Housing
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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...
By Ulduz Maschaykh -
Case Study: Harmonizing Character with a Modern Laneway House
Laneway housing can be a positive tool in heritage preservation. When built behind an existing residence as a method of adding density without demolition...
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Gil Kelley: The Next Leap Forward
Presented by Urbanarium on September 28th, new City of Vancouver Director of Planning Gil Kelley spoke to a full house of architects and planners at the...
By Sean Ruthen -
Event: What a City is For…Book Launch, Oct 21st
WHAT A CITY IS FOR: REMAKING THE POLITICS OF DISPLACEMENT Book Launch Date: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, Time: 7:00PM–9:00PM, Location: DJAVAD MOWAFAGHIAN WORLD...
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Events: Heritage Vancouver Top 10 Tour + Talk: False Creek South & Japantown/North Strathcona
Heritage Vancouver Top 10 Tour + Talk: False Creek South: Past, Present and Future Saturday, September 17, 2016 – 10:00am – 12:00pm Meet at...
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RELEASE: Housing Agency building 400 new affordable rental homes
City of Vancouver contributing four sites worth $50 million; homes will be rented below market rate The City of Vancouver’s Affordable Housing Agency...
By Spacing -
RELEASE: City appoints Gil Kelley as the General Manager of Planning, Urban Design & Sustainability
City of Vancouver News Release: “Gil’s extensive experience in cities like San Francisco and Portland is highly valuable at a time when Vancouver is...
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Can a New Community Plan Reverse Population Decline in Vancouver’s Grandview-Woodland Neighbourhood?
For the last 15 years, the population of Vancouver’s historic Grandview-Woodland neighbourhood has shrunk. Recent census data shows that the...
By Jillian Glover -
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...
By Ulduz Maschaykh -
EVENT: Community Land Trusts Lecture and Course — Sept 8 & 9
Lecture: Community Land Trusts: The Solution to Our Affordable Housing Crisis? Details When: Thursday, September 8, 7 pm Where: Room 1400, SFU Vancouver...
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Is a YIMBY Movement Forming in Vancouver?
A few weeks ago, I was imploring young people to get out and make some noise on housing affordability. Well, it turns out some of them—a few of whom...
By Jillian Glover -
Launching Planning Canada
On June 17th, School of Community and Regional Planning alumni, students, and faculty gathered at the UBC Bookstore to launch the new comprehensive...
By mariatrujillo