Image of Bill Reid’s “Killer Whale (Chief of the Undersea World)” large version at Stanely Park taken from www.theravenscall.ca Via Google alerts, I just found the following fascinating suggestion for what to do with the historic building that currently houses the Vancouver Art Gallery (originally found in context at this forum): My favorite idea for [...]
Rotunda of the Vancouver Art Gallery in Vancouver, BC During the recent 2010 “Winter”* Olympics, the Vancouver Art Gallery was open for free to the public; my wife and I saved ourselves about $37 by visiting the VAG, which also housed the BC Pavilion, at this time. The VAG has a no photographs policy, but [...]
Exterior of Christ Church Cathedral in Vancouver, BC Inside this small, unassuming building is a physical space that is his home to one of Vancouver’s oldest Anglican congregations and a number of artworks and artefacts of some significance. This church, which sits on Burrard Street in Vancouver’s downtown, was unlocked for the Olympics, when I [...]
Arthur Erickson in an undated photograph from the CBC Canadian architect Arthur Erickson has passed away. Erickson designed notable buildings around the world, but is most special to me for the ones that I have experienced: the UBC Museum of Anthropology and the buildings at Simon Fraser University. (It should be noted that the MOA [...]
Table from the National Palace Museum in Seoul While on my Korea trip, I visited the National Palace Museum of South Korea. This museum, newly located next to Gyeongbokgung (the palace in front of the Presidential mansion) now has a subway exit to the #3 line located right next to the building, making access easier [...]
We are happy that the Quebec City armoury that burned down a few days ago did not also see the loss of the bulk of its archives that were stored there. The armoury was built in 1884, and housed WWI and WWII memorabilia, as well as material pertaining to the Louis Riel rebellion. – UPDATE: [...]
The reading room of the Cite de l’Architicture library–image from the Times Online Over at the Times Online, Tom Dyckhoff has a caustic and dismissive review of the new Cite de l’Architecture in Paris. He writes: While the restoration of the Palais is neatly done, its conversion is a mess. The museum is appallingly designed [...]
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