The Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre has a green roof – and at 5 acres and 400,000 indigenous plants, it's the largest one in North America.
Roofing Wednesdays: Hundertwasser House
Create a Unique Home with Owens Corning Shingles + Pantone Fashion Colors
When it comes to transforming a house into a home, it’s the details that count. Each season, the Pantone Fashion Color Report is paired with Owens Corning TruDefinition Duration Series Shingles to help you discover an exterior for your house that represents your family’s unique style. In this guide, we'll explore some Pantone and Owens Corning fashion color pairings.
Roofing Wednesdays: Park Güell
Roofing Wednesdays: Bob Hope's Estate
Roofing Wednesdays: Die Es (Gabriël Fagan's Home)
Architect Gabriel Fagan is a national icon in South Africa famous for celebrating the town's culture with his building designs. Here, the undulating roof shape "conforms directly to the plan by enhancing the cell-like separateness of each room, while lifting to frame alternate western sea and eastern mountain views."
Roofing Wednesdays: Pole Pass Retreat
Roofing Wednesdays: La Pedrera
La Pedrera ("stone quarry") is the more popular name for Casa Milà, designed by architect Antoni Gaudí, who created a roof with sentinels to stand guard, and took six years to build (1906-1912). In 1984, it was declared a World Heritage building by UNESCO. You can even take a tour of this spectacular building!