Vancouver Downtown Aug 30 2012 13a Hornby at the Courts

Vancouver Downtown Aug 30 2012 13a Hornby at the Courts, a photo by VancouverDoug on Flickr.

Here's one of the corners of the Law Courts building in downtown Vancouver. Opened in 1980 and designed by one of Canada's preeminent architects - Arthur Erickson. The building is sharp, precise and mostly of the 90 degree variety angles. But it's a building in which B.C.'s and, by extension, Canada's laws get applied. If the building within which such decisions are made can be logical so much the better.

This shot, taken at the north east corner of Hornby and Smithe streets looking north, is the start of a section on Hornby that my higher brain likes the most. Logical goodliness.

Interestingly enough one of Erickson's final buildings, the apptly named Erikson (1560 Homer) is nothing but organic curves. To the cities benefit Mr. Erickson certainly could design with both sides of his brain.