2. -I find architecture very interesting because they
are what we experience half of our lifetime
-There are many different styles of homes but the
two main types of present day are
Contemporary and Traditional
-Houses in West Vancouver range from about
$700 000-$20 000 000
-The average price is usually about $1.6 million in
West Vancouver
-There are also condos and apartments
3. One type of contemporary architecture that I
find interesting is blobitecture
Blobitecture buildings have a very organic
shape to them as they are basically blobs
Architect, Greg Lynn was the first to try it 1995
Some blobbed shaped buildings look somewhat
odd
4. Frank Lloyd Wright is a very famous architect
Wright is famous for his organic architecture
Some of his famous pieces are fallingwater, the
Guggenheim museum, and the Robie House. These
are three of about a 1000 projects he worked on
Wright is said to be “The greatest American architect
of all time.”
5. Arthur Erickson is a very famous Vancouverite Architect
The buildings he designs respond to the climate in their area
Erickson's buildings use concrete structure. He was inspired
by the first nations use of the post and beam work
Erickson is famous for The Simon Fraser University, The
Vancouver museum of Anthropology, and the Canadian
embassy in Washington
6. There are quite a few contemporary homes in
West Vancouver
Most contemporary homes use the elements of
glass, cement, and wood as shown below
Contemporary homes generally have some
feature that traditional homes don’t have
7. Homes usually go for higher amounts when the
house is waterfront or how good the view is
They also go for more depending on the lot size
and how prestigious the neighborhood is
The more work is put into the home, or how
expensive the material is, the house also goes for
more
The features that house has such as a pool, or a
home theatre, generally makes the house higher
priced
Some houses go for $25 000 000
