Photo credit: Vancouver Art GalleryA total of 14 Canadian-based architects have been invited to respond to the Vancouver Art Gallerys Request for Proposal (RFP) for the new buildings design. Over the last few months, the Vancouver Art Gallerys (VAG) Board and staff have been carefully considering the path forward for realizing a future home for the Gallery . Back in December 2024, the VAG announced that it would not be going forward with the design of its proposed new building developed with Swiss firm Herzon & de Meuron, and would, instead, be bringing in a new architecture partner.On January 22, 2025, the Vancouver Art Gallery Associations Board of Trustees passed a motion to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to invite a select group of Canadian-based architecture firms to submit proposals to design a new building.The decision to accept proposals marks a significant milestone in the journey with the gallerys goal to create a new building that celebrates art while prioritizing achievability, practicality and fiscal responsibility.A total of 14 Canadian-based architects have been invited to respond to the Gallerys RFP.The 14 firms include the following:Diamond Schmitt (Vancouver)Formline Architecture & Urbanism (West Vancouver)Hariri Pontarini Architects (Toronto)HCMA (Vancouver)Henriquez Partners Architects (Vancouver)Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg KPMB (Toronto)Michael Green Architecture MGA (Vancouver)Office of Macfarlane Biggar OMB (Vancouver)Patkau Architects Inc. (Vancouver)Perkins+Will (Vancouver)Revery (Vancouver)Saucier+Perrotte Architectes (Montreal)Teeple Architects (Toronto)5468796 Architecture Inc. (Winnipeg)A spokesperson from the Vancouver Art Gallery has also confirmed that the new site remains 181 West Georgia at Larwill Park in downtown Vancouver, which is approximately a 10-minute walk from the current building.More information is expected to come as the project progresses.The post Here are the 14 Canadian firms invited to respond to Vancouver Art Gallerys RFP appeared first on Canadian Architect.