Architecture

What Vancouver Housing Needs Is Some Public Process Sorcery

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The recent publication of former Vancouver head planner Larry Beasley’s new book Vancouverism provides an opportunity for us to both... Read More

Release – Buildings in Peru, Senegal and Chile shortlisted for the 2019 RAIC International Prize

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The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has announced the shortlist for the 2019 RAIC International Prize for socially... Read More

Modernist Masterpiece: The Downs Residence

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Variations of the Modern Movement in architecture which started in Europe in the 1920s can be seen across North America, and on the... Read More

Book Review: Vancouverism

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Author: Larry Beasley (UBC Press, 2019) When friends from out of town visit and I tell them about Vancouverism, they all say they’ve... Read More

How Should France Rebuild Notre-Dame?

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In the Spring of 1163, with King Louis VII and Pope Alexander III present, the construction of Notre-Dame de Paris began. In 1345, it... Read More

Seeing Environment

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An announcement from the captivated Oscar Woodbead. I have previously written on my belief that sound should be a more valued... Read More

Chinatown in Colour, Before Condos and Coffee Bars

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From sausage makers to seamstresses, a set of recently digitized photographs by Paul Yee reveal life in Vancouver’s Chinatown before... Read More

Uh oh. I’m a Planner and Planning Makes Housing More Expensive

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Thank Andy Yan for throwing yet another rock into the placid pond of our taken for granted assumptions. As someone who advocates... Read More

RELEASE: Community Housing for Resilient Communities, April 1st

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Community Housing for Resilient Communities WHEN: Monday, April 01, 2019 – 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm WHERE: Victoria Conference... Read More