Urban Planet: Cloud architecture hits Seoul Korea

Known as The Cloud, these two hi-rise residential buildings are joined in the middle by a ten stories of apartments and spanning living areas. Designed by...

Neighbourhood Watch

A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. Some Kamloops residents wants the City to put the brakes on any parking changes and...

Video Vancouver: End of the World in 2012

December 21, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • Constance Barnes takes umbrage with group’s name [Vancouver Courier] • Century-old Vancouver warehouse reborn with $10-million restoration...

Save on Meats creates food currency for the DTES

Mark Brand, owner of the remodeled Save on Meats in the DTES, has teamed up with Village&Co to help feed the homeless over the winter months. Brand...

December 20, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • Rennie strikes back against Vancouver Art Gallery consultants’ response to his proposal [Straight] • TransLink awarding $25-million SeaBus...

Urban Planet: Getting to work on a trampoline?

You might forget your battle for bike lanes after you see what Finnish architects are doing. Known as the Fast Track, the 51-metre long trampoline track...

December 19, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • Metro Vancouver storm surge a climate-change preview, expert says [Vancouver Sun] • Sex Workers Move Indoors—Is It Safer For Everyone? [Vancouver...

Call for Artists & Teams – Landsburg Park, southeast of Seattle

Call for Artists & Teams – Landsburg Park, southeast of Seattle Office of cultural Affairs – Seattle, Washington, USA Budget: $50,000 UDS...

Urban Planet: City of Light could go dark?

A new proposal would have Parisian businesses turn off all their lights. This would cut energy use across Paris, bringing in a more frugal and greener...

Ai Weiwei: Art | Architecture

“…when I finished building my house, I learned that I was an architect.” Author: Ai Weiwei (Kunsthaus Bregenz – 2011) With 2012 about to draw to...

December 18, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • Compass card: more about the region’s new fare system [The Buzzer Blog] • TransLink promotes fare system overhaul to public [Vancouver Sun] �...