Park, square and garden

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Park: Permanently dedicated, public recreation areas generally characterized by their natural, historic, or landscape features; often administered by governmental agencies. Square: Open public space in cities or towns, usually rectilinear, surrounded by buildings, and located at the junction of two or more thoroughfares. Garden: An enclosed piece of ground devoted to the cultivation of flowers, fruit, or vegetables.

Mozus

Dada diffusion, Mozus, 2008Dada diffusion, Mozus, 2008
Inspired by board games and word games, such as Scrabble, the artwork invited the public to take an active part in the display. The public was invited to play by placing letters on a grid to form word [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Dada diffusion
Installation year: 
2008

Memory Stones at Crescent Beach

Tina Farmilo, Memory Stones at Crescent Beach, 2002. © Tina Farmilo Tina Farmilo, Memory Stones at Crescent Beach, 2002Tina Farmilo, Memory Stones at Crescent Beach, 2002Tina Farmilo, Memory Stones at Crescent Beach, 2002
Eight granite stones placed in various locations within Rutledge Park. Each contains a poem sandblasted into its surface. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Farmilo, Tina
Installation year: 
2002

Scopes of Site

Jill Anholt , Scopes of Site, 2003Jill Anholt , Scopes of Site, 2003
The sculpture takes its form from periscopes and telescopes as instruments used for discovering what lay below the surface. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Anholt, Jill
Installation year: 
2003

Make West

Bill Pechet & Stephanie Robb, Make West, 1997. © Marc André BrouilletteBill Pechet & Stephanie Robb, Make West, 1997. © Marc André BrouilletteBill Pechet & Stephanie Robb, Make West, 1997. © Marc André BrouilletteBill Pechet & Stephanie Robb, Make West, 1997. © Marc André Brouillette
The piece can be found along the foundation of the building, on the waterfront walkway between Nicola and Cardero Streets. It is made of stones, plaques and objects cast in bronze that refer to the hi [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Pechet, Bill; Robb, Stephanie
Installation year: 
1997

Marking High Tide and Waiting for Low Tide

Don Vaughan, Marking High Tide and Waiting for Low Tide, 1996Don Vaughan, Marking High Tide and Waiting for Low Tide, 1996Don Vaughan, Marking High Tide and Waiting for Low Tide, 1996Don Vaughan, Marking High Tide and Waiting for Low Tide, 1996
Two sculptural elements are installed along the False Creek shoreline, between the Burrard and Granville bridges, and below the pump station: a circle of stones and a concrete ring resting on columns. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Vaughan, Don
Installation year: 
1996

Lost Streams of Kitsilano

Marion Penner Bancroft,, Lost Streams of Kitsilano, 1994Marion Penner Bancroft,, Lost Streams of Kitsilano, 1994Marion Penner Bancroft,, Lost Streams of Kitsilano, 1994Marion Penner Bancroft,, Lost Streams of Kitsilano, 1994
Sixteen in-ground markers and four above-ground markers are installed along the paths of four historical streams that once existed in Kitsilano. Each of the in-ground markers has the words LOST STREAM [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Penner Bancroft, Marion
Installation year: 
1994

Memorial Fountain

Brett David, Memorial Fountain, 2005
Artwork creator(s): 
Davis, Brett
Installation year: 
2005

Mosaic Garden

Rosemary Murray, Mosaic Garden
The bases of steel and concrete columns have been covered in mosaic tiles depicting a variety of colourful flowers to create a "garden". Individual hand-crafted, textured tiles have been applied aroun [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Murray , Rosemary
Installation year: 
2004

La ligne de front : sentier aux valeurs divergentes

Zoe Lambert, La ligne de front : sentier aux valeurs divergentes, 1996
Inscription of words in the bark of trees [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Lambert, Zoe
Installation year: 
1996

Lookout

Noel Best & Christos Dikeakos, Lookout, 1999. © Marc André BrouilletteNoel Best & Christos Dikeakos, Lookout, 1999. © Marc André BrouilletteNoel Best & Christos Dikeakos, Lookout, 1999. © Marc André BrouilletteNoel Best & Christos Dikeakos, Lookout, 1999. © Marc André Brouillette
A sculptural installation consisting of two glass-roofed pavilions separated by approximately 120 metres. The elliptical roof of each pavilion is supported by two walls made of stainless steel with cu [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Best, Noel (architect by profession); Dikeakos, Christos (artist by profession)
Installation year: 
1999
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