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This #givingtuesday, please consider a donation in support of the West Coast Modern League, an all-volunteer, registered non-profit society in British Columbia.
Every dollar makes a difference and is greatly appreciated!
westcoastmodern.org/donate/
Every dollar makes a difference and is greatly appreciated!
westcoastmodern.org/donate/
This #givingtuesday, please consider a donation in support of the West Coast Modern League, an all-volunteer, registered non-profit society in British Columbia.
Every dollar makes a difference and is greatly appreciated!
westcoastmodern.org/donate/
Every dollar makes a difference and is greatly appreciated!
westcoastmodern.org/donate/
December 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This #givingtuesday, please consider a donation in support of the West Coast Modern League, an all-volunteer, registered non-profit society in British Columbia.
Every dollar makes a difference and is greatly appreciated!
westcoastmodern.org/donate/
Every dollar makes a difference and is greatly appreciated!
westcoastmodern.org/donate/
Next month, one of Vancouver’s signature annual design festivals returns! The Architecture + Design Film Festival runs November 5–9 with in-person screenings, talks, and receptions celebrating all things architecture and design.
GET YOUR TICKETS: adfilmfest.com/adff-vancouv...
GET YOUR TICKETS: adfilmfest.com/adff-vancouv...
October 16, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Next month, one of Vancouver’s signature annual design festivals returns! The Architecture + Design Film Festival runs November 5–9 with in-person screenings, talks, and receptions celebrating all things architecture and design.
GET YOUR TICKETS: adfilmfest.com/adff-vancouv...
GET YOUR TICKETS: adfilmfest.com/adff-vancouv...
Our region is renowned for its design ingenuity. Driven by the vanguard of West Coast Modernism, inspired by its distinctive culture, and energized for the future, the West Coast Modern League is a leading voice for modern architecture + design on Canada's west coast.
See more: westcoastmodern.org
See more: westcoastmodern.org
September 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Our region is renowned for its design ingenuity. Driven by the vanguard of West Coast Modernism, inspired by its distinctive culture, and energized for the future, the West Coast Modern League is a leading voice for modern architecture + design on Canada's west coast.
See more: westcoastmodern.org
See more: westcoastmodern.org
Tomorrow, the League welcomes pre-eminent Canadian architect John Patkau to West Coast Modern Week.
Many thanks to everyone who registered for this sold out event. We are also grateful for the partnership of the West Vancouver Art Museum, The Polygon Gallery and the support of Pacific Art Stone.
Many thanks to everyone who registered for this sold out event. We are also grateful for the partnership of the West Vancouver Art Museum, The Polygon Gallery and the support of Pacific Art Stone.
July 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Tomorrow, the League welcomes pre-eminent Canadian architect John Patkau to West Coast Modern Week.
Many thanks to everyone who registered for this sold out event. We are also grateful for the partnership of the West Vancouver Art Museum, The Polygon Gallery and the support of Pacific Art Stone.
Many thanks to everyone who registered for this sold out event. We are also grateful for the partnership of the West Vancouver Art Museum, The Polygon Gallery and the support of Pacific Art Stone.
Canada House was originally purposed as the home of Team Canada during the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. Designed by Nick Milkovich with Arthur Erickson, the low-lying towers prominently feature on the shoreline as a pair of duelling fish scaled forms set against the rippling waters of False Creek.
Canada House, 2009
Canada House (2009). Vancouver BC. Designed by Nick Milkovich with Arthur Erickson (Nick Milkovich Architects).
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July 4, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Canada House was originally purposed as the home of Team Canada during the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. Designed by Nick Milkovich with Arthur Erickson, the low-lying towers prominently feature on the shoreline as a pair of duelling fish scaled forms set against the rippling waters of False Creek.
Our friends at North Shore Heritage have taken a deep dive into West Vancouver's 1967 St. Stephen's Anglican Church designed by Dick Mann of Thompson, Berwick & Pratt. Wonderful read on an important modern building that may not be long for this world.
www.northshoreheritage.org/blog/2025/6/...
www.northshoreheritage.org/blog/2025/6/...
A West Coast Modern Gem — North Shore Heritage Preservation Society
From the outside, St. Stephen’s Anglican Church looks unlike any other church in West Vancouver. With its dominant, geometric cedar-shake walls - which also serve as a roof - words such as dramatic, a...
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June 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Our friends at North Shore Heritage have taken a deep dive into West Vancouver's 1967 St. Stephen's Anglican Church designed by Dick Mann of Thompson, Berwick & Pratt. Wonderful read on an important modern building that may not be long for this world.
www.northshoreheritage.org/blog/2025/6/...
www.northshoreheritage.org/blog/2025/6/...
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The Canada Council for the Arts has awarded prizes that showcase the potential of emerging architects and highlight the contribution of practicing architects.
