Sun
The receipt of a gold medal by a smaller and newer competitor in the multi-residence categories of the annual Georgie competition organized by the Canadian Home Builders’ Association of B.C. is a rarity.
This year, however, a tower by a relatively new and little known developer was named high-rise of the year. It is the Grace (left) in Vancouver‘s Yaletown neighbourhood and it was a new-home project from James Schouw & Associates.
Comments by Schouw (above) on Grace’s success in the competition included two lovely reminders. One was about the contribution of site to design, that compelling architecture takes its cues from its surroundings.
The other was about those aspirations for Vancouver that so many of us hold and, more likely than not, have had to park as we negotiate an international recession.
”As downtown Vancouver matures into a leading global example of what an urban environment can represent, it’s important to reflect that richness and intensity in the quality and character of its buildings,” he said in an interview.
The Grace was competing against Tapestry (Concert Real Estate); Dockside Green (Dockside Green Partnership); Aria 1 (Onni); and Elan (Cressey).
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