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Dec. 05, 2009 / Gordon Price

Woodward’s – First Impressions

Woodward’s is big, it’s complex. No doubt, it’s transformative. First impression: 3 pm, Saturday December 5 – in the atrium.…

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Nov. 25, 2009 / Gordon Price

Show Time

The New York Times covers Woodward’s. With so many public and private interests involved, the Woodward’s challenge was “how to…

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Nov. 03, 2009 / Gordon Price

“Never having to say you’re Surrey”

That’s the punch line to a very old joke: “What’s the advantage of living in White Rock?” No more. For one…

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Oct. 27, 2009 / Gordon Price

Wall Electra

Why Peter Wall wanted black mirror-glass on his tower:…

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Oct. 13, 2009 / Gordon Price

New Stuff 11 – False Creek

A few of the new developments still emerging along False Creek. Just across from David Lam Park on Homer Street,…

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Sep. 30, 2009 / Gordon Price

Unconventional spaces

More public art at the Convention Centre. Jill Anholt’s “Line of Work”, unveiled on September 25, was described here in an article…

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Sep. 23, 2009 / Gordon Price

The House Whisperer

James Johnstone is a house whisperer. Or perhaps that should be a house listener. In any event, he researches the history…

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Sep. 15, 2009 / Gordon Price

Future Shack

The Seattle branch of the Architectural Institute of America just held a competition on “how to craft a better Seattle.” …

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Sep. 09, 2009 / Gordon Price

Cool Watch

Two very cool items picked from my favourite aggregator, ArchNewsNow. First, from Wired, the greenwalls of Patrick Blanc. Here’s one…

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Sep. 01, 2009 / Gordon Price

The Carbuncle Cup

Everybody likes a good bad architecture contest. So once again we are pleased to link to this year’s, um, ‘winners’…

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Aug. 27, 2009 / Gordon Price

The best suburb in America

Well, it’s my favourite. And it’s a hundred years old. Forest Hills Gardens bought the garden city movement to America. …

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Aug. 11, 2009 / Gordon Price

Leavenworth Combo

I spent last weekend in Leavenworth. No, not the prison; that’s in Kansas. This is Leavenworth, Washington – the mock…

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Jul. 26, 2009 / Gordon Price

Canada Line: City Centre Station

The wrapping is coming off. It now looks like the Canada Line will start running about mid-August, close to the…

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Jun. 03, 2009 / Gordon Price

A Great Debate

Every year the SFU City Program presents a speaker in urban design, sponsored by VIA Architecture. This year, something different. …

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