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Asymmetrical natural kitchen: Cubby House / Edwards

Corey — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:30:37 +0000

The other day, I was chatting with @ArneSalvesen, a local Vancouverite and Certified Kitchen Designer who writes his own blog, Useful Spaces, and soon to be a fellow alumnus of the Brizo Blogger 19 (what a long title, I know, sorry,) and we were bantering back [...]

Buried in red: Eco-boutique Upholstery Arts bankrupt

Corey — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 05:41:25 +0000

Leading green business Upholstery Arts leaves customers, and their lenders, seeing red.

Vancouver Public Art: Beatty Street

Corey — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:29:20 +0000

600 BLOCK, BEATTY STREET, VANCOUVER, BC – This baby has taken on the best of any life in this no-fun city. Graffiti is either an annoyance or beauty, but wow, this is awesome. Having been painted over on December 23 ’09 by the Engineering Department (aka City Works) in a [...]

Video: Vancouver building tear-down almost kills, incompetence

Corey — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:00:12 +0000

VANCOUVER BC – A demolition on the corner of Hornby Street & Helmcken Street (map) almost turned into a murderous scene with this building demolition. The former William Davis Centre for Acting is right around the corner from St. Paul’s Hospital and the Sheridan Wall Centre. Where the hell is the [...]

Vancouver’s secret sickness: tear-down and build-up

Corey — Sat, 22 May 2010 23:27:04 +0000

Woodwards Building is destroyed September 30, 2006 and only the facade remains. Image source

Vancouver has an addition problem, and I’m not talking about our poorest postal code. It’s addicted to destroying everything that is old and vibrant about this city and building a new multi-residence in it’s place. Property [...]

Designs of Olympic proportions

Corey — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:24:10 +0000

As we Vancouverites head into the Olympics next week, some of you are really getting into the spirit inside and outside your homes and workplaces. The city is being visually slaughtered by Olympic advertising, temporary venues, mascots, country flags, and each of us react in our own way. Some of us embrace it, some of [...]

Sailors warning: photo

Corey — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:49:56 +0000

Sometimes this city takes my breath away. Image taken this morning from Cambie St & Broadway St as the dawn kisses the North Shore mountians.

Today is day 9 of my 100 days of yoga and this is an apt reminder of how the universe works with you if you are open to receiving it. [...]