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New Art Sculpture Revealed as Part of Public Realm Redevelopment at Residential Complex in Burnaby

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Burnaby
28 September 2022 | Burnaby, Canada

The now-completed Station Square redevelopment recently saw a further enhancement of its public realm with significant pieces of public art. Anthem Properties worked with local artist Douglas Coupland to create four sculptures, spread out over two locations within the redevelopment.

Three sculptures are outside JJ Bean Coffee at the northwest corner of the intersection of Kingsborough Street and Silver Drive, while one sculpture—the tallest with a height of 50 feet (15.2 meters)—is at the southeast corner of the prominent intersection of Kingsway and McKay Avenue. Designed to look like the gemstone-like material Fordite, the sculpture's colorful stacked gems appearance is a nod to Station Square’s historic past of being the site of a car manufacturing factory for the Ford Motor Company.

After acquiring Station Square in 2004, Anthem Properties embarked on a years-long planning process for the mall’s redevelopment into a mixed-use, high-density district that forms a part of the City of Burnaby’s eventual Metrotown Downtown Plan. Beedie is also a partner in the development.

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