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Vancouver has developed zoning to encourage high-density commercial, retail, and residential development around downtown and transit centres. [34] Between 2001 and 2011, the population of Vancouver's downtown doubled; including the West End, the downtown peninsula's population increased from approximately 70,000 to over 99,000. [35]
Gerald Hamilton (1923-1999 [1]) was a Canadian architect best known for his buildings in Vancouver, British Columbia. Hamilton was born in Germany, but moved to the United Kingdom where he received training at Leeds University from 1940 to 1943. He joined the British Army from 1943 to 1947, before arriving in Vancouver in the 1950s. [2]
Arthur Charles Erickson CC FAIA FRAIC Hon FRIBA (June 14, 1924 – May 20, 2009) was a Canadian architect and urban planner.He studied at the University of British Columbia and, in 1950, received his B.Arch. (Honours) from McGill University. [1]
James K. M. Cheng (Chinese: 鄭景明) is a Canadian architect best known for his condominium towers in Vancouver, British Columbia. Cheng's designs, most notably the highrise towers, are noted for their extensive use of glass and for their contribution to the architectural style known as Vancouverism .
The architecture and landscape architecture have received acclaim for excellence in design. In 2011 the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) awarded its Prix du XXe siècle Award to the complex, describing the concept of a "linear urban park, importing nature into the city", as "a bold, contemplative work of urban design."
Vancouver's planning process and Vancouverism have been widely criticized, including by prominent members of the planning and architectural communities in Vancouver, such as Patrick Condon, Scot Hein and Bing Thom, for a variety of reasons. Development potential on a site is typically divided into two categories, "outright" and "discretionary".
Vancouver House is a neo-futurist residential skyscraper in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Construction of the skyscraper began in 2016 and was expected to be finished by the end of 2019, but completion was postponed to summer of 2020.
In 1981, Thom established his own architecture firm, Vancouver-based Bing Thom Architects. [1] In 1995, Thom was made a Member of the Order of Canada and he was a recipient of the Golden Jubilee Medal for outstanding service to his country.