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91.0 House / Omer Arbel

Hana Abdel — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000

91.0 is a house on a forested waterfront lot in the Gulf Island archipelago of the Canadian Pacific Northwest.

A Vertical Neighborhood in China and a Science Center in New York: 8 Unbuilt Projects by Established Firms

Nour Fakharany — Mon, 25 Mar 2024 07:30:00 +0000

Exploring unbuilt architectural projects by established firms offers a glimpse into the forefront of design innovation and future-thinking concepts. In fact, studying up-and-coming projects provides an opportunity to get ahead of emerging trends and envision the future of the built environment, fostering dialogue around new ideas. With the looming climate crisis in a post-COVID world, this week’s selection of unbuilt projects submitted to the ArchDaily community showcases the scale of problem-solving through city-making and contextual spatial activations.

Perkins & Will Begins Construction on Mass Timber Gateway to University of British Columbia Campus

Nour Fakharany — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 06:30:00 +0000

Perkins & Will has just begun construction on the Gateway Project for the University of British Columbia. The project will serve as the primary entrance point to the campus, as well as the new hub for the Nursing, Kinesiology, Language Science, and the university's health clinics. This project is inspired by the surrounding landscape and is informed by the Musqueam people, who have been occupying these territories for generations.

Heatherwick Studio Updates Vancouver's 1700 Alberni Towers Design

Dima Stouhi — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 06:30:00 +0000

Heatherwick Studio has unveiled an entirely new update for its 1700 Alberni Towers residential project in Vancouver, British Columbia. The new design features extended outdoor living areas with soaring views of the surrounding built environment and landscape, inspired by the province's strong connection with the wilderness, as well as the use of long-lasting, local materials.

Morphosis to Design Lululemon's Global Headquarters in Vancouver

Eric Baldwin — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 05:00:00 +0000

Morphosis will design a new high-tech global headquarters for lululemon in Vancouver, Canada. Working with Francl Architecture and Clive Wilkinson Architects, the team will create the main office to serve as an extension of the core values of the brand itself. The design for the 13-story headquarters is made to create strong connections between the building and its site, landscape, and community, with exterior and interior spaces that encourage collaboration and innovation.

Modern City: The Legacy of Architectural Modernism in Victoria (1945-1970)

Rene Submissions — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 13:57:00 +0000

1948-1970 were boom years for Victoria, not equalled until the most recent decade. The Province’s resource-based economy expanded rapidly, followed by investments in jobs and infrastructure.

Over this short period Victoria changed as its rural hinterland gave way to suburbia, Victorian and Edwardian neighbourhoods sprouted high-rise towers and multi-storey walk-ups, and plate-glass replaced terra-cotta. New high-rise densities in the urban core prompted a rethinking of urban space, the public and private realms, institutional and commercial uses. Built form drew on social psychology for innovative approaches to handling light and space.

In this context a fresh

New Renderings Reveal Interiors of Shigeru Ban-Designed World’s Tallest Hybrid Timber Building in Vancouver

Patrick Lynch — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 14:00:00 +0000

A new set of renderings has been released the Shigeru Ban Architects’ Terrace House development in Vancouver, revealing the interiors of the residential building for the first time. Being developed by PortLiving, the project will utilize an innovative hybrid timer structural system. When completed, it will become the tallest hybrid timber structure in the world.

The Architecture of Light: A Masterclass Weekend with Patkau Architects

Rene Submissions — Mon, 07 Aug 2017 14:12:00 +0000

Patkau Architects joins Yasodhara Ashram to cohost a unique weekend masterclass that uses the Temple of Light project as a case study for exploring the design of sacred space at the edge of architectural innovation. Together the group will explore architectural and fabrication practices through short lectures, reflection and meaningful dialogue with each other and invited guests from Patkau Architects, Spearhead and Yasodhara Ashram.

