View of the Vancouver Aquarium entrance. Families gather at the entrance lining up to get inside.

Vancouver Aquarium

PWL worked with a large multidisciplinary and specialized team on the new expansion of the Vancouver Aquarium at Stanley Park.

The new building entrance, gift shop, and outdoor arctic exhibition provides a wide variety of new amenities for the Aquarium and Park users. The expansion includes new entrance plazas with water features and gathering spaces, picnic areas, and outdoor exhibit viewing areas. The project restores the native British Columbia forest areas surrounding the aquarium and ensure better connections to feature surrounding park amenities.

Location

Vancouver, British Columbia

Date

2011–2014

Owner + Client

Vancouver Aquarium / Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership

Collaborators

MCMP Architects, Studio Hanson/Roberts, The Vancouver Parks Board, RJC, Vince Helton and Assoc., AES, HUB Engineering, Holland Landscapers
Vancouver Aquarium kids
Vancouver Aquarium at night
Vancouver Aquarium
Vancouver Aquarium
Closeup of the aquarium's exterior water feature.
Vancouver Aquarium
Closeup of the water feature lit up at night.