Yaletown. Photo courtesy of AIBC.
Did you know that the Steam Clock in Vancouver?s historic Gastown neighbourhood isn?t actually steam-powered" Or that over 11,000 prisms are embedded in the sidewalks of downtown Victoria"
Learn about these and many other facets of B.C.?s capital and largest city through the Architectural Institute of British Columbia?s (AIBC) Architectural Walking Tours, starting July 1. Six unique tours will run Thursdays to Mondays throughout July and August, starting on Canada Day.
Vancouver tours include:

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. Chinatown: Stroll market streets, taking in retail, commercial and residential structures built by some of the founding merchants of this historic district.
Downtown: Discover modern and contemporary architecture while travelling through Vancouver?s business district, home to British Columbia?s tallest buildings.
Yaletown: Learn about how the City of Vancouver transformed this heavy industrial area from a contaminated wasteland into one of the trendiest and most vibrant neighbourhoods in Canada.
The West End: Walk through a mix of historic buildings and explore architectural influences that have shaped this area over the decades....