Mark your calendars – the Big Back to School Sale at Vancouver Special starts on September 4th!

It’s back – the Vancouver Special House Tour. Organized by the great people over at Vancouver Heritage Foundation.
I went on the tour last year, and it is not to be missed. Lots of new Vancouver Specials have been added this year, as well as a lecture. Sunday September 25th. $25. Get you tickets here.

Introducing Vancouver Special’s Summer Playlist 2.o! Compiled by yours truly here at the store, Anne, Doug, Karin, and Ocean offer their most favourite summer tracks. This eclectic collection is available for purchase on  iTunes, so feel free to download our personal picks for both backyard and beach. Enjoy!

Have you been waiting for the best party of the summer? Well look no further!  You don’t want to miss the biggest and best Party for Architects yet!

Come down to the Museum of Vancouver on Thursday after work, and  enjoy a cold beverage, chat with fellow designers, get inspired by the guys at Shape Architecture, and watch the sun set over English Bay.  See you there!

Tivoli Audio is celebrating its 10th anniversary, and to mark the occasion they have come out with the new Model Ten Radio which will be launched in September.

CALL FOR ENTRIES

A competition has been organized to design a billboard to advertise the Model Ten. Open to anyone -  professionals, students, and design-enthusiasts.  So if you’re an unemployed designer looking to make some money this summer, give it a shot. The grand prize is $3000, and your design will hang in Times Square in New York!

Details are available on designboom.com

Thanks to  Bruce Eyewear in gastown for the shoutout on their blog -  we agree, the felt pouf cubes look great in your shop!

Our new Swedish import Karin, recently took a Canadian roadtrip to the rockies, and brought along her notebook grill from VS!

Check out the photos of Karin in her Canadian tux below… and get your own grill from the store for $95 and go cook outside!

Vancouver Special is selling two limited edition posters for the upcoming film on west coast modern architecture, entitled “Coast Modern”. Both posters are selling for $150 each, with proceeds going towards the completion of the documentary.

The first poster was designed by the UK firm BUILD™. Michael C. Place and exemplifies his keen sense of detail and colour. This one is coming home with me, for it   makes use of my all-time favourite Pantone™ color: 806.  I actually almost named the store 806 because I love this pink so much. Printed masterfully on 100lb Topkote text  by Metropolitan Printers here in Vancouver, this one won’t last long. Limited to 100 prints.  33 1/8″ x 23 7/16″ .

We’re very excited and proud to bring you release 03 of Party for Architects on May 6th at Vancouver Special from 6pm to 9pm.

The third edition boasts a lecture by the very talented Bryn Davidson of LaneFab, appetizers from Main Street’s Tonina’s Deli, and lots of good beer fom Russell.   As well, we’ve just added a special appearance by Coast Modern Film. Make sure to mark your calendars and don’t miss this one!

Release 02 with a lecture by the lovely folks at Measured Architecture was a great success thanks to all of you who came to show your support. Pictures from the last event are now up  for your viewing pleasure.

As well, we are busy planning exciting things for the coming months, and there are lots of surprises in store!

Looking forward to seeing you all soon,
Your friends at P4A

Vancouver’s Homelessness – ISBU – Idea Evening – Presentation Gala

**RSVP for One or Both events by Wednesday April 14 at hello@afh-vancouver.org
-OR-
Join the facebook event page: http://bit.ly/dupBTK

Idea Evening:
Thursday April 15, 2010. 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Come Thursday evening to hear what our expert speakers have to say about our homelessness issue and innovative housing opportunities.

Speakers:
Janice Abbot (Atira)
Bill Briscall (Raincity)
Keith Dewey (Zigloo)
Duane Elverum (ECUAD)
Michael Geller
Gregory Henriquez
Councillor Kerry Jang
Linus Lam (AFHV, DFBC)
Neal LaMontagne (DFBC)
Mona Lemoine (Cascadia)
Monte Paulsen (Tyee)
Grant Powell (C-bourne)
Robert Trubenbach (ContainerWest)

Gala & Presentation:
Saturday April 17. 8pm until Late.
Come Saturday evening and check out some of the design charrette entries and vote for your favorite.

Location: Both events – InterUrban Gallery. 1 East Hastings Street, Vancouver.

More Info: http://bit.ly/9zarqg
Facebook: http://bit.ly/dupBTK

About Quick Homes
Architecture For Humanity Vancouver believes that adequate shelter is a basic human right, and that by navigating the constraints and challenges associated with this task, housing the least privileged provides an opportunity to demonstrate both creativity and social responsibility.

AFH Vancouver will be hosting a 1-day Design Charrette at the InterUrban Gallery. Shipping containers are the key component of this design challenge. This design charrette is not merely an exploration of its form and typology, but an ambitious yet appropriate initiative that integrates hardware, software, and logistics.

Quick Homes Superchallenge is organized by Architecture For Humanity Vancouver;
in association with the Design Foundation of British Columbia;
co-sponsored by the Tyee and the Tyee Solutions Society.