By Ulduz Maschaykh
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Shaping Vancouver 2016 – What Is The Vision For Chinatown?
Vancouver’s Chinatown is Canada’s largest and encompasses an ethnic mix of different demographics along with many century-old heritage...
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Book Review – Generations: Six Decades of the Art and Architecture of Herb Green
Herb Greene is an American architect, who studied under the Bruce Goff—a popular figure known for his ‘organic’ and unusual designs...
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Lessons on Affordability from Germany and Austria
Vancouver’s City Council Vision Vancouver has implemented a number of creative ways to tackle the city’s affordability crisis. In its most...
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Notes on West Coast Modernism—The Ray Residence
With the West Vancouver Museum 11th Annual West Coast Modern home tour just around the corner, on July 9th, reflecting on the significance of this...
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Book Review—Draw It: Tools, Techniques, and Methods
Author: Lynn Craig with Cary Perkins (ORO Editions, 2015) Draw It: Tools, Techniques, and Methods teaches the user how to draw buildings, landscapes and...
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Re-Engaging Vancouver’s Waterfront
Vancouver is a beautiful city. Surrounded by the ocean, green mountains and parks, Vancouverites seem to thoroughly enjoy all its natural amenities...
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‘Our Homes Can’t Wait!’ versus ‘Vancouver Debates I’
In the 1960s, Jane Jacobs stressed the importance of inclusivity in cities, as without it, “a city tends to become a collection of interests isolated from...
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Museum of Vancouver Launches Your Future Home: Creating The New Vancouver
Following last week’s Vancouver Debates #1 kick off event at the Museum of Vancouver, visitors where invited to the launch of the Your Future Home...
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Sustainable Architecture Meets Science: The BC Cancer Research Centre
It is well known that environmentalism and sustainability are critical elements of local environmental groups and organizations, such as the world’s...
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Book Review – So It Is: Vancouver
There are different ways to learn about your city. Its past. Its present. And its future. So it is: Vancouver is a collection of inspiring stories of...
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Why I Design – Interactive and Engaging Design at Museum of Vancouver
According to a study conducted by Hill Strategies, residents in British Columbia have higher than average participation rates in art galleries...
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Solving The Housing Crisis at SFU: Part 2
Yesterday, we highlight the speakers and issues discussed at the SFU’s Housing in the City Beyond The Headlines storytelling event last Monday. The...