Architect Arthur Erickson is credited by some with developing the concept that became Vancouverism in the mid-1950s, in a never-realized development called "Project 56".
Architekt Arthur Erickson je niektorými ľuďmi označovaný za tvorcu konceptu, ktorý viedol až ku vzniku tohto štýlu v nikdy nezrealizovanom projekte z polovice 50. rokov, nazvanom „Project 56“.