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EVENT: Turncoats #5: Paper Architecture, Fri. March 17th – UPDATE
Turncoats #5: Paper Architecture DATE: Friday, 17 March 2017 TIME 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM PDT. Doors open at 6.00pm. LOCATION: 303 East 8th Avenue –...
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EVENT: Shaping Vancouver 2017, Conversation #1, March 23rd
Shaping Vancouver 2017:ReShaping Conversations on Heritage Conversation #1: The Future of Heritage in Vancouver- What the New Thematic Framework Means for...
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Emergency Shelter Distribution in BC
Map courtesy of author. To interact with it, click here: Homelessness, emergency shelters, and affordable housing are not simply Vancouver or Victoria...
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Release: Full-Tea and History of early Farmers in BC at London Heritage Farm
With Canada celebrating its 150th birthday this year, heritage sites are an resourceful way to discover and revive the history of early settlement life in...
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Book Review – The Last Gang in Town
Author: Aaron Chapman (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2016) Those who love and study Vancouver know how quickly it transforms through redevelopment, displacement...
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Year-In-Review Panel Pinpoints Milestones of 2016
The Vancouver City Planning Commission convened their second annual Year-In-Review forum on January 30, 2017 to consider milestones in planning and...
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Event – Audacity: 9th Annual SCARP Symposium, March 3rd
Audacity: bold ideas for planning communities The School of Community and Regional Planning at UBC is excited to announce our upcoming 9th annual...
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Book Review: The Death and Life of the Single Family House
Author: Nathaniel Lauster (Temple University Press, 2016) In The Death and Life of the Single Family House: Lessons from Vancouver on Building a Livable...
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River District Appeals to Families with Walkability, Nature and Fun
Author’s Note:I am writing a short series, “Cities for Families” to showcase how local governments, non-profits and the private sector are working...
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Video: Can You Speak British Columbian?
Chinook Wawa is intimately linked with the history of British Columbia. From its roots in the Nootka Jargon catalyzed by the voyage of Captain Cook, it...
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Book Review—In Defense of Housing
Authors: David Madden and Peter Marcuse (Verso, 2016) Everyone needs housing. But not everyone can afford it. If you’re willing to call that a...
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The Buzz Buzz on Tiny Homes
This month the BC Tiny House Collective has catapulted into the homes of Canadians. On January 15, 2017, Frances Bula, a long-time affordable housing...
By Anastasia Koutalianos
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered