brutalism

Brutalist Vancouver building that hasn’t dated

May 27, 2012

Brutalist Vancouver building that hasn’t dated


(Thanks to Steven Ballegeer for this photo on Flickr)

Just to prove I don’t hate all tall buildings, this early 1970s brutalist concrete highrise in Vancouver is a long-time favourite of mine, and one that I think has held up really well over the years.

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When bric-a-brac was part of a revolutionary politics

August 23, 2009

When bric-a-brac was part of a revolutionary politics

Vancouver curator Scott Watson’s essay Urban Renewal: Ghost Traps, Collage, Condos and Squats is part of the impressive and totally compelling Vancouver Art in the Sixties website project.

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Categories: design, Uncategorised

Vancouver, if Tokyo doesn’t want the Nakagin Capsule Tower, let’s ship it over here.

July 10, 2009

Vancouver, if Tokyo doesn’t want the Nakagin Capsule Tower, let’s ship it over here.

It shouldn’t be that difficult; it comes apart. The owner residents of Tokyo’s famous Nakagin Capsule Tower have voted to demolish it and rebuild a “modern” tower on the same location, which is now a valuable property adjacent to the Ginza district.

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Categories: design, Uncategorised

Furniture makers of Middle Earth

April 5, 2009

Furniture makers of Middle Earth

I find this Todd Merrell Antiques magazine ad weirdly compelling. If you end up at his website (now defunct) it’s like being transported into Middle Earth or the underworld. You might have to retrieve an amulet with the help of a talking dog with eyes as big as saucers or something.

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