Canada Council announces Prix de Rome and J.B.C. Watkins Award winners
The Canada Council for the Arts has awarded prizes that showcase the potential of emerging architects and highlight the contribution of practicing architects.
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May 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The Canada Council for the Arts has awarded prizes that showcase the potential of emerging architects and highlight the contribution of practicing architects.
The West Coast Modern League congratulates Vancouver-based D’Arcy Jones Architects on receiving the 2024 Prix de Rome in Architecture – Professional awarded by the Canada Council for the Arts.
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May 28, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The West Coast Modern League congratulates Vancouver-based D’Arcy Jones Architects on receiving the 2024 Prix de Rome in Architecture – Professional awarded by the Canada Council for the Arts.
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The show pays particular attention to light and its role in shaping spaces.
Patkau Architects exhibition now open at West Vancouver Art Museum
The show pays particular attention to light and its role in shaping spaces.
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May 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The show pays particular attention to light and its role in shaping spaces.
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West Coast Modern Week will feature a series of events including talks and a home tour offering access to local, architecturally significant homes.
West Coast Modern Week returns to West Vancouver this summer
West Coast Modern Week will feature a series of events including talks and a home tour offering access to local, architecturally significant homes.
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May 16, 2025 at 5:55 PM
West Coast Modern Week will feature a series of events including talks and a home tour offering access to local, architecturally significant homes.
On July 9th, pre-eminent Canadian architect John Patkau joins the West Coast Modern League, with the West Vancouver Art Museum and The Polygon Gallery, for a talk exploring the creation of architecture & design through unconventional material practice.
TICKETS: westcoastmodern.org/events/mater...
TICKETS: westcoastmodern.org/events/mater...
May 16, 2025 at 1:38 AM
On July 9th, pre-eminent Canadian architect John Patkau joins the West Coast Modern League, with the West Vancouver Art Museum and The Polygon Gallery, for a talk exploring the creation of architecture & design through unconventional material practice.
TICKETS: westcoastmodern.org/events/mater...
TICKETS: westcoastmodern.org/events/mater...
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This experience marks the culmination of the AE100 Centennial Celebration, a year-long series of events honouring the life and work of architect Arthur Erickson.
Immersive exhibition to focus on life and work of Arthur Erickson
This experience marks the culmination of the AE100 Centennial Celebration, a year-long series of events honouring the life and work of architect Arthur Erickson.
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May 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This experience marks the culmination of the AE100 Centennial Celebration, a year-long series of events honouring the life and work of architect Arthur Erickson.
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Free exhibit in downtown Vancouver celebrates on of Canada's most famous architects
Free exhibit in downtown Vancouver celebrates on of Canada's most famous architects
Arthur Erickson is iconic in Canada's architectural world, in part for designing iconic parts of Vancouver.
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May 4, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Free exhibit in downtown Vancouver celebrates on of Canada's most famous architects
Dodek House was designed for Morton & Irene Dodek. During a futile search for a new home, the young couple, on the recommendation of an electrician, enlisted Ron Thom to create a home tailored to their needs. For the first time, the search is on for a new family to love & steward it into the future.
Dodek House, 1958
Dodek House (1958). Vancouver, BC. Designed by Ron Thom (Thompson, Berwick & Pratt).
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April 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Dodek House was designed for Morton & Irene Dodek. During a futile search for a new home, the young couple, on the recommendation of an electrician, enlisted Ron Thom to create a home tailored to their needs. For the first time, the search is on for a new family to love & steward it into the future.
Design Victoria returns May 1–4 to celebrate the island’s growing design community. Events will be happening across the city and beyond, organized by Design Victoria’s partners, including installations, exhibitions, events, open houses, tours and workshops.
Design Victoria Festival – 2025.05.01–05.04
Design Victoria returns for a four-day festival celebrating the city’s growing design community.
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April 15, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Design Victoria returns May 1–4 to celebrate the island’s growing design community. Events will be happening across the city and beyond, organized by Design Victoria’s partners, including installations, exhibitions, events, open houses, tours and workshops.
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The festival, organized by Design Victoria’s partners, will feature events across the city and beyond.
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April 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The festival, organized by Design Victoria’s partners, will feature events across the city and beyond.
📢 On May 3rd, the West Coast Modern League takes its popular On the Boards speaker series to Design Victoria with architects Julian Carnrite of WOVEN Architecture & Design and Bruce Greenway of Greenway Studio Architecture.
We hope to see you there!
REGISTER: westcoastmodern.org/events/on-th...
We hope to see you there!
REGISTER: westcoastmodern.org/events/on-th...
April 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
📢 On May 3rd, the West Coast Modern League takes its popular On the Boards speaker series to Design Victoria with architects Julian Carnrite of WOVEN Architecture & Design and Bruce Greenway of Greenway Studio Architecture.
We hope to see you there!
REGISTER: westcoastmodern.org/events/on-th...
We hope to see you there!
