BIG dropped into town and Vancouver’s design scene got a taste of the Danish phenom. Packing the Chan Centre for the Performing arts with a house full of black-donning archie-types (ok, not all black, just dim lighting), Bjarke spoke of his latest projects around the world, as well as delving into the current tower proposal for Vancouver on Beach and Howe. An impressive panoply of work and competition wins for a relatively young architect (yeah, we all know that).

But is this the future?

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I guess it’s not vandalism if it’s all planned out with a film crew on standby and equipment rented out for it; street art has gained acceptance, if not complete legitimacy. A huge paste was just being finished near the corner of melrose/fairfax (saw this as I left the Melrose Trading Post, actually). I have been a little out of the graffiti world for a while, but I believe this is the work of JR (update: yes, it is!).

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