2/3, Sunday. Snowed. After lunch, went to Oakridge Center (a shopping mall) to see the small installation of
Imperial Inspiration. About 8 dresses by young Asian fashion designers, inspired by paintings of
Giuseppe Castiglione (郎世寧),
a court painter in 18th century China, an Italian Jesuit. Paintings on view were provided by
National Palace Museum in Taiwan. Most are small. The largest is One Hundred Horses, a long scroll cut into two sections. Unfortunately, half of the paintings were displayed in glass cases facing the skylight, difficult to see.
West Bank, a Canadian developer, has re-imagined this shopping center into a hub of retail, residential, office. A model exhibition is in place in the mall. You have to sign in with an email address in order to view the exhibit. When you exist, your opinion is listened, and you have the opportunity to purchase the future homes in the first two high-rises scheduled to complete in 5 years.
The exhibition space is nicely laid out with curved paths, 2 green walls, plenty of plants (no local species, some are invasive ornaments), a girl playing on a custom piano, 4 scaled models, the entrance was decorated with live moss. One architect onsite where we were there. Quite a few employees eager to answer questions. So I learned that the penthouses of those residential buildings will have a private swimming pool. Only one unit on the top floor.
Mary wanted to go to
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area, so I drove there, intended to drop her off. But she came back with us.
Made another stop at Barnet Marine Park.
2/3, Sunday. Snowed. After lunch, went to Oakridge Center (a shopping mall) to see the small installation of Imperial Inspiration. About 8 dresses by young Asian fashion designers, inspired by paintings of Giuseppe Castiglione (郎世寧), 
a court painter in 18th century China, an Italian Jesuit. Paintings on view were provided by National Palace Museum in Taiwan. Most are small. The largest is One Hundred Horses, a long scroll cut into two sections. Unfortunately, half of the paintings were displayed in glass cases facing the skylight, difficult to see.
West Bank, a Canadian developer, has re-imagined this shopping center into a hub of retail, residential, office. A model exhibition is in place in the mall. You have to sign in with an email address in order to view the exhibit. When you exist, your opinion is listened, and you have the opportunity to purchase the future homes in the first two high-rises scheduled to complete in 5 years. 
The exhibition space is nicely laid out with curved paths, 2 green walls, plenty of plants (no local species, some are invasive ornaments), a girl playing on a custom piano, 4 scaled models, the entrance was decorated with live moss. One architect onsite where we were there. Quite a few employees eager to answer questions. So I learned that the penthouses of those residential buildings will have a private swimming pool. Only one unit on the top floor.
Mary wanted to go to Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area, so I drove there, intended to drop her off. But she came back with us. 
Made another stop at Barnet Marine Park.
