Housing

In Chinatown, Precious Few Places for Seniors to Live

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A new report sounds the alarm on the housing crisis for immigrant seniors in and around Vancouver’s Chinatown. Many seniors expect to... Read More

Urban Design

Book review: DIY City

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Author: Hank Dittmar (Island Press, 2020) DIY, or “do-it-yourself,” as it relates to urban planning, most easily evokes... Read More

Housing

S101S – Understanding Residential Density: Why is it so Confusing?

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What is residential density and why is it so confusing? Residential density is critical to urban planning. It refers to the number of... Read More

Community

On Interior Urbanism: An Interview with Jeremy Senko

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Interiors and urbanism are often considered opposites of one another. But are they so different? Spacing Vancouver’s Erick... Read More

Spacing

Event: Introduction to Neighbourhood Design’ Courses – SFU, Scot Hein, April-May 2023

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Scot Hein was one of the most respected planners at Vancouver City Hall. For the last few years, he has been using his skills to train... Read More

Architecture

S101 Series: Introduction and Call

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If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times: cities are complex. But that doesn’t mean they need to be complicated... Read More

Housing

What Does Our $78-Billion Housing Program Really Fix?

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How can Canada possibly spend five years and tens of billions to fix the housing crisis, but still have no idea if it’s working... Read More

Urban Design

Digging Into Where The Sun Needs Shine – BROADWAY PLAN – Part 2

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Expand upon our embedded assets This lyric essay digs inside the psyche of planning processes. It uses the oblique projection of... Read More

Architecture

The Blue Cabin: A Dream of Home in Uncertain Times

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Amidst widespread housing instability, many feel that we may never again be able to dream of a home to call our own. There’s a deep... Read More

Events

EVENT: Gentle Density Local Leaders’ Summit, Nov 22-23

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Registration closes November 15th Cost: FREE. Register at Eventbrite! It’s time to explore a more coordinated approach to... Read More

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