Housing
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Vancouver’s Connection to Craftsman Architecture
VHF would like to thank Michael Kluckner, local author and artist, for guest writing this post. Almost as ubiquitous in our city as the Vancouver Special...
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RELEASE: Vancouver Heritage House Tour 2016
Via Vancouver Heritage Foundation: Coming up on Sunday, June 5th from 10am – 5pm is VHF’s 14th annual Heritage House Tour. The 2016 one day self-guided...
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Videos from the 2016 UBC Urban Design Forum
On March 10 and 11, 2016, the UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA) and The School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP...
By Yuri Artibise -
Kengo Kuma Speaks
As the third in the Gesamtkunstwerk lecture series produced by Westbank, and with the support of the UBC School of Architecture and Landscape...
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Vancouver’s “Familiar” Housing Styles: 1950s on
During the mid-century decades in Vancouver home building increased as higher levels of immigration created a need for housing. Designed for function...
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Towers in Communities: How High is Too High?
My Vancouver eastside neighbourhood of Commercial Drive was featured in the media recently for opposing another “high-rise” tower. Commercial Drive is...
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Vancouver Neighbourhood Population Change, 1971-2006
Cities are constantly transforming. Although we often focus on the most visible signs of change—new buildings and reconstructed public spaces, for...
By Erick Villagomez -
Squeezed Out
At the recent SCARP Symposium, Dr. Paul Kershaw, a policy professor in the UBC School of Population & Public Health gave the afternoon keynote...
By Yuri Artibise -
Re-Imagining Urban Form & Policy – The (Im)possibility of Design
On March 10 and 11, the UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA) and The School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP) hosted the...
By Yuri Artibise -
Release: City of Vancouver releases comprehensive study on empty homes
Via: City of Vancouver Responding to public concerns that empty homes could be impacting housing affordability and neighbourhood vibrancy, the City of...
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The Vancouver Song: “It’s a big big city, but there ain’t no place for me”
“The Vancouver Song” by Tim Sars, 2016 The man in the video is Tim Sars. He is the leader of the Vancouver institution “The Carnival Band...
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Good Intent and Design Fail in Chinatown
Inserting new structures into older urban environments can be tricky. The rhythm of the street and its storefronts, sidewalk width, building height etc...
By johnatkin