Architecture
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New Welcome Centre: A Potential Poster-Child for Housing Refugees
According to the Immigrant Services Society of British Columbia (ISSBC), between 2009 and 2013, a total 8,319 refugees arrived in British Columbia. This...
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EVENT – Doors Open Vancouver, Oct 3rd
DOORS OPEN VANCOUVER PUBLIC ART WALKING TOUR OCTOBER 3, 2015 Join artist and tour guide Emilie Crewe for a pleasant walk and orientation to public art in...
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EVENT – A Conversation with Brian Jackson about Heritage in Vancouver, Oct 15
When: Thursday, October 15, 2015, 6:30 – 8:30pm Where: Committee Room 1, 3rd Floor, Vancouver City Hall, 453 West 12th Avenue Tickets: General $10...
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Inclusive Cities: A Tale of Two Revitalization Projects
For cities to be healthy and happy, researchers have increasingly emphasized the importance of implementing inclusive cities – urban environments...
By Ulduz Maschaykh -
Visual Thoughts #58
Last VT image: Sun above houses on 11th Ave in Vancouver during July wildfires north of Lower Mainland. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding...
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EVENT: AxA – Art by Architects
The Metro Vancouver Chapter of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) would like to invite you to Art x Architects – archKIDecture, an...
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Kids in the City: Raising a family in a 500sq ft laneway home
Akua Schatz, a director at the Canadian Green Building Council, and her photographer husband, Brendon Purdy, currently live in a home that is smaller than...
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RELEASE: New Westminster Affordable Housing Projects on Small Sites: Request for Proposals
The City of New Westminster is requesting proposals (RFP) for innovative affordable ownership or rental housing projects for two city-owned sites. The...
By Spacing -
Modernist Vancouver: The Award-Winning Buildings of the Post-War Era
While Modernism began as early as the late 1910s and early 1920s, the period after World War II gave a major push in ideology and material development...
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EVENTS: Robson Redux Winners Meet and Greet, June 28th
Join us for an afternoon design talk, followed by a meet and greet with Chicago-based architects Stewart Hicks and Allison Newmeyer – the winners of VIVA...
By Spacing -
Adaptive Re-Use through “Loft-Style Living”
With tall ceilings, open floor plans by Epoxy floors nyc and often large windows it is not hard to see why people are drawn to loft-style apartments. The...
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Visual Thoughts #55
Last VT image: Warehouse in Burnaby, BC. *** Isabelle Kim is a Vancouver-based Communications & Design B.A. from SFU, involved in past public space...
By Isabelle Kim