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A Modern Condo in Vancouver Gets a West Coast Mod Makeover

May 16, 2020
Written and Photographed by Ken MacIntyre

the interior of a modern condo in vancouver. a blue sofa in the foreground.

When most people think of West Coast Modern, condominiums probably don’t come to mind. Rather, mid century post-and-beam construction with lots of wood and a coastal setting is more likely…

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Retro Road Trip: Vancouver’s Boldest MCM Building

December 17, 2017
Written by Ken MacIntyre and Photography by Ken MacIntyre

It’s the city’s biggest, boldest and perhaps most distinguished Midcentury Modern structure still standing and is slated for a heritage revitalization project the likes of which Vancouver has never seen.

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UBC Vancouver’s Modernist Metropolis

October 29, 2017
Written by Ken MacIntyre and Photography by Ken MacIntyre

For fans of West Coast Modernism there’s no better place to experience midcentury architecture than at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.

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Love For Kitsch + Kitchenalia Revives A Quaint Vancouver Home

August 28, 2017
Written by Michelle Gringeri-Brown and Photography by Jim Brown

Original appliances, funky patterns and plenty of advertising ephemera keep this place looking not a day over 1950.

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Ocean, trees and MCM high rises in Vancouver’s West End

May 14, 2017
Written and photographed by Ken MacIntyre

Vancouver’s “West End” neighborhood—especially the “West of Denman” area—has arguably the largest concentration of midcentury residential buildings in the entire city.

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