AIBC Architectural Walking Tours begin in Vancouver
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Did you know that Vancouver architects are responsible for making the famed CBC ?bunker? building almost completely wireless" In a 2009 renovation, architects helped navigate technology challenges by hiding wires, cables and ducts below the CBC floor with removable floor tiles. Believe it or not, the architects were able to complete all the renovations without stopping the flow of on-air broadcasting. Learn more fun facts about Vancouver and how architects shaped the city on the Architectural Institute of British Columbia?s (AIBC) Architectural Walking Tours.
?Educational, entertaining and suitable for all ages, the AIBC Architectural Walking Tours are an engaging way to experience the unique architecture of B.C.?s largest city by foot. Whether you?re a tourist or a local, you?ll see a side of the city never seen before,? says Mark Vernon, CEO, Architectural Institute of B.C. Vancouver tours include Gastown, Chinatown, Downtown, Yaletown, the West End and Strathcona. Architectural Walking tour participants will experience:
1.     Gastown: Explore how building scale and street layout offer clues to the expansion and relocation of the downtown centre from Gastown to its current location. See how heritage restoration and preservation guidelines and initiatives set up in the 1970s have transformed and renewed this historical part of Vancouver.
2.     Chinatown: Stroll market streets, taking in retail, commercial and residential structur...
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