‘Even in its preliminary stage, with nothing more than models, renderings and the developer’s hopes to go on, we can glimpse in the process of making Vancouver House certain signs that bode well for the Honest Ed’s site,’ says John Bentley Mays. ‘For one thing, Mr. Gillespie’s hiring of Ingels, who now has offices in Copenhagen and New York, shows a welcome willingness and ability to attract a young, inventive, internationally acclaimed architect to work in Canada. This infusion of fresh, avant-garde talent from abroad will be good for the country’s architectural culture, especially if it wakes up developers to the skill of home-grown designers, some of whom are able to create intelligent, beautiful buildings with no less flair than Mr. Ingels can muster.’Rafal GerszaK