Emily Carr University of Art and Design

The Emily Carr University of Art and Design is a public university of art and design located in , British Columbia, Canada. Founded in 1925 as the Vancouver School of Decorative and Applied Arts, it is the oldest public post-secondary institution in dedicated to professional education in the arts, media, and design.
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  • Type: University
  • Description: art school
  • Also known as: “ECU”, “ECUAD”, “Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design”, “Emily Carr University”, “Emily Carr University of Art & Design”, “Emily Carr University of Art + Design”, and “Emily Carr University of Art + Design (ECU)”
  • Address: 520 East 1st Avenue

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Emily Carr University Library and St. Francis Xavier Chinese Catholic Centre.

Library
The , also known as the Ron Burnett Library + Learning Commons, is an academic library focusing on art and design-related material located at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design Great Northern Way campus.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 170 metres southwest of Emily Carr University of Art and Design.

Railway station
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is a railway station in , British Columbia, Canada, which acts as the western terminus of Via Rail's cross-country The Canadian service to , Ontario, and the northern terminus of United States passenger railroad company Amtrak's Cascades service to , Washington, and , Oregon. is situated 800 metres northwest of Emily Carr University of Art and Design.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Strathcona and Yaletown-False Creek.

Suburb
is the oldest residential neighbourhood of , , . Officially a part of the East Side, it is bordered by 's neighbourhood and the inlet to the west, to the…

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encompasses the established neighbourhood of Yaletown and the still-developing area of Southeast False Creek. Reclaimed industrial areas, both neighbourhoods are a mix of modern condo architecture and restored industrial warehouses.

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Mount Pleasant-South Main is a district of south of 6th Ave. It has long been a mixed residential, commercial and industrial area. Its main draws are Queen Elizabeth Park, and the restaurants and eclectic shops along Main Street.

Emily Carr University of Art and Design

Latitude
49.2676° or 49° 16′ 3″ north
Longitude
-123.09223° or 123° 5′ 32″ west
Open location code
84XR7W95+24
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1388920623
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­university
Wiki­data ID
Q1337587
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Emily Carr University of Art and Design” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جامعة إميلي كار للفنون والتصميم”
  • Belarusian: “Універсітэт мастацтва і дызайну імя Эмілі Кар”
  • Catalan: “Universitat d’Art i Disseny Emily Carr”
  • Chinese: “愛美麗•卡亞藝術與設計大學”
  • Chinese: “艾蜜莉卡藝術及設計大學”
  • Danish: “Emily Carr University of Art and Design”
  • Dutch: “Emily Carr College of Art and Design”
  • Dutch: “Emily Carr University of Art and Design”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جامعة اميلى كار للفنون والتصميم”
  • Estonian: “Emily Carri Kunsti- ja Disainiülikool”
  • French: “Emily Carr University of Art and Design”
  • French: “Université d’art et de design Emily Carr”
  • French: “Université Emily Carr”
  • Galician: “Universidade de Arte e Deseño Emily Carr”
  • German: “Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design”
  • German: “Emily Carr University of Art and Design”
  • Hebrew: “אוניברסיטת אמילי קאר לאמנות ועיצוב”
  • Japanese: “エミリー・カー美術大学”
  • Mongolian: “Эмили Карр урлаг, дизайны их сургууль”
  • Persian: “دانشگاه هنر و طراحی امیلی کار”
  • Portuguese: “Universidade Emily Carr de Arte e Design”
  • Russian: “Университет искусства и дизайна им. Эмили Карр”
  • Swedish: “Emily Carr University of Art and Design”
  • Yue Chinese: “愛美麗•卡亞藝術與設計大學”

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Highlights include The Hive Bouldering Gym and DigiBC Creative Tech Studio.

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