By Erick Villagomez
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The Georgia and Dunmuir Viaducts Re-imagined
In conjunction with the third part of The Viaducts: Past, Present and Future series, this photo essay look at the proposals put forth by Alyssa...
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The Cambie Street Corridor and the Future of Vancouver
This interview with Brent Toderian, Vancouver’s director of planning, discusses the recently released draft of the Cambie Corridor Plan, the future...
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Learning from Japan
Metro Vancouver shares the many of the seismic realities as Japan, so why aren’t we doing anything about it? By Erick Villagomez, re:place Magazine
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Seeing: Arriva Ristorante Italiano – Lessons on turning corners at laneways
Walking along Commercial Drive between Graveley St. and Grant St. – one block north of 1st Ave. – one passes a relatively unassuming building...
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Arriva Ristorante Italiano – Lessons on turning corners at laneways
Although responding to street intersections through thoughtful urban design and architecture is quite common, treating the intersection of laneways and...
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Remembering Chuck Davis (November 17, 1935 – November 20, 2010)
A personal reflection on Chuck Davis…. By Erick Villagomez, re:place Magazine
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Metro Vancouver Incoming Immigrant Population from 1981 to 2006
Our country prides itself on its ethnic diversity. This goes hand-in-hand with a general openness to immigrants who bring the many wonders that their...
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Metro Vancouver incoming immigration population – ANIMATED
As mentioned in the last piece on the distribution of immigrant populations throughout Metro Vancouver, analysing the Census 2006 information statically...
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A Call for Help from Chuck Davis
Chuck Davis recently spoke at a forum Sam Sullivan had launched on civic betterment at The Playhouse. Davis was the last of eight speakers to present and...
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Pakistan Floods in British Columbia
We are constantly bombarded by all forms of media and information. Within this cacophonous blitz, we are – somewhat unfairly – asked to...
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Policy, Density and Population Distribution
To most users of the urban landscape, cities are cacophonous and chaotic entities that somehow manage to hold their daily lives together in a relatively...
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Water Footprint: Metro Vancouver
For a larger version click here. Water plays a central role in human culture. From its use in religious rituals to the creation of modern products the...