Agent Will

When a city’s style becomes a noun you know you’re on to something good (or something truly, truly awful).  In this excellent Vancouver Courier article one of our most celebrated architects, Bing Thom, discusses the future of Vancouver and presses for the younger members of our society to speak up.  Definitely worth your time if […]

You probably see a lot of homes.  You probably have formed a pretty strong opinion on what you want and what you don’t.  I’m going to ask you now, and again at the end, for your input on one of my design ideas here.
You see, I see a lot of homes… a lot of homes.  […]

From the CBC:
London is to get a dose of Vancouverism as an exhibition dedicated to the B.C. city’s unique architecture opens at the Festival of Architecture on Tuesday.
Vancouverism — West Coast Architecture and City Building celebrates the work of Arthur Erickson, the Canadian architect known for his modernist structures, and his accolytes.
Vancouverism describes the practice […]

A new exhibition is starting up at the Vancouver Museum today (big splash opening was last night) and will run until June 22. The focus is on the local young up and comers in th world of architecture, interior, graphic, product, furniture, fashion, industrial, textile and interactive design.
Admission is $11 or $9 for students.
I’ve […]

File this one under super cool.  Maybe you remember when you were a kid, or you have kids now, an have put glow in the dark stars on the ceiling?  That kind of excitement never really goes away.  But now, as an adult you’d probably like something a little more mature, right?
Shiyuan  has come up […]

Striking headline, isn’t it? You better sit down for this one. Imagine a private, for profit organization better known for household furniture (easily identifiable household furniture, I might add) getting in on the housing game. That’s not difficult is it? Now imagine that this mega-corp had a deeply passionate corporate philosophy […]

“View Property!” “Great View!” “Water and Mountain View!” scream the property ads.  A buyer says they want a “view”.  Sounds pretty common, right?   I mean,  when you go on vacation you don’t choose a hotel that faces an alley, do you?  Everybody wants a view.  Something to gaze out at and contemplate life, perhaps, or […]

One thing the rest of the world seems to have on us is the mixed or dual use property.  I’m talking about commercial fronts with residential above or behind.  You see these often in England and Europe where bakeries, cafes, pubs, retail, and the like have owner operators who live above and enjoy a commute […]

“New housing is marketed so much like a product. It became this comodification.”
Strong way to start to your documentary about two Toronto Architects who looked to bucked every trend and fought their way through the city and with neighbours to build a greener and smarter home just for themselves. It’s a home built […]

Now this is just plain cool and makes too much sense. It’s one of those ideas that comes along and you smck yourself in the forehead with a “Why didn’t I think of that?”
We all have far too many cables and wires running through our homes. If you’ve moved into an older home […]