a project we called”architecturally ambitious”. It recently received an approval from the Development Permit Board, and the minutes record this statement. Brent Todarian said “he was...
View ArticleCambie+7
This project was first here in October 2011 and is now under construction. It also has a coloured render on site and a name - not just an address (538 West 7th Avenue). Designed by W T Leung, it’s a...
View Article500 West 12th Avenue
The Plaza 500 Hotel across from City Square has been closed for a couple of years, and is part way through a makeover to turn it into the Hotel Indigo, described as “an upscale boutique property...
View Article2806 Cambie Street
Following an open house for this rezoning proposal that first showed up in April 2012 it’s headed for another redesign. Council won’t have to travel to if they want to see where it goes; it’s across...
View Article587 West King Edward Avenue
We don’t generally cover the areas of the city outside the core covered by our book (The Changing City) but we’re making an exception for this Cambie Corridor proposal. It’s a rezoning for King Edward...
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