A Guidebook to Contemporary Architecture in Vancouver
eBook - PDF

A Guidebook to Contemporary Architecture in Vancouver

  1. 195 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

A Guidebook to Contemporary Architecture in Vancouver

About this book

A Guidebook to Contemporary Architecture in Vancouver explores buildings constructed as the city experienced unprecedented growth, beginning with Expo ‘86 and continuing through the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. The guidebook features buildings and public spaces grouped by areas, with maps so that a visitor can create walking tours, including ones through downtown Vancouver, Richmond, the North Shore, and Kitsilano. The convenient size and format, including an index, allows visitors to put this guidebook in a pocket and go.

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Information

Year
2012
Print ISBN
9781553654452
eBook ISBN
9781553659945

Table of contents

  1. CONTENTS
  2. PREFACE
  3. HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
  4. AN URBAN COLLECTIVE: Adele Weder
  5. DOWNTOWN CENTRAL
  6. DOWNTOWN EAST SIDE
  7. DOWNTOWN WEST SIDE
  8. WEST END
  9. FALSE CREEK / FAIRVIEW
  10. BROADWAY / MAIN
  11. COMMERCIAL DRIVE
  12. RENFREW PARK
  13. OAKRIDGE / SUNSET
  14. GRANVILLE ISLAND
  15. KITSILANO
  16. POINT GREY
  17. UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
  18. GLENEAGLES
  19. DUNDARAVE
  20. BRITISH PROPERTIES
  21. LONSDALE
  22. SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
  23. BURNABY
  24. SURREY
  25. RICHMOND
  26. SUPERMODEL: Matthew Soules
  27. INDEX BY BUILDING TYPE
  28. INDEX BY PROJECT
  29. INDEX BY FIRM
  30. CREDITS
  31. Neighbourhoods in the guidebook

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