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Deconstructing Visuals 2.0
It’s been 10 months since I wrote Deconstructing Visuals. Within that piece, I argued that the architectural profession’s dominion over the methods and...
By Erick Villagomez -
Vancouver Plan – An Opportunity for Climate Input
The City of Vancouver is in the midst of the next phase of engagement for the Vancouver Plan, a planning process that will ultimately create a vision for...
By Andrew Cuthbert -
EVENT: Tall Vancouver Tales, featuring Donald Luxton
Tall Vancouver Tales, featuring Donald Luxton When: November 9th, 2021 7:00 – 8:30 Where: The Museum of Vancouver Tickets: $15 Join the RAIC and...
By Spacing -
Vancouver, Where Did Your Shophouses Go?
Once upon a time in Vancouver, it was common to stroll to a nearby street corner to pick up some groceries, candy, or even some compressed gas for fuel...
By Christopher Cheung -
Bauhaus, Design, and the Livable Anthropocene – Recap
[Authors Note: This recap is based in great part on a summation of the event provided by the organizer of the Colloquium and Exhibition, Prof. Thomas...
By Ulduz Maschaykh -
The Virtual Urban Realm
The virtual urban realm is a digital version of the physical city. It is represented graphically and geographically in real-time, through collected data...
By Yuval Fogelson -
EVENT: 2021 Margolese National Design for Living – October 22
2021 Margolese National Design for Living WHERE: Vogue Theatre – 918 Granville St, Vancouver, BC DATE & TIME: Friday, October 22, 6:30 p.m. PDT...
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On Mobility: Subways
The Problem and Scale The International Association of Public Transport, reported 53 billion passengers relying on mass transit systems globally in 2017...
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Graphic Novella: You Forgot About Me! – Part 3
By Scot Hein with illustrations by J.G. This is the final part of a three-part graphic novella, bookending the Zoning Must Evolve series and offered as a...
By scothein -
Zoning Must Evolve – Part 5
Demonstrated Resiliency – False Creek South False Creek South (FSC) was borne from Vancouver’s humanist legacy that includes Greenpeace...
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Zoning Must Evolve – Part 4
Zoning for Resiliency Zoning regulation in Vancouver is like playing Monopoly. We can purchase the little green pieces (which represents a monopoly on...
By scothein -
Zoning Must Evolve – Part 3
Vancouver’s housing market is obscenely broken. Time has run out for those left behind who have inherited a cruel reality where housing costs steal their...
By scothein
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered