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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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Vancouver’s Housing Crisis: A Collaborative Opportunity for Planners and Architects
The time is now. Architects and landscape architects need to be active participants in urban planning and land-use decision-making processes. Not...
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Event: Heritage Vancouver Walking Tour, Mount Pleasant – Aug 18th
Heritage Vancouver Walking Tour – Tour the Heritage Heart of Mount Pleasant Time: Sunday, August 18, 10:30am-12:30pm Cost: $10 for Heritage Vancouver...
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On Walking and the Future of Cities: An Evening with Jeff Speck
On a balmy Tuesday night I found myself walking towards Lost Lagoon along Alberni Street. I parked my car at a nearby parking garage, slightly frustrated...
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Why New West Station’s Plaza 88 is one of a kind
You’ll lose your breath trying to describe Plaza 88. It wraps an elevated SkyTrain station with seven storeys of parking and two levels of shops and...
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What Vancouver Housing Needs Is Some Public Process Sorcery
The recent publication of former Vancouver head planner Larry Beasley’s new book Vancouverism provides an opportunity for us to both look back at how this...
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Event – Vancouverism Book Launch + Presentation, June 17th
On Monday, June 17th we will be celebrating international planning and urban design expert Larry Beasley’s new book Vancouverism. Please join us for the...
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Event – 2019 East Vancouver Garden Tour, Sunday, June 16th!
East Vancouver Garden Tour Sun, 16 June 2019 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM PDT This year’s East Vancouver Garden Tour will be on Father’s Day, Sunday...
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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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Event – Shaping Vancouver 2019: What’s the Use of Heritage? Conversation #1, May 21st
Shaping Vancouver 2019: What’s the Use of Heritage? Conversation #1: Reshaping Local Places Tuesday, May 21st, 2019: 7-9 PM Admission is free...
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Release: Past/current drug users share experience and insights on addiction and overdose crisis, May 14th
WHAT: Past/current drug users share experience and insights on addiction and overdose crisis WHERE: 312 Main St (Main and Cordova) WHEN: Tuesday, May...
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Release: HUB Cycling, Bike to School Week Coming to a School in Your Neighbourhood
Schools across Metro Vancouver are recognizing the impacts of active travel on students’ health, academic performance, and safety in school zones. From...
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