Where is the Square? Update

So...

The competition will start in November (exact date to be announced);
it will wrap in April;
and results will be announced in May.

So, stay tuned.

The launch event went very well, I thought - a very good turn out, I would say at least a few hundred interested folks showed up.

And the panelists were great - fun was had by all! Although I did not need to know that one of them had the honour of losing virginity in possibly most obvious of all prototypical public spaces - campo in Siena. And you didn't need to know that either, but you do now. Talk about public performance, because in Piazza del Campo it could not have been otherwise.

California Academy of Sciences

California Academy of Sciences..by Renzo Piano ..

more information..

and here ..

see it at google maps

Merrick House

In contrast to "whimsy" of Grace stands an imaginative house that Paul Merrick built for himself. Part tree-house (you can really feel as though you are in the tree canopy), part wooden castle, for me it embodies a flawless harmony of fantasy and high-quality execution. Although it looks chaotic in these images, it has unmistakable rigour.


It too, was part of the West Van Home tour and at the same time it was for sale - as it always is in Vancouver, somehow. Well... It is still for sale. And/or for rent as of October 10th for a small amount of $5800 per month. So there is your chance to go visit - schedule a viewing and whatnot...

Some more images:

Apparently, it has been chosen by B.C. Architectural Society as one of top 9 homes in B.C. in last 75 years; and it has received a West Van design award.

Sorry that I do not have any drawings, etc. to show. This is the exactly the kind of design that Paul Merrick can offer and has done so on many occasions, just not in case of Grace.

The Danish Pavilion EXPO 2010, Shanghai

architect BIG Bjarke Ingels Group
read more
wikipedia about EXPO 2010

see it at google maps

On Now & Competition: Where is the Square?

This is rather exciting!

Vancouver Public Space Network is launching an open design ideas competition entitled "Where is the Square?: Imagining a Public Square for Vancouver: The Grandest Gathering Space". As part of this there is a launch event and a series of three more talks as well.

September 23:
Launch Event with Cornelia Oberlander, Lance Berelowitz, Bing Thom
7-9pm
Alice MacKay Room
Vancouver Public Library 350 West Georgia

Competition design brief will be relesed in October.

Click here for background info.