Sean Ruthen is a Metro Vancouver-based architect and writer.

Opening The Great Urbanarium Debates

George Bernard Shaw once said: “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change... Read More

Book Review From The Stacks – Arctic Perspective Cahier No.1: Architecture

“The Arctic Perspective Initiative (API) is a non-profit, international group of individuals and organizations whose goal is to... Read More

Alas, all good things must come to an end, and so it was just over a week ago the Vancouver Design Week (VDW) wrapped up, successfully... Read More

Events

What does design mean to you? Do you think it can make a difference in this world? According to the organizers of the inaugural... Read More

“This book is about what can happen when people get together and go for a walk. In Guadalajara, they made a citizen’s crosswalk... Read More

“There are now many paths for the architectural practitioner of today. The recent and future graduates in architecture will now... Read More

This past month, the City of Surrey unveiled the winners of PARKit, an ideas competition in which first prize was to design and build... Read More

Bruce Carscadden Architect is a small design studio based in Vancouver, Canada. In nearly a decade of practice, our firm has designed... Read More

A tree assumes its form depending on its variety. By repeating very simple rules, the tree creates a very complex order. But a tree... Read More

We believe that design – whether of buildings, public parks, or infrastructure – is an invaluable tool for improving lives. Torre... Read More