Culture

On Interior Urbanism: An Interview with Jeremy Senko

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Interiors and urbanism are often considered opposites of one another. But are they so different? Spacing Vancouver’s Erick... Read More

Digging Into Where The Sun Needs Shine – BROADWAY PLAN – Part 2

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Expand upon our embedded assets This lyric essay digs inside the psyche of planning processes. It uses the oblique projection of... Read More

The Blue Cabin: A Dream of Home in Uncertain Times

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Amidst widespread housing instability, many feel that we may never again be able to dream of a home to call our own. There’s a deep... Read More

Book Review – Meet Me By The Fountain: An Inside History of The Mall

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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

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Architecture, cities, and economics have always had an intimate relationship. The last century has seen the largest explosion of... Read More

The Tower Default

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“Hell is paved with good intentions.” ― Samuel Johnson “But remember that good intentions pave many roads. Not all of them lead to... Read More

Vancouver, Where Did Your Shophouses Go?

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Once upon a time in Vancouver, it was common to stroll to a nearby street corner to pick up some groceries, candy, or even some... Read More

Book Review: Wallpaper* City Guide Vancouver

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Text by Hadani Ditmars (Phaidon Press, 2019) A tightly edited, discreetly packaged selection of city highlights for the... Read More

Book Review | Mid-Century Modernism and the American Body: Race, Gender, and the Politics of Power in Design

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Author: Kristina Wilson (Princeton University Press, 2021) In Mid-Century Modernism and the American Body: Race, Gender, and the... Read More