Architecture
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How The City of Vienna Handles Affordable Housing and Inclusivity
Vienna is an internationally renowned city, attractive to employees from the high-tech industry who obtain a Quick Fix for sale online, scholars...
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How UBC Library is helping to preserve heritage buildings in Vancouver.
UBC Library’s B.C. Historical newspaper archives, part of the university’s publicly-accessible Open Collections, is playing a critical role in heritage...
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Book Review: What Makes a Great City
Author: Alexander Garvin (Island Press/Center for Resource Economics, 2016) Alexander Garvin is an adjunct professor at the Yale School of Architecture...
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Masters of West Coast Modernism
This past week, the West Vancouver Museum hosted Masters of West Coast Modernism, a reception featuring the architecture of five living legends of West...
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Event: BIG TIMES screening at VIFF 2017!
Big Time (Vancouver International Film Festival) WHEN: Sept 28 – Oct 13 Big Time DIR. KASPAR ASTRUP SCHRÖDER,, DENMARK Seven arduous, successful...
By Spacing -
Book Review – Traditional Chinese Architecture: Twelve Essays
Editor: Nancy S. Steinhardt (Princeton University Press, 2017) The study of traditional Chinese architecture and building techniques has come a long way...
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EVENT: Masters of West Coast Modernism, Sept. 12
MASTERS OF WEST COAST MODERNISM A Celebration and Reception Tues, Sept 12, 2017 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm West Vancouver Museum 680 17th Street, West...
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Event: Heritage Vancouver – Shaping Vancouver 2017 Conversation #3, Sept. 14
Shaping Vancouver 2017: ReShaping Conversations on Heritage Conversation #3: Subcultural Heritage – Emergence of Social Diversity and the Creation...
By Spacing -
Book Review—Design/Build with Jersey Devil: A Handbook for Education and Practice
Author: Charlie Hailey (Princeton Architectural Press, 2016) “Design and construction haunt each other…The moment we breathe intentions into design, we...
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Book Review From the Stacks – Pamphlet Architecture 31: Coupling
The Pamphlet Architecture series has been a powerful amplifier and launch pad for some of the most remarkable architects currently on stage. The chance to...
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Co-ops Offer Family-Friendly Housing, Yet Face an Uncertain Future
I am writing a short series, “Cities for Families” to showcase how local governments, non-profits, and the private sector are building a family friendly...
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EVENT: Dr. Ronald Knapp – Chinese Houses in Southeast Asia
Talk by Dr. Ronald Knapp: Chinese Houses in Southeast Asia: The Eclectic Architecture of Sojourners and Settlers When: August 17, 2017 6:00pm to 8:00pm...
By Ulduz Maschaykh