Architecture
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Release – Buildings in Peru, Senegal and Chile shortlisted for the 2019 RAIC International Prize
The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has announced the shortlist for the 2019 RAIC International Prize for socially transformative...
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Modernist Masterpiece: The Downs Residence
Variations of the Modern Movement in architecture which started in Europe in the 1920s can be seen across North America, and on the west coast architects...
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RAIC Metro Vancouver – Built City Speaker Series
Guest Contributor: Gloria Venczel As the Thought Leader these past 3 years for the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Metro Vancouver Network’s...
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Book Review: Vancouverism
Author: Larry Beasley (UBC Press, 2019) When friends from out of town visit and I tell them about Vancouverism, they all say they’ve never heard of it...
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How Should France Rebuild Notre-Dame?
In the Spring of 1163, with King Louis VII and Pope Alexander III present, the construction of Notre-Dame de Paris began. In 1345, it was completed. If...
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Seeing Environment
An announcement from the captivated Oscar Woodbead. I have previously written on my belief that sound should be a more valued component of how we design...
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Chinatown in Colour, Before Condos and Coffee Bars
From sausage makers to seamstresses, a set of recently digitized photographs by Paul Yee reveal life in Vancouver’s Chinatown before the neighbourhood...
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Uh oh. I’m a Planner and Planning Makes Housing More Expensive
Thank Andy Yan for throwing yet another rock into the placid pond of our taken for granted assumptions. As someone who advocates planning and has called...
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RELEASE: Community Housing for Resilient Communities, April 1st
Community Housing for Resilient Communities WHEN: Monday, April 01, 2019 – 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm WHERE: Victoria Conference Centre, Sannich Room...
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The Value of Small Businesses – Discussions at RAIC + MOV Built City Speaker Series
As part of their popular Built City Speaker Series, the Metro Vancouver chapter of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, in partnership with the...
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Why Vancouver Needs an ‘Affordability Bank’
Vancouver needs an Affordability Bank. Here’s what that would be: A new policy that allows people choosing to build new single-family residences to pay a...
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How a Smart, Progressive Property Tax Could Ease Our Housing Crisis
Guest author: Patrick Condon Does Vancouver need a new kind of tax on land? City council thinks it might, so has asked city staff to study a version put...
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