City Square Shopping Centre

This article is about the shopping mall in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. For the shopping mall in Singapore, see City Square Mall. For other uses, see City square (disambiguation).

City Square Shopping Centre is a mall across the street from City Hall in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is located in the heart of the heritage district of central Vancouver, on the northwest corner of 12th Avenue and Cambie Street.

City Square Shopping Centre

Location	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates	49.26087°N 123.11635°W / 49.26087; -123.11635
Opening date	1989
Architect	Paul Merrick Architects
No. of stores and services	45
No. of anchor tenants	4 (3 open, 1 vacant)
No. of floors	2
Parking	3 levels of underground parking
Website	www.citysquarevan.com

1905 Model School building

1908 Normal School building

City Square Shopping Mall and office complex was inaugurated in 1989 and is an example of adaptive reuse of heritage buildings.

History

Unique to Vancouver, City Square's shopping mall and office complex is a mix of modern and heritage architecture. The heritage portions of the complex were built in 1905 and 1908 to house the Model School and Normal School, respectively. Graduates from the Teacher's Training Program applied their skills, norms (hence the name "Normal School") and educational theories at the Normal School to gain practical experience. In 1986 the City of Vancouver designated both school buildings as municipal heritage sites, saving them from demolition.^[1]

City Square today

On the retail level, the shopping mall offers over 50 shops and professional services, including medical and dental offices, and a food court.

See also

• List of heritage buildings in Vancouver