The new aquatic centre at the University of B.C. is one of three medal recipients of the 2018 Lieutenant Governor of B.C. Award in Architecture. The architectural awards are chosen by the Architectural Institute of B.C. A total of 13 awards were presented in five categories Thursday evening. “The winning structures represented an impressive width and breadth of projects, including…
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UBC Aquatic Centre among winners of 2018 architecture awards
The new aquatic centre at the University of B.C. is one of three medal recipients of the 2018 Lieutenant Governor of B.C. Award in Architecture. The architectural awards are chosen by the Architectural Institute of B.C. A total of 13 awards were presented in five categories Thursday evening. “The winning structures represented an impressive width and breadth of projects, including…
ART SEEN: Bruce Connor’s works make Bombhead memorable
Crossroads is big but Bombhead is small. The sentence may sound like an art koan but it’s not. It’s about two things. One is Crossroads, the name of a video that communicates the incredible destructive power of a nuclear explosion and what it means to live in a nuclear age. The second is Bombhead, the name of the exhibition at…
The Happenings: Three things to do in Vancouver on Friday, Apr. 20
Looking for something to do in Metro Vancouver? Here are three suggestions for Friday, Apr. 20. Sloan Hey, it’s Canadian rock music legends Sloan! The quartet visits the Imperial on Friday evening in support of their latest release, the creatively-named Sloan 12. (It’s their twelfth album, you see.) At this point, if you don’t know who Sloan is, you should…
Carrie Underwood opens up about her facial scarring and the fall that caused it
Carrie Underwood insists she wasn’t in hiding, although for months she kept a low profile — both in person and in social media — because of an accident that left her face scarred. “I mean, I don’t think I hide,” she said during an interview on iHeartRadio. “There’s always stuff to do, even if it’s not necessarily playing shows. But,…
Mackenzie Standifer: Is She FINALLY Divorcing Ryan Edwards?!
Just last summer, Ryan Edwards and Mackenzie Standifer got married in one of the most depressng ceremonies ever captured on video. It seemed like the couple was starting at rock bottom, but remarkably, it’s been all downhill ever since. In the past month, Ryan has been arrested; he’s been accused of making violent threats, and he’s been caught cheating on…
Mackenzie Standifer: Is She FINALLY Divorcing Ryan Edwards?!
Just last summer, Ryan Edwards and Mackenzie Standifer got married in one of the most depressng ceremonies ever captured on video. It seemed like the couple was starting at rock bottom, but remarkably, it’s been all downhill ever since. In the past month, Ryan has been arrested; he’s been accused of making violent threats, and he’s been caught cheating on…
‘Westworld’: What we learned at the San Francisco premiere
During Wednesday night’s premiere festivities in San Francisco for Season 2 of HBO’s “Westworld,” we came face-to-face with a couple of human “characters” from the mind-bending drama — one of whom many viewers thought was dead, and the other many undoubtedly wish was dead. Quarterman and Woodward “I was completely surprised by all the vitriol,” said Simon Quarterman, who plays…