REGISTER: westcoastmodern.org/events/on-th...
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Eve Lazarus: Homes designed by famed architect Hollingsworth facing bulldozer
Eve Lazarus: Homes designed by famed architect Hollingsworth facing bulldozer
Fred Hollingsworth left a massive legacy, ranging from huge public buildings to the soon-to-be-demolished affordable houses in North Vancouver, as well as a unique house built in a downtown parking lot
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April 2, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Eve Lazarus: Homes designed by famed architect Hollingsworth facing bulldozer
Thank you to everyone who joined us on March 24th for this special talk with Toronto-based Siamak Hariri, architect of the soon-to-open Marianne & Edward Gibson Art Museum at Simon Fraser University Burnaby Campus. Special thanks to Siamak and his team and to Inform Interiors for their partnership.
March 31, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Thank you to everyone who joined us on March 24th for this special talk with Toronto-based Siamak Hariri, architect of the soon-to-open Marianne & Edward Gibson Art Museum at Simon Fraser University Burnaby Campus. Special thanks to Siamak and his team and to Inform Interiors for their partnership.
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Your Tomorrow, filmed over almost 100 days in this public space on Toronto’s waterfront, captures the final year of Ontario Place before its planned transformation into a private spa and waterpark.
Acclaimed Ontario Place doc now available to stream via TVO online
Your Tomorrow, filmed over almost 100 days in this public space on Toronto’s waterfront, captures the final year of Ontario Place before its planned transformation into a private spa and waterpark.
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March 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Your Tomorrow, filmed over almost 100 days in this public space on Toronto’s waterfront, captures the final year of Ontario Place before its planned transformation into a private spa and waterpark.
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The documentary, which previously premiered at the Architecture+Design Film festival in Toronto, is now available to view for free via the British Columbia Knowledge Network.
New Arthur Erickson documentary available for streaming
The documentary, which previously premiered at the Architecture+Design Film festival in Toronto, is now available to view for free via the British Columbia Knowledge Network.
www.canadianarchitect.com
March 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The documentary, which previously premiered at the Architecture+Design Film festival in Toronto, is now available to view for free via the British Columbia Knowledge Network.
Thank you to all who have registered for tonight's talk with architect Siamak Hariri. Registration is full. If you were unable to reserve a spot, or are unable to attend in person, a livestream will be available starting at 6:00pm PT.
LIVESTREAM: www.youtube.com/live/4903KIG...
LIVESTREAM: www.youtube.com/live/4903KIG...
Inform x WCML: Siamak Hariri Lecture
YouTube video by Inform Interiors
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March 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Thank you to all who have registered for tonight's talk with architect Siamak Hariri. Registration is full. If you were unable to reserve a spot, or are unable to attend in person, a livestream will be available starting at 6:00pm PT.
LIVESTREAM: www.youtube.com/live/4903KIG...
LIVESTREAM: www.youtube.com/live/4903KIG...
March 24th, the West Coast Modern League with Inform Interiors welcomes Toronto-based architect Siamak Hariri, architect of the soon-to-open Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum at Simon Fraser University’s Burnaby Campus.
REGISTER: westcoastmodern.org/events/attra...
REGISTER: westcoastmodern.org/events/attra...
March 17, 2025 at 8:33 PM
March 24th, the West Coast Modern League with Inform Interiors welcomes Toronto-based architect Siamak Hariri, architect of the soon-to-open Marianne and Edward Gibson Art Museum at Simon Fraser University’s Burnaby Campus.
REGISTER: westcoastmodern.org/events/attra...
REGISTER: westcoastmodern.org/events/attra...
We would like to thank everyone who joined us at Arthur Erickson & Nick Milkovich’s Choklit Townhomes. We are grateful to our enthusiastic community for your generous contributions in support of our mission to celebrate and advocate for modern architecture and design on Canada’s west coast
March 14, 2025 at 12:51 AM
We would like to thank everyone who joined us at Arthur Erickson & Nick Milkovich’s Choklit Townhomes. We are grateful to our enthusiastic community for your generous contributions in support of our mission to celebrate and advocate for modern architecture and design on Canada’s west coast
Choklit Townhomes is a triplex designed by Arthur Erickson with Nick Milkovich. Each home, constructed of glass, steel, and concrete, is a celebration in industrial loft living prioritizing natural light, passive air flow, adaptation to different lifestyles, and the creation and enjoyment of art.
Choklit Salon – 2025.03.09
The League hosts an afternoon of art, architecture, and conversation at the Arthur Erickson & Nick Milkovich-designed Choklit Townhomes.
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February 11, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Choklit Townhomes is a triplex designed by Arthur Erickson with Nick Milkovich. Each home, constructed of glass, steel, and concrete, is a celebration in industrial loft living prioritizing natural light, passive air flow, adaptation to different lifestyles, and the creation and enjoyment of art.