St Andrews Wesley United Church Vancouver Building, Canadian Architecture Images
St Andrews Wesley United Church, Vancouver
Contemporary Building Restoration in Canada – design by Ryder Architecture
4 Mar 2019
St Andrews Wesley United Church Restoration
Design: Ryder Architecture
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Construction Begins on Restoration of St Andrews Wesley United Church, Vancouver
One of Vancouver?s most prominent landmark churches and music venue will undergo a major seismic upgrade and heritage restoration. Design practice Ryder Architecture has been retained with Read Jones Christofferson who will provide seismic engineering, building envelope engineering and act as prime consultant on this significant two year project. Heatherbrae Construction are providing Construction Management services.
St Andrews Wesley United Church stands as a stunning example of the height of Gothic Revival architecture. Known for its glorious interior including vaulted timber roof, impressive French and Italian stained glass windows and angel reliefs, St Andrews functions as a major religious, heritage and cultural focal point for the City of Vancouver.

Located at the corner of Burrard and Nelson Streets, the church was designed and constructed between 1930 and 1933 by architects Twizell and Twizell. Brothers George and Robert Twizell were born in Newcastle upon Tyne, in the northern English county of Northumberland before establishing themselves in Montreal in 1901. Ry...