Urban Design

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

10 Ideas that are Changing the World

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The GLOBE series 2014 Conference brought together policy makers and industry leaders to explore ideas and share real world examples of... 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

Book Review – Urban Code: 100 Lessons for Understanding the City

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Authors: Anne Mikoleit, Moritz Purckhauer (MIT Press, 2011) This is a small book of a hundred or so pages that offers 100 bits of... Read More

Invitation to Vancouver Heritage Foundation’s Places That Matter: Original Border

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Video Vancouver: Are the Suburbs Ready to Retire?

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Young American families are increasingly ditching suburban life for city living, says Leigh Gallagher, author of the new book, The End... Read More

Event: Innovative Approaches to Managing Suburban Sprawl – January 20, 2014

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The Canadian Urban Institute and Sustainable Prosperity in collaboration with Simon Fraser University  and the Urban Development... Read More