West Vancouver architect Barry Downs received the Order of Canada from Governor General David Johnston in an investiture ceremony at Rideau Hall on Feb. 13. Downs, honoured for his work in melding buildings with their natural landscape, co-founded Downs/Archambault and Partners in 1969. The firm is responsible for many of the iconic landmarks that have put Vancouver on the architectural map. Below is a list of 10 of Downs' most significant projects with links to background info:
Phillips residence, West Vancouver, 1957
NSN interview with Barry Downs re: photographer Selwyn Pullan
http://www.nsnews.com/entertainment/books/revisiting-the-modern-in-selwyn-pullan-s-photographs-1.347391
North Vancouver City Civic Centre 1975
http://vancouverlights.blogspot.ca/2011/10/barry-downs-north-vancouver-civic.html
Carnegie Community Centre 1980, Vancouver
http://www.vpl.ca/find/details/library_history
Vancouver Convention Centre East 1986, Vancouver
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6PQ_Vx34iE green roof
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_REv2rcamz4 bees on roof
Langley campus of Kwantlen College 1991
http://www.kpu.ca/campuses/kpu-langley/interactive-map
Concord Pacific Place 1992, Vancouver
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPsTrZYIo8g
Vancouver Yaletown Roundhouse Neighbourhood 1993, Vancouver
https://donvaughan.wordpress.com/landscape-architecture/urban-design/roundhouse-neighbourhood-adp-concord-pacific/
Vancouver Public Library Square 1995, Vancouver
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/eppp-archive/100/202/300/greencart/latest/archive/cart1/feature-stories/arch/arch.html
Parkgate Civic Centre 1995-1999, North Vancouver
http://www.jkk.com/projects/parkgatecc.htm
Beatty Mews 1997, Vancouver
http://da-architects.ca/projects/beatty-mews/
