Film & Video

Video Vancouver: Chinatown Divided

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Are new developments an opportunity or a threat to Chinatown? Here’s About Here‘s attempt to explore both sides of this issue. Read More

Architecture

Book Review – Preserving Our Heritage: Perspectives from Antiquity to the Digital Age

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Author: Michele Valerie Cloonan (Facet Publishing, 2014) Preserving Our Heritage: Perspectives from Antiquity to the Digital Age takes... Read More

Urban Design

Release: Help Shape the Courtyard – Open Call for Submissions

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Do you have ideas to turn the empty space at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Courtyard into a vibrant, safe, desired public space, where... Read More

Architecture

Release: Granville Island Seeking Ideas for New Arts & Innovation Hub

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CMHC-Granville Island launched a Call for Ideas today regarding the redevelopment of the former Emily Carr University of Art and... Read More

Community

Alleys, Laneways and Life Between Buildings

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Did you notice the laneways you passed this morning? Those grey strips of concrete used to store cars and garbage? If you missed these... Read More

Film & Video

Video: Why are we Getting Rid of a Highway in Vancouver?

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Via About Here Facebook | Instagram Why are we about to get rid of the Georgia and Dunsmuir viaducts in Vancouver? It’s a... Read More

Infrastructure

Smart Technology, and Smarter Communities

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Humans are a resilient species. We have reached nearly every corner of the globe and adapted our lifestyles over generations. However... Read More

History

The Arts and Crafts Movement in Early Vancouver

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By Jim Wolf for Vancouver Heritage Foundation The Arts and Crafts movement in Vancouver has left a rich legacy that is expressed in... Read More

Bikes

Release: Metro Vancouver Schools Gear Up for Bike to School Week, May 28-June1

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Metro Vancouverites may notice more youngsters riding on neighbourhood streets during their daily commutes next week, as Monday May... Read More

Architecture

EVENT: Heritage Vancouver 2018 Top10 Watch List – Bus Tour, June 9th

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2018 Top10 Watch List – Bus Tour DATE: Sat, 9 June 2018 TIME: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT LOCATION: Meet outside the Museum of Vancouver... Read More

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