1 We designed one private residence that required higher levels of security than our work for the US Department of Homeland Security
2 VIA is the first Architectural firm known to incorporate the now popular “Dress as your favorite Revit Command Day” into its annual holiday schedule
3 Alan Hart (founding principal) is really a Blackberry in a man’s body
4 Translink, in an effort to show their appreciation for all VIA does for them, has both routes of the ever popular #17 bus say our name every time the doors open! "UBC. VIA. Downtown." "Oak. VIA. Downtown."
10 We like to go to the end and come back
5 Everyone at our firm knows that inside every car is at least one pedestrian
6 Amongst our staff, we have an artist, a jazz musician, a few photographers, a boat enthusiast, a farmer, parents, a hip hop artist, a few flâneurs, a mushroom forager, a poet, bloggers, the wife of an olympian (archery), a choralist, community activists, a wine maker, runners, bicyclists, sailors, and some things that just can’t be written
7 Is it “vee-yah” or is it “vye-uh”
8 Our firm has so many competitions between the offices throughout the year, we compromise for our annual summer picnic by meeting at Peace Arch Park (right at the border) -- no border traffic, and no risk of deportation
9 We now have sweatshirts, t-shirts, sweatpants, coffee cups, water bottles, umbrellas, backpacks, blankets, laptop bags, hats, vests, jackets, and pencils, all with our "blue V" logo. A few of our staff have been around long enough to be completely decked out in VIA apparel
