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EVENT: Sixth REFBC Land Award Gala, Oct. 21st
The Sixth Land Awards Gala DATE: October 21, 2016 LOCATION: Rocky Mountaineer Station, Vancouver. ADMISSION: Tickets are available on EventBrite at a cost...
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Book Review – Generations: Six Decades of the Art and Architecture of Herb Green
Herb Greene is an American architect, who studied under the Bruce Goff—a popular figure known for his ‘organic’ and unusual designs...
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EVENT: Vancouver Historical Society talk at MOV, Sept. 22
This Thursday September 22 at 7:30pm, author/artist Michael Kluckner presents an illustrated talk titled Selling Bread to Housewives in the 1920s. The...
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Book Review From The Stacks – Urban Future Manifestos
Editors: Peter Noever and Kimberli Meyer (Hatje Cantz, 2010) Urban Future Manifestos, produced by the MAK Urban Futures Initiative, is a collection of...
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Selling Bread to Housewives in the 1920s
On a sunny day in East Vancouver in 2011, the new owners of a 1922 building were renovating the ground floor into what is today the Via Tevere Pizzeria...
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Event: What a City is For…Book Launch, Oct 21st
WHAT A CITY IS FOR: REMAKING THE POLITICS OF DISPLACEMENT Book Launch Date: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, Time: 7:00PM–9:00PM, Location: DJAVAD MOWAFAGHIAN WORLD...
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EVENT: Downtown Vancouver BIA Launch Vancouver Laneway Pilot Project, Sept. 15th
More Awesome Now reimagined laneway WHEN: Thursday, September 15, 2016 from 5pm-8pm. WHERE: W. Hastings between Seymour and Granville. View map...
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Event: History Talk at West Vancouver Memorial Library, Sept. 14th
Local author Eve Lazarus presents an illustrated talk based on her #1 BC bestseller Sensational Vancouver at the West Vancouver Memorial Library September...
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Events: Happy Streets Living Lab Offers Groundbreaking Public Space Experiment, Sept. 12-14
Around the world, city streets are being transformed into better places to walk, socialize and celebrate. But how do these changes influence the way we...
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Events: Heritage Vancouver Top 10 Tour + Talk: False Creek South & Japantown/North Strathcona
Heritage Vancouver Top 10 Tour + Talk: False Creek South: Past, Present and Future Saturday, September 17, 2016 – 10:00am – 12:00pm Meet at...
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RELEASE: Housing Agency building 400 new affordable rental homes
City of Vancouver contributing four sites worth $50 million; homes will be rented below market rate The City of Vancouver’s Affordable Housing Agency...
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RELEASE: City appoints Gil Kelley as the General Manager of Planning, Urban Design & Sustainability
City of Vancouver News Release: “Gil’s extensive experience in cities like San Francisco and Portland is highly valuable at a time when Vancouver is...
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Canadian Urbanism Uncovered