Scotia Dance Centre

Constructed in 1929, this Bank of Nova Scotia building was designed by the prominent architectural firm Sharp and Thompson, who designed many Vancouver landmarks, including the original Art Gallery, the Vancouver Club and the pylons on the Burrard Bridge. This bank building is a very good example of the Neoclassical “temple bank” design; the strong base and the orderly series of columns and pilasters supporting the strong entablature above recall the image of antiquity to impart a feeling of permanence and stability.

In this instance, Sharp and Thompson skilfully modernized this building typology with restrained Art Deco motifs. The building has survived virtually intact, including period interior furnishings. The principal facade on Granville Street, the temple front, is highlighted by andesite stone pilasters and two columns flanking the entry. Scotiabank Dance Centre opened in September 2001 a state-of-the-art project designed by Architectura in collaboration with the renowned Canadian architect Arthur Erickson

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City of Vancouver

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http://former.vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/990727/PH2.HTM