TREND HOUSE CHRONICLES

The Trend House program was created in Canada in 1953 inspired by the success of the Case Study Program in the United States. Eleven houses were built across Canada from Victoria to Halifax as a showcase to promote the use of West Coast lumber products, specifically Red Cedar, Pacific Coast Hemlock and Douglas Fir. Completed in spring 1954, each of the houses were open to the public for 4 months, and it's estimated over a million Canadians toured the Trend Houses. The Trend Houses were a celebration of the best in Canadian design and manufacturing, as well as a promotional tool, and the effect of these houses on Canadian residential architecture was felt for decades to come... This web site documents the design and restoration of the Calgary Trend House undertaken since 2002, as well as documenting the Trend House program as a whole. Learn more about the history of the program, as well as some of the unique design features of the Calgary Trend House. We have some photo galleries..