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Jan 14, 2015 · VANCOUVER -- The B.C. Permanent Building is one of downtown Vancouver’s hidden gems. With its elegant entrance columns and soaring two-storey interior, the building at 330 West Pender is a...
The architecture and design of this place plus the original pieces that are still intact makes this building come to life. Whether it is a corporate event, wedding or a birthday bash, they all fit perfectly with The Permanent.
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Photos: The 2017 Walk for Reconciliation in Vancouver. Tens of thousands of people take to the streets as The City of Vancouver, Reconciliation Canada, the Government of Canada and Vancouver...
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- Stores Road Annex (Linguistics Labs) – 1919
- Main Library (Irving K. Barber Learning Centre) – 1925
- Geography Building – 1924-25
- Iona Building – 1927
- Buchanan Building – 1958
- Buchanan Tower – 1972
- C. K. Choi Building – 1996
Built in 1919, the Linguistics labs building is celebrating its 100th year this year, making it the oldest academic building on campus. Built on a plot of land that was offered to WWI veterans, the building was first used to train returning soldiers and their wives in agricultural practices. Originally built near Main Mall and Agronomy Road between...
Though not an Arts Building per se, every UBC Arts student has stepped foot in here at some point during their studies. Whether it be for checking out books for a research paper, or simply needing a quiet place to study, the Main Library/IKB has served us well for almost a century. The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (formerly known as the Main Li...
This wood-frame and stucco building was built in 1925 as one of the “semi-permanent buildings” on campus. Originally the Applied Sciences building, it housed Geography, Geology, Civil Engineering, Zoology, Forestry, and Botany. It was renamed Forestry and Geology in 1951.
From the time it was built in 1927 until 2015, the “Collegiate Gothic” style Iona Building belonged to the Vancouver School of Theology, an institution independent from UBC. In 2015, it became home to the Vancouver School of Economics. An articlefrom Campus and Community Planning provides a timeline of its history:
As the site of the Dean of Arts office, Arts Advising, and many Arts course classrooms, Buchanan is the faculty’s main hub. The 5-wing complex was built in 1958-1960 to accommodate a rapidly expanding student body and a renewed interest in the liberal arts (the number of students at UBC tripled after WW2). Even though students sometimes lament how ...
Buchanan Tower was constructed in 1972 as part of the Brutalist movement. The tower houses UBC’s History and English departments. The 13-storey building has been featured in sci-fi TV shows like Supernatural and Fringe, and even made a cameo in X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
The C. K. Choi building was built in 1996 and named after Cheung-Kok Choi, the major donor for this building. The building is home to the Institute for Asian Research and the Institute for European Studies. The building was not only the first green building at UBC, but also one of the first in the world. From UBC Sustainability:
Aug 21, 2017 · The 2017 solar eclipse over Vancouver. (Daniel Pereira / Instagram) Crowds gathered, the skies were clear, and the universe delivered. ADVERTISEMENT. On Monday morning, Vancouverites gathered to cast their eyes skywards for a glimpse of the solar eclipse.
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Aug 21, 2017 · Thousands of people spent hours this morning at beaches, parks, plazas, the seawall, bridges, and even the roadside to catch a glimpse of the solar eclipse, which reached 86% totality in Metro Vancouver. See also. 19 photos of the epic solar eclipse over Vancouver
