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EVENT: The 8th Annual SCARP Symposium | Generation(s)
The School of Community and Regional Planning at UBC is excited to announce their upcoming 8th Annual Symposium, taking place on Friday, February 26th...
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‘Our Homes Can’t Wait!’ versus ‘Vancouver Debates I’
In the 1960s, Jane Jacobs stressed the importance of inclusivity in cities, as without it, “a city tends to become a collection of interests isolated from...
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Book Review: The Container Guide
By: Tim Wang and Craig Cannon (Self published, 2015) Living in a port city surrounded by a working harbour and rail yards its hard to miss the masses of...
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The City Before the City: “Righting History” in c̓əsnaʔəm
A public controversy erupted in 2012 when ancestral remains were unearthed during the pre-construction of a condo development on southwest Marine Drive...
By Madeleine de Trenqualye -
Video Vancouver: across false creek.
By: egor RVNK a friend of mine needed to document site conditions for his architectural research, and thought it would be a great idea to make a video for...
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Museum of Vancouver Launches Your Future Home: Creating The New Vancouver
Following last week’s Vancouver Debates #1 kick off event at the Museum of Vancouver, visitors where invited to the launch of the Your Future Home...
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EVENT: Cǝsnǝʔǝm, the City before the City , Jan. 28th
WHEN: Thursday January 28 at 7:30pm WHERE: The Museum of Vancouver, 1100 Chestnut Street SPEAKERS: Viviane Gosselin (Curator of Contemporary Issues...
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Book Review – Made in British Columbia: Eight Ways of Making Culture
Author: Maria Tippett (Harbour Publishing, 2015) When I first received this book for review, I was intrigued by the premise it presented: how could...
By Shelley Long -
Video Vancouver: Coal Harbour Deck
Via HCMA Architecture + Design: A new kind of public space that re-engages Vancouver’s water. There’s a seeming paradox in Vancouver—it’s a highly-livable...
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Opening The Great Urbanarium Debates
George Bernard Shaw once said: “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” And...
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Monster Home: A Connective Community Approach to Single Family Housing Districts
There is no question that Vancouver is a densifying city. Despite all the excitement and acrimony that comes with that prospective change, the majority of...
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Book Review: Raincoast Chronicles #23
Editor: Peter A. Robson (Harbour Publishing, 2015) Raincoast Chronicles is always something to look forward to. In a format that is accessible and...
By johnatkin
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered