Curiosities
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
The Ziggurats of Richmond
By Christopher Cheung
They swept away the suburban scenery that once defined much of Richmond and built the ziggurats. Auto shops, blackberry thickets... Read More
Video Vancouver: Tł’akwasik̕a̱n Khelsilem – Provocations on the Future of Downtowns
By Yuri Artibise
Tł’akwasik̕a̱n Khelsilem, Council Member of Squamish Nation What might downtowns look like in the future? What are the possibilities... Read More
Video Vancouver: Vantage
By Yuri Artibise
A major city portrayed in miniature, this short film was shot in Vancouver over a single year from many stunning vantage points... Read More
Book Review: The Permaculture City
By Ulduz Maschaykh
Author: Toby Hemenway (Chelsea Green Publishing, 2015) In the 1970s Australian biologist Bill Mollison and ecological designer... Read More
Video Vancouver: Can The Power Grid Handle A Surge In Electric Cars?
By Yuri Artibise
Via Engineering Explained If combustion engines are banned, can the electric power grid really handle a surge of electric cars? Let’s... Read More
The Laws of Settlements book available for free online!
By Erick Villagomez
Are there fundamental laws that govern all settlements—from the smallest village to the largest cities? This is the question that... Read More
New Beginnings – Pathways to Commercial Electric Flight
By Andrew Cuthbert
On a clear, brisk morning in December 2019, we got a glimpse of the future of aviation. A DHC-2 de Havilland Beaver seaplane... Read More
Video Vancouver: The Amazing Housing Politics of Spider-Man
By Yuri Artibise
Pop Culture Urbanism via Pacific Legal Foundation How can Spider-Man possibly afford to live in New York? And how can we make the city... Read More
Six-foot City: Conclusion
By Erick Villagomez
This series has explored the impacts of doubling the current personal space radius from 3ft (1m) to 6ft (2m) across three everyday... Read More