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The Design of Things
B.C.–and Vancouver in particular–has made a name for
itself with a popular indoor/outdoor aesthetic. Meet some
of the 50-plus designers who are making it big on the
world stage with the "B.C. look" by Felicity Stone
"I lived in Copenhagen...
and the idea there was just
to keep the young people on
transit for two or three years
more. It's the equivalent of
a mode shift" –p.36
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Why the Car
Is Still King
An in-depth look at how commuting is
reshaping the way we live and work.
Plus... why we'll never give up our wheels,
and other insights from an exclusive BCB/
Insights West survey by Frances Bula
COVER: CLINTON HUSSEY; STYLIST: LUISA RINO; MODEL: JOHANNES VON W FOR LIZBELL AGENCY, MODEL WEARS
SUIT COURTESY OF HOLT RENFREW, CYCLIST WEARS OUTFIT COURTESY OF MEC, STEERING WHEEL COURTESY OF
LORDCO pARTS LTD.; LEFT: TANYA GOEHRING; RIGHT: pAUL JOSEpH
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master planner
Architect James Cheng perfected the
form of Vancouverism—which he's
now exporting around the world
