Exploring Vancouver : The Architectural Guide

Exploring Vancouver: The Architectural Guide

Harold Kalman, John Roaf, Mike Harcourt, Robin Ward
$24.95


The only comprehensive handbook to Vancouver's architecture -- from the modest to the monumental Vancouver is still a young city, and its streetscapes and neighbourhoods reflect the city's constant state of reinvention. New buildings adapt the latest global architectural trends to the regional context or express the distinct local West Coast style; heritage buildings stand for earlier eras and continuity. The result is a dynamic urban landscape. Highly readable and authoritative, this entirely updated edition of Exploring Vancouver is the definitive guide to the city's architecture -- from the breathtaking to the bizarre. Harold Kalman and Robin Ward, both longtime chroniclers of Vancouver's architectural story, take the reader on a walking or driving tour of 14 areas in and around the city and detail more than 450 of the city's most notable buildings, structures and landscapes -- from the historical to the high-tech -- ituating each in its social, cultural and historical context.

Divided into 14 distinct city areas, with a full-colour photo accompanying each entry, Exploring Vancouver is a perfect companion for both curious visitors and the many architectural enthusiasts who are proud to call this city home. Endorsed by the royal architectural institute of Canada.


Prize(s): Short-listed Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award (2013), Short-listed City of Vancouver Book Award (2013) 


Douglas & McIntyre
ISBN: 9781553658665
Paperback / softback
6.0 in x 8.5 in - 344 pp
Publication Date: 27/04/2012
BISAC Subject(s):: ARC020000-ARCHITECTURE / Regional,TRV006050-TRAVEL / Canada / Western Provinces (AB, BC),TRV034000-TRAVEL / Special Interest / Hikes & Walks 
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Description


The only comprehensive handbook to Vancouver's architecture -- from the modest to the monumental Vancouver is still a young city, and its streetscapes and neighbourhoods reflect the city's constant state of reinvention. New buildings adapt the latest global architectural trends to the regional context or express the distinct local West Coast style; heritage buildings stand for earlier eras and continuity. The result is a dynamic urban landscape. Highly readable and authoritative, this entirely updated edition of Exploring Vancouver is the definitive guide to the city's architecture -- from the breathtaking to the bizarre. Harold Kalman and Robin Ward, both longtime chroniclers of Vancouver's architectural story, take the reader on a walking or driving tour of 14 areas in and around the city and detail more than 450 of the city's most notable buildings, structures and landscapes -- from the historical to the high-tech -- ituating each in its social, cultural and historical context.

Divided into 14 distinct city areas, with a full-colour photo accompanying each entry, Exploring Vancouver is a perfect companion for both curious visitors and the many architectural enthusiasts who are proud to call this city home. Endorsed by the royal architectural institute of Canada.


Prize(s): Short-listed Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award (2013), Short-listed City of Vancouver Book Award (2013) 

Details


Douglas & McIntyre
ISBN: 9781553658665
Paperback / softback
6.0 in x 8.5 in - 344 pp
Publication Date: 27/04/2012
BISAC Subject(s):: ARC020000-ARCHITECTURE / Regional,TRV006050-TRAVEL / Canada / Western Provinces (AB, BC),TRV034000-TRAVEL / Special Interest / Hikes & Walks 
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