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Beyond the Edge
2009-11-01
In advance of this winter's Olympic games, an ambitious extension of Vancouver's shoreline accommodates a much-needed convention centre facility and additional public space along the waterfront. Vancouverites enjoy a sunny day on the newly built plaza in front of the new facility.
Canadian Architect
By Frances Bula, Canadian Architect Posted Sunday, November 1, 2009
The Grass is Greener on the Upper Side
2010-02-24
The green roof spans over part of the International Broadcast Centre for the 2010 Games in Vancouver. Rafal Gerszak for The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail
By Ian Brown, The Globe and Mail Published Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Green fields and beehives that span the Vancouver Convention Centre's roof have the whole city abuzz
Cutting eight acres of lawn 12 storeys in the air takes three men 10 days of damn hard work. The good news if you're trimming the grass that blankets the roof of the Vancouver Convention Centre - the angled patch of aerial greensward showing up all over the world on TV while the building doubles as the Olympic broadcasting centre - is that you only have to do it once a year.
Viewpoint
2010-03-12
As a recipient of a CSLA award this year, the green roof on top of the Vancouver Convention Centre West is an important example of landscape architecture's role in defining our cities through sophisticated systems-based design.
Canadian Architect
By Ian Chodikoff, Canadian Architect Published March 2009
Grey Whale Wanders into Downtown Vancouver
2010-05-05
A grey whale made its way into Downtown Vancouver's False Creek, wowing crowds who gathered to catch a glimpse. CTV /Chopper 9
CTV News
By CTVBC.CA, Published Wednesday, May 5, 2010
A grey whale made its way into Vancouver's False Creek on Wednesday, wowing crowds who gathered to catch a glimpse.
It meandered into the harbour at around noon before travelling east all the way to Science World, drawing the attention of cyclists and pedestrians amazed to see a massive ocean mammal so close to the city's downtown.
A B.C. Coast Guard boat tracked the whale's movements to ensure its safety, said spokesman Dan Bate.
Six-acre Meadow on Top of Vancouver, BC, Building
2010-05-20
The six-acre green roof on the Vancouver Convention Centre West is closed to the public to protect the new habitat and creatures that live there. Katie Zemtseff for The Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
The Seattle Times
By Katie Zemtseff, The Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce Published Thursday, May 20, 2010
SEATTLE -- Vancouver, B.C., is home to one of the largest green roofs in North America: a 6-acre behemoth bigger than four football fields on the edge of a busy metropolis. But when you're up on the roof, it's like you are in a quiet meadow surrounded by urban land.
A Vital New Work of Art
2010-05-29
Thomas Cannell, creator of the sculpture, with his work. Evelyn Ford
Burnaby NOW
By Janaya Fuller-Evans, Published Saturday, May 29, 2010
Thomas Cannell, a Coast Salish artist, wandered through Deer Lake Park and the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts to develop his concept for Burnaby's newest public art piece.
What he saw, everywhere, were families.
Vitality, which was installed on Wednesday, is representative of a family journey, Cannell Said.
Each roughewn column depicts different aspects of the family, sculpted into the stone using a variety of techniques.