By: Mudeeha Yousaf
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Having long outgrown its current Granville Island Campus, Emily Carr University of
Art + Design is moving to Great Northern Way in a massive $134 million endeavour.
One of the oldest public post-secondary institutions in B.C. , the University celebrates
its 90
th
birthday next year. This historic milestone is juxtaposed with the University’s
bold vision for fine arts, media arts and design students of the future – one in which
creativity and industry come together in service of community, culture, and economy.
Originally named the Vancouver School of Decorative and Applied Arts, Emily Carr
University first opened its doors in 1925. Until WWII, it remained a school of fine arts,
but after the war it began to transition into an institute of art and design. During the
‘80’s and ‘90’s its degree-granting authorities expanded, and in 2008 the province of
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