I too love thin buildings.  Many years ago I stumbled on a shop in Manhattan that was only about 5 feet wide.  East side -- does anyone know it?  It bore a sign saying narrowest shop in New York.  I think you could get keys made there.

Then I saw the Vancouver building, which tipped me toward a negative view of Vancouver -- it was built by a Chinese who was being discriminated against.  Someone else could give more of the story.

Recently there have been news items from London about a house in Islington 13 feet wide, and another one in Baywater only 8 feet wide in front (wider toward the back).  Don't know whether this is a trend.

At 01:25 PM 6/5/2010, Cuyler Page wrote:
>Thanks for the great article.  Love thin buildings.  Please send the address for resumes.  I want to be the Live-in Super there.
> 
>Had friend, Bud Wood, in Vancouver who owned and had his architectural office in the narrowest office building in the world, according to Ripley.   A beautiful little two story historic commercial structure on the edge of Vancouver's Chinatown.  6' deep with 80 feet+/- of street frontage.   The arch. office was on the second floor with drafting desks facing outward along the continuous windows and just enough room behind to rub shoulders with workmates while passing by.   
> 
>Bud was one of BC's best architects but kept to a small beautifully humane practice and never became as "famous" as his 1960's era peer, Arthur Ericskon.
> 
>http://www.canadacool.com/COOLFACTS/BRITISH%20COLUMBIA/VancouverNarrowestBuilding.html
> 
>cp in bc
>(where tiny is big)
>
>frm http://therealdeal.com/newyork/articles/1055-park-polishing-tiny-gems (includes a small picture)

Martin C. Tangora
University of Illinois at Chicago
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