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8. Britannia Community Centre Complex

2018

The Britannia Community Centre Complex is a 17.04-acre property located just west of Commercial Drive at Napier Street. The site is home to numerous social, educational and recreational facilities, including a secondary school, a community centre and a library....

9. Takehara/Yada Apartments

2018

At 1017 West 7th Avenue (near Oak Street) there is a striking early workers’ tenement that clings to the Fairview slopes. Built in 1912-13, the Takehara/Yada Apartments is a wooden structure only 18-feet wide, but stretches north-south for 110-feet, with a narrow...

10. UBC War Memorial Gym

2018

Built in 1949-50, the UBC War Memorial Gym is located on the University of British Columbia Vancouver Campus at 6081 University Boulevard. It is an avant-garde modernist glass and concrete structure built in two parts – the Gymnasium and the Memorial Hall. It was one...

Introduction: 2017 Top10 Watch List

2017

Welcome to the 2017 Top10 Watch List Vancouver is facing a time of change as increasingly communities are considering the future of our historic neighbourhoods, special areas and heritage sites. Identifying and recognizing the diverse cultures that have shaped...

1. Character Homes & Neighbourhoods: Historic Urban Landscapes

2017

Our single-family neighbourhoods are historic places that matter to communities, and an understanding of ‘neighbourhood character’ is central to current planning for their future. Character is the look and feel of a place created by its physical and non-physical...