Photo by Denis Bouvier

Some people – like myself – have a tendency to think of many new glass towers around our city as structures devoid of the soul, mystique or spirit that a historic building or an old house might embody.

Perhaps this is true to some degree but a building, new or old, is defined not only by its architectural style but by its setting and more particularly by the people that live and work in it.

The face we see here is actually a reflection of a potential new Canadian, a composite really of the many new people who arrive here.

Like this face, they animate our new buildings with their wonder as they gaze out upon this city and the prospect of their new lives here – manifesting their hopes, fears, inspiration and diverse ways of achieving their goals.

This face appears in a poster in the Bank of Hong Kong building at Georgia and Hornby, celebrating the process of becoming a Canadian and, of course, using their financial services.

It’s on the Hornby Street side of the building, and this photo reflects the poster, some structural aspects of the Bank of Hong Kong as well as the rather unique Cathedral Place building on the opposite side of Hornby.

Photographer, Denis Bouvier, has been able to focus these reflections in a unique way, enabling us to imagine a “soul” manifested in these modern structures.