Neighbourhoods

Vancouver Tour has a Musqueam Perspective

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The Vancouver Heritage Foundation is piloting a project with the Musqueam Indian Band to offer a tour of Vancouver from a slightly... Read More

Cartographically Speaking: Vancouver’s West End

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Click here to see a larger image. Adam Naamani’s recent piece on the gentrification of Vancouver’s West End brought to... Read More

Video Vancouver: Chinatown Nightlife

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Submitted by Victor Ngo. After Sunset: Nightlife in Vancouver’s Chinatown Vancouver’s Chinatown has a rich history of a vibrant... Read More

Vancouver’s West End Gentrification

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Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts. – Arnold Bennett It’s one of... Read More

Gastown 1905 to 2014

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As Vancouver’s original Downtown founded in 1867, Gastown survived a period of decline and disrepair following the 1960s, today... Read More

EVENT: Active Fiction – Intersecting public space with fiction in Riley Park, May 3-4

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This weekend, on May 3rd and 4th, the Vancouver Public Space Network is presenting a preview of Active Fiction — a project at the... Read More

The Strathcona Story: A community that fought back, and the Architect that helped rebuild

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In December of 1968, the residents of one of Vancouver’s oldest neighbourhoods, Strathcona, were faced with losing their... Read More

Studies on the West End – Camera Obscura 1555 Georgia Street

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[Editor's Note: Schools are the repository of ideas and experimentation. All too frequently, however, interesting and provocative work... Read More

Where Happiness and Urban Design Intersect: An Interview with Happy City Author, Charles Montgomery

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Charles Montgomery is a man with an obsession.  He’s spent years investigating the link between cities and happiness... Read More