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Vancouverites may or may not have heard the word "Vancouverism" used as a verb, let alone an architectural term, but the city-planning style has been making a splash worldwide. Case in point: the Vancouverism exhibit currently taking place in London's Trafalgar Square. Over the past decade, the word has been used to describe the process of re-developing urban cores with the use of high-rise, high-sustainable towers interspersed with low-rise buildings, parks and public spaces in order to maximize densely populated areas. In order to draw attention to the exhibit inside Trafalgar Square's Canada House, Vancouver's Bing Thom Architects have erected a massive tower made of recycled B.C. cedar wood. Instantly noticeable among the grey historic landmarks such as the National Gallery, the tower stands almost as a monument to our fair city. It's only a matter of time before you start hearing phrases like "lend me a few quid, eh".