The Spinning Chandelier
Rodney Graham’s public art work is a reminder to look up.
The Spinning Chandelier, a spectacular public art work by Rodney Graham, was illuminated and set in motion for the first time.
Westbank
Ian Gillespie
Building culture.
His buildings, sustainable design philosophy, and commitment to public art win the Westbank founder awards and kudos around the world, but at home he’s a polarizing figure.
Bjarke Ingels Group’s Unzipped Pavilion in Toronto and Vancouver
Modular monuments.
The extremely photogenic “unzipped wall” designed for the 2016 Serpentine Pavilion exhibition in London is making its way overseas.
World Housing’s One-For-One
A home for a home.
Let’s all just agree on this one, at least: no one deserves to spend life atop a garbage dump, living hand to mouth by rifling through the refuse and waste of the better-off. Yet many do—120 million, in fact, according to World Housing, a Vancouver-based initiative that’s made it their mission to do something about it.
Bjarke Ingels: Vancouver House
A twist in form.
Douglas Coupland wrote fondly about his hometown when he dubbed Vancouver the “City of Glass”, a nickname that caught on quickly for its accuracy in defining the skyline. The same glass towers have also been the subjects of criticism that urban uniformity leaves something to be desired.
