Urban Design
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Movie Reviews from an Urban Planning Perspective – Cars (2006)
Popular culture offers a glimpse into the context of its creator. In the film, repeat viewings reveal that one of the most important elements is the...
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Event: reGENERATE Ideas Challenge – City of New Westminster REMINDER
Event Reminder! Registration closes soon Registration closes January 15, 2024 at 5:00pm PST Submission deadline is January 31, 2024 at 5:00pm PST The City...
By Spacing -
Planning the City: Working with all City-Building Professionals
Community planning is inherently a collaborative endeavor and cross-disciplinary profession. Planning, designing, and building cities requires...
By ericaderneck -
Event: reGENERATE Ideas Challenge – City of New Westminster
The City of New Westminster is launching the reGENERATE Ideas Challenge to seek bold ideas for reimagining the residential neighbourhood around 22nd...
By Spacing -
Dense Confusion
Dense /dens/ (adjective) 1 marked by compactness or crowding together of parts 2 slow to understand: thickheaded The BC Government recently released its...
By Erick Villagomez -
Observations on Bill 47
The City of Vancouver image above summarizes the province’s intention to introduce 20 storey towers at the center of each concentric ring where transit...
By scothein -
S101S: Describing Building Types: Formal and Use-Types
What are formal building types and use-types, and why is this differentiation important to planning? With a broad background on building types and it’s...
By Erick Villagomez -
Book Review – Urban Magnets: How Activity Subcultures Can Be a Catalyst for Rejuvenating Cities
Authors: Bruce Haden, Mark Holland and Bruce Irvine (Urban Magnets Press 2020) Urban Magnets: How Activity Subcultures Can Be a Catalyst for Rejuvenating...
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How Rainways Could Restore ‘Raincouver’
They buried the creek under St. George Street to make room for roads and houses. Little waterways like it, fed by rainwater, were once everywhere in...
By Christopher Cheung -
S101S – Describing Building Types: Why They Matter
Why is an understanding of building types important to urban planning and design? What aspects of planning are they connected to? Given that urban...
By Erick Villagomez -
S101S: Explaining Transit-Oriented Development: Benefits and Drawbacks
What is Transit-Oriented Development and what are its benefits and drawbacks? Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) has become so common within urban...
By Erick Villagomez -
S101S—Understanding Residential Density: FSR, Building Setbacks and Height Regulations
What is Floor Space Ratio (FSR) and how does it interact with building setbacks and height regulations to create building forms and the ‘look and feel’ of...
By Erick Villagomez