Infrastructure
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Book Review – Infrastructural Ecologies: Alternative Development Models for Emerging Economies
Authors: Hillary Brown and Byron Stigge (The MIT Press, 2017) *** The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (2015), along with the ongoing United...
By Shelley Long -
Video Vancouver: Rainy Day (with @5kids1condo)
Via small places: Those rainy days on the cycle ways: shopping, sloshing, stopping, onward again. Family time downtown, all mere blocks from home. Pilot...
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Video Vancouver: Burrard Bridge Turns a Corner
Via small places: Building on interim changes from the last decade, the Burrard Bridge has landed firmly in downtown – bringing a significant...
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Video Vancouver: Time Lapse – Commercial-Broadway Station Walkway Installation
Via Translink: Over the September 30 and October 1 weekend, crews successfully lifted into place the steel frame for the new overhead walkway at...
By Yuri Artibise -
Event: Walk & Talk — Olympic Village as a Giant Sponge, November 4
Via Walk Bike Roll Vancouver: Vancouver is famous for its rain, but as a city, we can do more with it than just watch it fall from the sky. Join the City...
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Book Review – Handbook of Biophilic City Planning and Design
Author: Timothy Beatley (Island Press, 2016) The term “biophilia” may be new to many people. In recent years, people have become more aware and accepting...
By Andrew Cuthbert -
Driverless Cars and the Suburban Renaissance
“If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” Some people debate whether Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company...
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Release: Apply to become an Arbutus Champion
Via City of Vancouver: Residents invited to become Arbutus Champions as part of four-day ‘Design Jam’ Vancouver residents are invited to apply for one of...
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EVENT: VPSN Backyard BBQ Laneway Living Room, Sat. August 26th
Laneway Living Room: Backyard BBQ DATE: Saturday, August 26th, 2017 TIME: 12pm – 9pm LOCATION: 401 West Cordova (Laneway between Cordova and Cambie ...
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EVENT: Interactive Feature under Cambie Bridge, Aug 15-Sept 24
UNINTERRUPTED takes audiences on the extraordinary journey of Pacific salmon by projecting breathtaking cinematography right across False Creek, five...
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Book Review From the Stacks – Pamphlet Architecture 31: Coupling
The Pamphlet Architecture series has been a powerful amplifier and launch pad for some of the most remarkable architects currently on stage. The chance to...
By Joshua Jordan -
Video Vancouver: Transform Your City With Tactical Urbanism
Via Streetsfilms: If you’re a public space aficionado or transportation maven, one only needs to sign on to one of the various social media feeds to...
By Yuri Artibise