Architecture
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Six-foot City: The Corridor
The lowly corridor falls well short of being adored by most people. Within our contemporary cultural imagination, its association with darkness and evil...
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Six-Foot City: Introduction
Although the recent pandemic has brought to light many important issues, none has been more pervasive than social distancing. Embedded in this discussion...
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Podcast: COVID Reflections
It is safe to say that it’s been a wild few months. And now, after two months of strict social distancing here in Canada, many provinces are starting to...
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Event: Bauhaus, Design and the Livable Anthropocene, University of Victoria, March 26
Bauhaus, Design and the Livable Anthropocene Presentations and Opening of Exhibit: Thursday, March 26, 2020, 11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m., Mearns Centre for...
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Event: Iconic Houses Lecture Tour – The Melnikov House, Feb 27th
Iconic Houses Lecture Tour – The Melnikov House Presented by the West Coast Modern League WHEN: Thurs, Feb, 27, 2020 – 5 to 7pm – Reception...
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Release: Save Ron Thom’s 1962 Forrest House in West Vancouver Petition
Please sign this petition to save the famous Canadian architect Ron Thom’s 1962 Forrest House in West Vancouver which is slated for Demolition on...
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Housing Central 2019: Creating A Culture of Belonging and Inclusion
This year’s Housing Central Conference may have been the most comprehensive, versatile and multifaceted to date. From Sunday, Nov 17. to Tuesday...
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Event: Transformative Architecture, Oct. 16
Transformative Architecture Date: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16 Time: 6:30 P.M. Location: ROBSON SQUARE THEATRE, VANCOUVER Admission: Free. Click here to reserve...
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Event: Shaping Vancouver 2019: What’s the Use of Heritage?, Oct. 9
Shaping Vancouver 2019: What’s the Use of Heritage When: Wed, Oct. 9, 2019 | 7-9 p.m. Where: Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre, SFU Goldcorp...
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Event: CoV Free Public Art Walking Tours, September 27, 28 & 29
Join us and celebrate the 10th annual Culture Days! The City of Vancouver Public Art program is offering 10 walking tours in 4 areas of the city...
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Book Review: Suburban Remix – Creating The Next Generation of Urban Places
Editors: Jason Beske and David Dixon (Island Press, 2018) According to the 2017 American Housing Survey, the majority of Americans live in the suburbs...
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Developing a Community: The History of Grandview
By Guest Author Jak King For scores of generations, the wooded hills of Grandview were prime hunting and trapping land for First Nations. Once the...
By Vancouver Heritage Foundation