Canadian design

Interior design and architecture in a world gentrifying at a surreal pace

June 20, 2013

Interior design and architecture in a world gentrifying at a surreal pace

In case you think that what follows is an exaggeration, please take a quick look at the recent articles listed below. They are only a small selection from a rising wave of articles on gentrification and the new super-rich. 

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Architectural photographs by Vancouver photographer Krista Jahnke

April 7, 2013

Architectural photographs by Vancouver photographer Krista Jahnke

A small selection of architectural photographs by Vancouver photographer Krista Jahnke. Trained as an architect at Carleton University, Jahnke also has a BFA in photography from Vancouver’s Emily Carr University of Art and Design.

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Artist George Norris (1928-2013), creator of Vancouver’s popular giant steel crab sculpture

March 17, 2013

Artist George Norris (1928-2013), creator of Vancouver’s popular giant steel crab sculpture

George Norris, the artist who made what is arguably Vancouver’s most famous piece of public art—a giant steel crab in front of the Vancouver Museum and Planetarium—has died in Victoria.  

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“Christy Clark just wants your love”

February 27, 2013

“Christy Clark just wants your love”

It might be hard to fully appreciate the brilliance of this performance unless you’re familiar with the vocal mannerisms of British Columbia’s Premier Christy Clark. But this mimicry is easily as good as Tiny Fey doing Sarah Palin.

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Defeating Prime Minister Stephen Harper

February 21, 2013

Defeating Prime Minister Stephen Harper

Sorry, another post on politics, not design (but see About). And this is one that will annoy my more partisan friends, though perhaps not as much as partisanship is annoying me.

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The steady creep of sports bars across Vancouver

January 31, 2013

The steady creep of sports bars across Vancouver

From my friend Jonathan, who posted this Google Maps screenshot along with the assessment “No comment.”

It would please me to blame this sudden proliferation of sports bars on the damn Vancouver 2010 Olympics.

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