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Vancouver’s Public Art Renaissance: Perfect Form or Perfect Storm?

Posted on 01. Feb, 2010 by Rob Howatson.

Be prepared to be wowed, offended, tickled and baffled – as Vancouver streets come alive with a massive display of public art, the scope of which is unprecedented in this city.

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The 2010 Olympics’ Top 5 Architecture Medallists

Posted on 31. Jan, 2010 by Jim Sutherland.

OLYMPICS UPDATE
With its 2010 Olympics, Vancouver hasn’t been going for architectural gold; there have been no competitions and no big-name international architects. Still, the result is several impressive facilities that, if not quite world-beating, absolutely warrant inspection. The annoying irony is, until long after the Olympics are over, there will be no way to see many of them except from a distance.

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The Olympics’ Tainted Torch

Posted on 31. Jan, 2010 by Kerry Banks.

As author Tony Perrottet notes in his book The Naked Olympics: “The torch relay is so ingrained in the modern choreography that most people today assume it was a revival of a pagan tradition – unaware that it was actually concocted for Hitler’s Games in Berlin.”