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December 9, 2011 Headlines
LOCAL • Vancouver parking tax: the biggest tax grab in North America? [OpenFile] CANADA • Massive local sculpture unveiled in Ottawa [BC Local News...
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December 8, 2011 Headlines
LOCAL • Collaborative school program builds a big table for big ideas [OpenFile] • They’re pouring pints again at the Bimini [Globe and Mail] • B.C...
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World Wide Wednesday: Digital placemaking, highway canopy, ferris wheel
Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...
By Hilary Best -
December 7, 2011 Headlines
LOCAL • Former NPA staffer on the future of the party [OpenFile] • The Politics of Vancouver’s Homeless Shelters [The Mainlander] CANADA • Banking on...
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Price Points: A Golden Intersection
Where is this, and why do they call it The Golden Intersection? . . It’s Shanghai – to be specific, the view towards the meeting of the...
By Gordon Price -
Toward a Culture of Wood Architecture
“There needs to be a strategic rethinking of how we design buildings in order to maximize the value of the materials and...
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Release: Living Wall Studio Competition Exhibit at AIBC Gallery
The Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC) Gallery is currently exhibiting a collection of unique designs by Master of Architecture students...
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December 6, 2011 Headlines
LOCAL • Living Small in Laneway Houses [BC Business] • Vancouver mayor promises ‘affordability’ at inauguration ceremony [Vancouver Courier] â€...
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Greenways in Surrey: a look at Quibble Creek
Greenways are still rather new in city planning. The term was coined in 1995, and the idea of planning urban pathways that don’t pander to the...
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December 5, 2011 Headlines
LOCAL • Builders revise plans as higher sea levels predicted [Globe and Mail] • Toast Collective provides community creative hub [OpenFile] INTERNATIONAL...
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December 4, 2011 Headlines
LOCAL • BC Parks eyes update to picnic mainstays [Vancouver Sun] INTERNATIONAL • WalkSafe app shields smartphone pedestrians (w/ video) [Physorg] â€...
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December 3, 2011 Headlines
LOCAL • Public, professionals submit ideas for Vancouver viaducts [Vancouver Sun] • Casino at B.C. Place possible while PavCo has hands full with lawsuit...
By Erick Villagomez
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered