Neighbourhoods

Redefining Granville Island?

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I feel a bit ignorant for being oblivious of the changes that have been happening on Granville Island over the past year. I... Read More

Film & Video

Video Vancouver: To Build a Better City (1964)

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A 1964 City of Vancouver/CMHC film There was a time when old poor neighbourhoods were considered an urban blight and needed to be... Read More

Events

EVENT: 7th Annual SCARP Symposium | Contours and Coastlines: [de] Constructing the Pacific Northwest

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7th Annual SCARP Symposium|Contours and Coastlines: [de] Constructing the Pacific Northwest When: Friday, February 27th, 2015... Read More

History

Main Streets: At the Heart of Vancouver’s Communities

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Main streets enliven downtowns everywhere. The mix of public spaces with a diverse array of heritage buildings and new developments... Read More

Neighbourhoods

Cartographically Speaking: Vancouver Neighbourhood Puzzle

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Vancouver Neighbourhood Puzzle. Click here for a larger version Black-and-white ‘figure-ground’ city maps – that depict blocks... Read More

Events

EVENT: Women in Architecture Public Talk with Johanna Hurme, Mar. 4th

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Women in Architecture is happy to present our upcoming March event: a public talk on the evening of March 4th by one of Canada’s... Read More

Film & Video

Video Vancouver: Skytrain Hip Hop

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Written and Performed by Emotionz Actin by D. Nelson and M. Hirtle Beat by DJ Moves Breaks by Vnice and Kian of Body Language Edited... Read More

Architecture

Book Review – Fit: An Architect’s Manifesto

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Author: Robert Geddes (Princeton University Press, 2013)  We often approach architectural design with our traditional older paradigms... Read More

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