Carscadden Stokes McDonald Architects
310 - 1930 Pandora Street V5L 0C7 Vancouver, BC, Canada

Dynamite photo by @emaphotographi of the South Surrey Worksyard. #photo #photography #photooftheday #photoshoot #dusk #light #illumination #architecture #design #contemporaryachitecture #surrey

Public washrooms are a public good - access to safe, clean, and convenient washrooms is a critical societal need, a need we've seen highlighted all too starkly as businesses have closed or limited access to their washrooms because of the pandemic. We've built a portfolio of public washrooms of all sizes and types and are always interested in the ways cities and communities supply - and don't supply - this important piece of civic infrastructure. Check out this fascinating p...iece on the history of public washrooms in Vancouver in Scout Magazine (including some great old plans) to learn more about why there are few public washrooms outside parks and in urban and commercial spaces in Vancouver, still to this day. https://scoutmagazine.ca//vancouvers-cruel-and-ridiculous/

As part of our Zero Carbon commitment, our office sustainability committee - TNT (Today, Not Tomorrow) - completed an audit of our new office construction. The results? The carbon required to generate the materials is about 6,000 kgCO2e. ... Our next steps include estimating the carbon generated during course of construction, confirming our overhead carbon generation, and completing the plan of purchasing offsets, educating the office and monitoring progress over time. Thanks to TNT committee @mandy.jeh @armenhammer82 @chloeboisvert5 @4zeen #carbon #carbonzero #office #officelife #renovation #design #graphic #metric #measure #green #sustainability #walkthewalk

Just a little detail. When the public park washroom is open at night, there is a security light on inside which shines through water-jet cut steel plate transom (which also provides natural ventilation) It’s resistant. ... #design #detail #architecture #sign #signage #park #pavilion #light #steel #northvancouver @brettryanstudios

Did you know that the City or North Vancouver has recently completed and opened Moodyville Park? This spectacularly west coast park was designed by @pfsstudio and photographed by @brettryanstudios #design #park #landscape #pumptrack #slide #photography #photo #westcoast #northvancouver

Excited to see the recently completed Queen's Park Sportsplex open in the City of New Westminster! Stay tuned for photos of this cool project soon!

Remember our Architects + COVID-19 Survey from the spring? (see: www.carscadden.ca for the report!) Remember how we thought maybe things would be back to normal by now? Well, instead we're in our "new normal" and it's time to get together and talk about it! Join us, in collaboration with MOTIV Architects Inc. and Michael Green Architecture, on September 24th from 4:30-6:30pm to share a drink and a chat and commiserate about the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 on our industry. ... Register here! https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/connections-cocktails-covid-sur

We've moved! As of today, July 27th, you can find us at our new space at 310 - 1930 Pandora Street!

Our team has been having tough, necessary, and interesting conversations about design, architecture, and racism in Canada and the United States this week. A number of important resources and organizations related to racial justice and our industry have been shared with us, and we are sharing them with you here today. The #designasprotest Day of Action and Design Justice Demands (below and here - https://twitter.com/BCLeeJr/status/1268291920759054336) The BlackSpace Manifesto ...- https://www.blackspace.org/manifesto Hip Hop Architecture Camps's Design as Justice Competition - https://www.architectmagazine.com//michael-ford-to-launch- And locally, Hogan's Alley Society and the push for a Black Cultural Centre in Vancouver - https://www.hogansalleysociety.org/cultural-center/ We know these links barely scratch the surface. We are listening, we are reading, we are learning. #blacklivesmatter

We recently authored a survey on the impacts of COVID19 on the profession of architecture in BC. We did this because we kept wondering what other people were doing, whether we were doing it right, and knowing that if we were wondering, surely other people were too. This survey is not scientific and things have already changed so much since we wrote it. But we do hope the results can be helpful to you and your practice as we navigate Phase 2 and beyond together. The survey results can be downloaded from our website. Stay tuned for a future roundtable event.

Park space and amenities are more popular and important now than they ever have been. When we can't meet inside, a picnic shelter, pavilion, or washroom building - like the Lhedili T'enneh Memorial Park Pavilion in Prince George, seen here in this beautiful shot from the City of Prince George - help us all enjoy our time outside and stay connected with each other. We hope you've all had a chance to have a physically distanced hang in a park with some friends and family in the last few weeks, whether that park has one of our facilities in in our not

Ian recently participated in an interview with VANCITYliving Bronwyn Bertles for VANCITYLiving's COVID-19 series The Expert Next Door. Watch Ian & Bronwyn discuss architectural trends in the age of pandemic here:

Bikes are a great way to get around right now (as alwasy)! As we start to look toward commuting again, the ability to bike to transit and lock up your bike without worry will be all the more important. Our new bike parkades for TransLink are open to help you commute safely!

We've been working with TransLink on new secure bike shelters at several major transit hubs across Metro Vancouver. Check out Daily Hive Vancouver's coverage of the PoCo Station Parkade, which is now open!

Partner Ian Ross McDonald is currently serving as President of the Architectural Institute of British Columbia Council. You can read his 2020 President's Message here:

Did you hear? It's Carscadden Stokes McDonald Architects 20th Anniversary in 2020! We're counting down our 20 top projects and moments on our Instagram. Check us out there to follow along. We're currently at #9! https://www.instagram.com/p/B71YjTwh6Xv/

All of us at Carscadden Stokes McDonald Architects wish you and yours a bright, fun, and creative holiday! Our office is closed starting at noon on the 24th and we'll reopen on January 2nd. See you in the new decade!

