Vancouver’s Architecture Gets a Shot in The Arm

By Kerry Gold, Globe and Mail
March 29, 2013

Earlier this month, Switzerland’s star architect, Harry Gugger, was in Vancouver visiting the site of the new office tower he’s designing for Credit Suisse and SwissReal developers. Mr. Gugger, a world-famous architect who designed the Tate Modern in London, told me he’s been here four times and he’s struck by the craftsmanship of many of our old buildings, including the one he’s modifying for Credit Suisse at 475 Howe Street. In 1929, it became Vancouver’s stock exchange for nearly 20 years, and so, it became known as the Old Stock Exchange. More … http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/home-and-garden/architecture/vancouvers-architecture-gets-a-shot-in-the-arm/article10582686/.