New Vancouver Art Gallery plan scrapped [Video]

The Vancouver Art Gallery has decided to start all over again and shelve plans for a new nine-level tower made of wood and glass, CTV News has learned.

Instead, the board voted to start from scratch and look for a new design altogether.

“It has become clear that we require a new way forward to meet both our artistic mission and vision and our practical needs,” said Anthony Kiendl, CEO and executive director of the Vancouver Art Gallery in a statement.

In the summer, construction was halted on the facility at Cambie and West Georgia streets when the gallery announced building costs ballooned from $400 million to $600 million.

“For the past decade, we have had the benefit of collaborating with the esteemed Swiss architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron on plans for a new Gallery,” said Kiendl.

“However, in view of our reassessment, the Gallery Association’s Board has made …