Norgate Park Fieldhouse in North Vancouver District - winner of a 2019 Masonry Award of Excellence in the Artistic Category

Curious about innovative lighting in aquatic centres? Check out this article on lighting the Vanderhoof Aquatic Centre in Lighting Today with AES Engineering's Doug McMillan. Go to page 68! https://tlms3.s3.amazonaws.com/1570078894279_LT%20Vol%204%2

This afternoon, we're striking for the climate. The office is closed - you can find us and thousands of others at City Hall at 1pm.

Carscadden Stokes McDonald Architects will be supporting striking students by joining the Global Climate Strike - Vancouver on September 27th. We also join our colleagues in the architecture and design community in the global declaration of climate and ecological health emergency, and commit to urgent + sustained action. Visit https://ca.architectsdeclare.com/ for details on this critical declaration and commitment to collaborative action. #climatestrike ... #architectsdeclare #standwithgreta #designforfuture See more

There's still time to swim outside! Head to the City of Port Coquitlam before Sept 13th to enjoy the fully refreshed Centennial Outdoor Pool. This project includes one of BC's first fully universal change villages in a swimming facility, with no separated men's and women's change areas. Check it out before the rain comes! Photos courtesy Eric Scott Photography

New photos of the Terrace Sportsplex and Aquatic Centre, highlighting the results of over 10 years of work with the City of Terrace to expand, refresh, and preserve this popular facility. Photos by Focal Point Studios

Time's running out to sign up for one of Vancouver's best bike events, Bike the Night presented by MEC! Check it out below

For this last week of summer, take a tip from these smart kids by getting out and enjoying an ice cream at the City of New Westminster's new concession and universal washroom in Queen's Park. photos by Eric Scott Photography

We're starting the week off with beautiful shots of the Vanderhoof Aquatic Centre! photos by Ema Peter Photography

Announcing Emma Carscadden as Partner at Carscadden Stokes McDonald Architects and Director of Communications + Strategy. #architecture #partner #communications #announcement

We're excited to be a sponsor of HUB Cycling's Bike the Night event! Check it out get tickets here

The Vanderhoof Aquatic Centre is getting some love! Check out the profile on page 73 of August's edition of Award Magazine (http://digital.canadawide.com/t/40455-award) and this focus on the lighting design in Canadian Interiors (https://www.canadianinteriors.com//challenging-the-status/) Stay tuned for more photos!

Each year, the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC - IRAC) bestows Fellowship to a select group of Canadian architects in recognition of their achievement and significant contribution to the practice of architecture. We are thrilled to share that Founding Partner Bruce Carscadden has been named a 2019 Fellow and will be inducted as an FRAIC at October's Festival of Architecture in Toronto. Also being inducted this year is our dear friend (and Ian Ross McDonald's p...artner!) Jennifer Cutbill. Huge congratulations to both Bruce and Jenn on this honour! The full list of 2019 Fellows can be found at https://raic.org//architects-14-canadian-cities-named-2019

On June 27th, head to downtown Vancouver for self-guided tours of Robson Square, hosted by the Arthur Erickson Foundation and our good friends at Measured Architecture Ltd. in celebration of Arthur Erickson's 95th birthday. The tours will be introduced by cultural historian Donald Luxton, with stationed architectural guides, including esteemed architects James Cheng, Barry Johns and Eva Matsuzaki, all part of the Erickson design team at the time, providing their unique pers...pectives as to how the building and landscape were designed, including the ingenious stramps, the cascading waterfalls, and the grand public spaces. Stay after the tours for the foundation's AGM and a facilitated discussion with Cornelia Oberlander. Find out more info here https://aefoundation.ca/robsonsquare

Another throwback to our Face the Music installation courtesy of musician Ben Brown, who helped us launch the project with this performance!

Thanks for the #TBT Viva Vancouver. Cool gif!

Sometimes architects branch out to dabble in fashion design... Check out all the riders on the BCRPA's Tour de BCRPA ride at last week's 2019 Symposium decked out custom t-shirts designed by us - in Carscadden orange of course!

We're so pleased that The Acadia apartments in Strathcona have been awarded a City of Vancouver - Local Government 2019 Heritage Award! Congrats to everyone involved in the project and to all of this year's winners. Check them all out here - https://vancouver.ca/home-/2019-heritage-award-winners.aspx

We are proud to sponsor DOXA Documentary Film Festival's screening of "City Dreamers". Another screening of the film is coming up on May 11th.

Thanks Urbanized Vancouver for sharing details on our proposed rental development on Victoria Drive. We're working on this project with a local, independent developer and it is being proposed under the City of Vancouver - Local Government's Moderate Income Rental Housing Pilot Project.

Our own Armen Mamourian and Mark Woytiuk's entry for the City of Edmonton's Infill Design Challenge is up for a People's Choice Award! Check out their design - 27 Spruce Avenue Stack House - and vote here https://www.edmonton.ca//recogni/peoples-choice-award.aspx

The City of Vancouver - Local Government's City Lab public engagement space at Broadway and Cambie is now open! Keep your eye out for future opportunities to visit, see our custom engagement installation, and "have your say" on Vancouver projects and initiatives! photos by Latreille Architectural Photography

The building that is now our office is just off-screen, but it's still fun to see this footage of the 700 block of East Hastings from 1969. A lot has changed in 50 years, but this view of the Ted Harris Paints and the Astoria is remarkably the same today!

The Vanderhoof Aquatic Centre opens this Saturday! Stay tuned for more photos