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Formable Alucobond Helps Architects Push Design Boundaries At VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre

Project Name: VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre
Project Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
Alucobond Materials: 12,000 sq. ft. 4mm Alucobond naturAL
Custom Plain Mill Finish
Year of Installation: 2011
Architect: Perkins+Will Canada
Fabricator/Installer: Keith Panel Systems Co. Ltd.
Vancouver, British Columbia
General Contractor: Ledcor Group of Companies
Vancouver, British Columbia
Images: Raymond Chan, Photomedia Canada

When design of the VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre was awarded to Perkins+Will Canada in late 2007, architects were challenged to create a building that not only would increase visibility for and attract more visitors to the approximately 54-acre internationally recognized garden in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, but also meet the highest goals in sustainable building design.