Housing
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VIDEO: Jon Stovell on the future of Vancouver real estate
The West Haven Group and urbanYVR recently joined forces in a wide-ranging interview with Reliance Properties President and CEO, Jon Stovell — one of...
By Yuri Artibise -
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 -
Transit gain doesn’t have to equal renter pain
Allan Fernandez knows his building’s days are numbered. Others like his in Burnaby have already been bulldozed to chips, replaced by glass towers that...
By Christopher Cheung -
Event: CoV Jericho LandsVirtual Design Workshops, April 10-19
In mid-April, the Vancouver of City Planning Department will be co-hosting a series of themed Virtual Design Workshops for the Jericho Lands with the...
By Spacing -
Book Talk: ‘Battleground: Grandview’ by Jak King
A conversation between author/historian/activist Jak King and architect/urban designer Scot Hein, recorded via Zoom on March 4, 2021 Sponsored by...
By Jak King -
Deconstructing Visuals
The power of imagery is well known. Architecture and design disciplines related to the built environment have a unique relationship to visuals insofar...
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Book Review – The Affordable City
As Vancouver’s renowned housing crisis continues to deepen and grow, so too do the conversations about just what exactly we should do about it. Zoning...
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Housing, Like Beer, Is Better Done in Small Batches
Forty years ago, Molson, Labatt, and Carling O’Keefe collectively owned 96 percent of Canada’s beer market. Their shared monopoly produced little...
By scothein -
The Laws of Settlements book available for free online!
Are there fundamental laws that govern all settlements—from the smallest village to the largest cities? This is the question that drove me to write The...
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Video Vancouver: The Missing Middle Mystery
Via About Here Metro Vancouver primarily has two types of housing. High rises or the single family house. What happened to all the buildings in between...
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Student Housing as a Response to the Housing Crisis
The global housing crisis is a challenging and multi-faceted problem. Part of the solution, already successfully employed by universities, the campus...
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Video Vancouver: The Amazing Housing Politics of Spider-Man
Pop Culture Urbanism via Pacific Legal Foundation How can Spider-Man possibly afford to live in New York? And how can we make the city more affordable for...
By Yuri Artibise