Environment
John Robinson, the visionary behind UBC's new Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability, believes this one building can, in fact, change the world.
Event
Sep 15, 2011
VanDusen Botanical Garden’s Bloom Gala celebrates the opening of their new Visitor’s Centre, one of the first “living buildings” in the world. Designed to both bring visitors closer to plants and illuminate the crucial role plant life has on earth, the sustainably constructed 3,000-square-foot space is an architectural masterpiece. Be the first to catch a glimpse! Held in the Atrium overlooking Livingstone Lake, the Gala will be a night of music, live and silent auctions, and fine food by Edible Canada.
Local design firm Green Over Grey is transforming the city's concrete surfaces into thriving, soil-free gardens, one building at time
Swarms of honeybees, who call the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel home, have Vancouver's downtown core abuzz
Metro Vancouver produces more than a million tonnes of trash a year. Some think we can recycle almost all of it; others make a compelling case for incineration
By Frances Bula published Apr 1, 2011
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