At Issue
Emily Carr is leaving Granville Island.
In a cIty where it seems like every inch of land is spoken for and bidding wars are routine, the 200,000 square feet of soon-to-be-available, rent-controlled, condo-free space on Granville Island is a very rare gem. EmilyCarrUniversity of Art and Design(ECUAD) is still monthsaway from its big move from Granville Island to its new campus in the False Creek Flats, but already schools, arts groups and entrepreneurs are jostling to snag space in what will become its former home. The winners of this real-estate jackpot will shape the island for decades to come.
Granville Island began its transformation from industrial wasteland to cultural hub in the 1970s. Back then, the federally owned land, managed by the CanadaMortgage and HousingCorporation(CMHC), received a mandate for urban experimentation, which directed that