Culture
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Vancouver, Where Did Your Shophouses Go?
Once upon a time in Vancouver, it was common to stroll to a nearby street corner to pick up some groceries, candy, or even some compressed gas for fuel...
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Book Review: Wallpaper* City Guide Vancouver
Text by Hadani Ditmars (Phaidon Press, 2019) A tightly edited, discreetly packaged selection of city highlights for the design-conscious visitor. Each...
By Sean Ruthen -
Book Review | Mid-Century Modernism and the American Body: Race, Gender, and the Politics of Power in Design
Author: Kristina Wilson (Princeton University Press, 2021) In Mid-Century Modernism and the American Body: Race, Gender, and the Politics of Power in...
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On Kwikwetlem territory, a new vision for Riverview
The Riverview Lands, on the slope above the Coquitlam River, were known as a storied place. Settlers will remember the area most for its mental health...
By Christopher Cheung -
Virtual Artist Talk in Celebration of Asian Heritage Month
Artist Talk In Celebration of Asian Heritage Month Date: Thursday, May 13, 2021Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PDTAdmission: This virtual event is free. Please...
By Spacing -
Book Review – Glorious Birds: A Celebratory Homage to Harold and Maude
Author: Heidi Greco (Anvil Press, 2021) During the early 1970s, Hollywood experienced a transformation of thematic motives and ideas in the performing...
By Ulduz Maschaykh -
How Vancouver dealt with two pandemics, a century apart
In 1977, historian Margaret Andrews found herself on the hunt for a Vancouver doctor who’d worked during the Spanish flu outbreak. It had been six decades...
By Christopher Cheung -
Book Review: The Permaculture City
Author: Toby Hemenway (Chelsea Green Publishing, 2015) In the 1970s Australian biologist Bill Mollison and ecological designer David Holmgren were...
By Ulduz Maschaykh -
Event: Virtual Artist Talk with Heidi Greco – An Homage to Harold and Maude
Join Semiahmoo Arts Society on March 18th for a virtual book launch with renowned author Heidi Greco and her latest book entitled Glorious Birds. It is a...
By Spacing -
Review: Architecture & Design Film Festival 2020
Already a week into this year’s program, the virtual online version of the 12-year-old Architecture & Design Film Festival includes a...
By Sean Ruthen -
Book Review – Human Scale Revisited: A New Look at the Classic Case for a Decentralist Future
Author: Kirkpatrick Sale (Chelsea Green, 2017) Reading Human Scale Revisited by Kirkpatrick Sale from Athens, Greece during a global health pandemic was...
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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...
By Erick Villagomez