Architecture
Book Review – When Eero Met His Match: Aline Loucheim Saarinen and the Making of an Architect
By Sean Ruthen
Author: Eva Hagberg (Princeton University Press, 2022) Today, I think about Aline’s contributions to the field, and to the practice... Read More
Broadway & Vancouver Plans: A Rejection of Core Vancouver Planning Principles?
By Spacing
Author: Ralph Segal With the City’s current Zoning Map as an initial regulatory reference, Vancouver’s contemporary approach to... Read More
The Tower Default – Pt 2
By Erick Villagomez
In 1972, Leslie Martin and Lionel March published Urban Space and Structure—an influential book featuring a series of essays written... Read More
Monumental success: Toronto’s Stone Distillery has stood the test of time
By Sarah B. Hood
The Stone Distillery, which anchors the southwest corner of the Distillery Historic District, is a noble backdrop for thousands of... Read More
Broadway Plan Reflections
By Erick Villagomez
This piece started with a simple aspiration: to collect a diversity of meaningful 100-200 word reflections on Broadway Plan processes... Read More
Book Review: Modern Heritage – Reuse, Renovation, Restoration
By Sean Ruthen
Edited by Ana Tostões, Docomomo International & Birkhäuser Publishers, 2022 Modernism was the defining architectural expression of... Read More
Book Review – Meet Me By The Fountain: An Inside History of The Mall
By Christopher Cheung
What was your mall? Mine was Oakridge Centre in Vancouver. It wasn’t particularly glamorous with its exterior of boring brown brick... Read More
Architecture and Capital in the 21st Century: An Interview with Matthew Soules
By Erick Villagomez
Architecture, cities, and economics have always had an intimate relationship. The last century has seen the largest explosion of... Read More
The Vancouver Plan: A Letter to Council from Abroad
By scothein
Dear Mayor and Council, Thank you for this opportunity to share just a few thoughts on the recently released draft Vancouver Plan 2050... Read More
The Tower Default
By Erick Villagomez
“Hell is paved with good intentions.” ― Samuel Johnson “But remember that good intentions pave many roads. Not all of them lead to... Read More