Shigeru Ban Architects Reveals Designs for World’s Tallest Hybrid Timber Building in Vancouver

Patrick Lynch — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 12:00:00 +0000

The design of the world’s tallest hybrid timber building, by Shigeru Ban Architects, has been revealed by Vancouver-based developer PortLiving. Named “Terrace House,” the project will be located in Vancouver’s Coal Harbour neighborhood, adjacent to the landmark-listed Evergreen Building, designed by late architect Arthur Erickson. The design of the “Terrace House” pays tribute to its neighbor, picking up the architectural language of triangular shapes, natural materials, and an abundance of greenery.

Tall Wood Building and Self-Supported Steel Structure Win RAIC's Innovation Award

Karissa Rosenfield — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 17:30:59 +0000

The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has awarded two British Columbia projects with the 2015 Innovation in Architecture award for their use of wood and steel: Michael Green Architecture's Wood Innovation Design Center in Prince George has been deemed to be an exemplar for tall timber buildings, while Patkau Architects' origami-inspired One Fold research project illustrates the structural potential of folding steel sheets. A closer look at both projects, after the break.

Winners Announced for Architecture for Humanity Vancouver’s “NEXT BIG ONE” Competition

Finn MacLeod — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Architecture for Humanity Vancouver Chapter has unveiled the winners of "NEXT BIG ONE," an open call for design solutions to high-magnitude earthquake and tsunami events that plague cities around the world. Project teams were challenged to propose a solution that "can mitigate natural disasters while simultaneously providing community permanence."

Move Over, Green Walls: Living Canopy Comes to West Vancouver

Finn MacLeod — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Imagine walking beneath an illuminated canopy of lush greenery, in the form of inverted pyramids sculpted to perfection. In early August 2014 visitors were welcomed by this succulent living roof to the Harmony Arts Festival in West Vancouver, British Columbia. Guests were guided through the fairgrounds beneath the 90-foot long canopy, creating an immersive sensory experience befitting the interdisciplinary creative arts festival. Designed by Matthew Soules Architecture and curated by the Museum of West Vancouver, Vermilion Sands was created as a temporary installation for the ten day festival.

Campos Leckie Studio: Adapting Materials Across Contexts

Andrew Galloway — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000

In the following interview, presented by ArchDaily Materials and originally published by Sixty7 Architecture Road, Canadian firm Campos Leckie Studio defines their process for designing site-specific, beautiful architecture that speaks for itself. Enjoy the firm's stunning projects and read the full interview after the break.

DjavadMowafaghian Centre for Brain Health / Stantec

Irina Vinnitskaya — Mon, 21 May 2012 13:00:56 +0000

Stantec’s design for the DjavafMowafaghian Centre for Brain Health at UBC, in Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada is envisioned as a translational research facility defined by present and future medical practices that collaborate under research and patient care. To achieve this, designers considered the intersections within the spatial dynamics of the facility to coordinate interactions between researchers and clinicians. The facility is 134,500 square feet and includes exam / consultation rooms, lab benches, a full conference centre, a brain tissue and DNA bank of samples collected from consenting patients, and patient and animal MRI capabilities.

VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre / Perkins+Will

Irina Vinnitskaya — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:00:01 +0000

Perkins+Will‘s VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre in Vancouver, BC is designed to meet the Living Building Challenge, the most rigorous set of requirements of sustainability. Formally and functionally, it encompasses the goals of environmentally and socially conscious design. The building is an undulating landscape of interior and exterior spaces rising from ground to roof level and providing a vast surface area on which vegetation could grow, thus reoccupying the land on which the building sits with the landscape. The building also features numerous passive and active systems that reuse the site’s renewable resources and the building’s own waste.

Bing Thom and the Surrey City Centre Library: How architects are using Facebook and Twitter for public design

Samuel Jacobson — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:00:21 +0000

Facing an abbreviated schedule for the information-gathering phase of the Surrey City Centre Libary, Bing Thom Architects (BTA) turned to social media for real-time public input. The result was spectacular!

Center for Digital Media / MCM Partnership

Hank Jarz — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 17:00:22 +0000

MCM Partnership has shared with us their design for the Great Northern Way’s new campus building, the Center for Digital Media. Follow after the jump for additional rendering, graphics and a description from the architect.