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>>> Oliver Clark discovered how YVR has captured the essence of British Columbia in its design.


problem facing airports the world over is how to evoke a sense of place and make your facility a destination in its own right.


Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is a pioneer in this field, having captured the feel of British Columbia’s (BC) great outdoors through an innovative mix of award-winning art and architecture.


The airport has the largest collection of First Nation north-west coast art in the world, including a First Nation Totem pole, mythological representations of animals and people and one of the most iconic pieces of art in Canada – The Spirit of Haida Gwaii.


Created by renowned Canadian artist, Bill Reid, The Spirit of Haida Gwaii is a large canoe carved from jade and filled with weird and wonderful animals from First Nation folklore; so famous is the piece that it appears on the reverse of the Canadian $20 dollar bill.


“By incorporating art into all spaces, YVR is transformed into more than just an airport: we’re giving visitors a taste of what they’ll experience once they leave the terminal to enjoy British Columbia,” says Anne Murray, vice president of community and environmental affairs at YVR. Look carefully and you will find other nods to BC in YVR’s facilities: lighting in the departure areas and carpet motifs are shaped like floating logs – a common sight along Canada’s west coast and water features designed by MXD Development Strategists remind visitors of Canada’s raging waterfalls.


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