Architecture Centre Gallery

100 - 440 Cambie Street (at Pender Street), Vancouver
Admission is free and open to AIBC members and the general public.

Gallery hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday – Friday.

Current Exhibit:

BienVenue: 2010 Games Architecture

The University of British Columbia’s Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre. Expansion and renovation by Kasian Architecture Interior Design and Planning Ltd. Photo courtesy of Kasian Architecture Interior Design and Planning Ltd.

February 10 – March 5, 2010
AIBC Gallery: #100 – 440 Cambie Street, Vancouver

The Architectural Institute of British Columbia presents a unique exhibit from February 10 to March 1, 2010. Designed to coincide with the 2010 games, this exhibit will showcase the innovative work of B.C. architects and firms involved in designing competition and non-competition venues.

The AIBC Gallery is free and open to the public Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Click here for the media release

Featured competition venues profiled in the exhibit include:

Pacific National Exhibition Coliseum – PBK Architects (original architect and games upgrades) in conjunction with original building collaborative architect W.K. Noppe
Peak 2 Peak Gondola Terminal Buildings - Cannon Design Architecture Inc.
Richmond Olympic Oval - Cannon Design Architecture Inc.
UBC Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre - Kasian Architecture Interior Design and Planning Ltd.
Vancouver Olympic / Paralympic Centre - Hughes Condon Marler Architects
Whistler Nordic Competition Venue: Ski Jump - CJP Architects Ltd. in conjunction with Sandwell (structural, mechanical and electrical design)
Whistler Olympic Park - Merrick Architecture – Borowski Lintott Sakumoto Fligg Ltd. (Architect: Gregory Borowski)
Whistler Sliding Centre - Stantec Architecture Ltd.

Featured non-competition venues include:

BC Place Interior - Stantec Architecture Ltd.
Four Host First Nations 2010 Aboriginal Pavilion - Hotson Bakker Boniface Haden architects + urbanistes
Killarney Ice Rink – Acton Ostry Architects Inc.
Olympic Legacy Affordable Housing Project - Burrowes Huggins Architects
Olympic and Paralympic Village Vancouver (Select Projects) - GBL Architects; Merrick Architecture - Borowski Lintott Sakumoto Fligg Ltd; Nick Milkovich Architects Inc. with Arthur Erickson and Lawrence Doyle Young + Wright Architects, now known as IBI/HB Architects; Walter Francl Architecture Inc and Nick Milkovich Architects Inc. with Arthur Erickson, Design Consultant; PWL Landscape Architects - Margot Long (The Public Realm), Durante Kreuk Ltd. - Peter Kreuk (The Private Realm), Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg (The Shipbuilder's Square)
The Salt Building Restoration– Acton Ostry Architects Inc.
Southeast False Creek Master Plan Olympic Village – Hotson Bakker Boniface Haden architects + urbanistes, VIA Architecture, Stantec Architecture (urban design), Philips Wuori Long (landscape)
Southeast False Creek Olympic Plaza – Hotson Bakker Boniface Haden architects + urbanistes
Trout Lake Ice Rink - Walter Francl Architecture Inc.
Vancouver International Airport - YVR International Arrivals Upgrade and The Olympic Store at YVR - Stantec Architecture Ltd.
Vancouver Convention Centre Expansion Project – DA Architects + Planners, Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership (MCM) + LMN Architects
Whistler Athletes Village: Cheakamus Crossing ("Whitewater", "The Heights", and “Riverbend” townhouses) - a|k|a architecture + design inc.
Whistler Athletes' High Performance Centre - Hotson Bakker Boniface Haden architects + urbanistes
Whistler High Performance Centre: Townhouses and Lodge – Burrowes Huggins Architects

Additional featured projects include:

Olympic and Paralympic Medals – Omer Arbel IA.AIBC with Corrine Hunt
Visualizations for the Vancouver 2010 Bid Project - McIlhargey / Brown Associates Ltd.