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VIDEO: Why does the Vancouver Plan matter to you?
On July 22, 2022, Vancouver City Council approved the Vancouver Plan, a citywide land use strategy to create a more livable, affordable and sustainable...
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Book Review – Meet Me By The Fountain: An Inside History of The Mall
What was your mall? Mine was Oakridge Centre in Vancouver. It wasn’t particularly glamorous with its exterior of boring brown brick, but it was the town...
By Christopher Cheung -
Architecture and Capital in the 21st Century: An Interview with Matthew Soules
Architecture, cities, and economics have always had an intimate relationship. The last century has seen the largest explosion of buildings and settlements...
By Erick Villagomez -
The Vancouver Plan: A Letter to Council from Abroad
Dear Mayor and Council, Thank you for this opportunity to share just a few thoughts on the recently released draft Vancouver Plan 2050 that you will...
By scothein -
The Tower Default
“Hell is paved with good intentions.” ― Samuel Johnson “But remember that good intentions pave many roads. Not all of them lead to hell.” ― Neal...
By Erick Villagomez -
Broadway and Commercial: A Public Process Failure?
Last week, the proposed development in the Featured Image above, located at the Broadway and Commercial “Safeway Site” (BCSS), was referred to...
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Event: West Coast Modernism in Context, July 5
WEST COAST MODERNISM IN CONTEXT Live Panel Discussion, Q&A + Reception Presented by the West Coast Modern League In Partnership with the West...
By Spacing -
A Better Broadway Plan: Radical Pro-Affordability
It’s not a good week to be a member of Vancouver City Council. Confronted with a final decision on the Broadway Plan, and now brutally aware of its...
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Where Did Vancouver’s Children Go?
What happened to all the kids? In Metro Vancouver, the senior population is growing over six times faster than the region’s number of children, according...
By Christopher Cheung -
The Ziggurats of Richmond
They swept away the suburban scenery that once defined much of Richmond and built the ziggurats. Auto shops, blackberry thickets, spas, snooker halls, and...
By Christopher Cheung -
Taking Us Where The Sun Don’t Shine – The Broadway Plan
Why bother? The survey flashes across your horizon suggesting a moment of importance. You click on the survey and give your opinion. What is really in...
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Where does the cargo bike go at night?
“What’s that!?” I interrupted our meeting mid-sentence to point down the street. My colleague turned to look out the window, but it was...
By Andrew Cuthbert
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered