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EVENT: Researching the City, October 30, 2015
Think research is boring and unrelated to the real world? Think again! Researching the City is an inspirational evening showcasing how seemingly...
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Cartographically Speaking: Vancouver Coloured Block Map
For a larger version, click here. This has been a long time coming. After the creation and publication of the Vancouver Neighbourhood Puzzle, here is the...
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EVENT: Who Governs in a Minority? – October 7
SFU Centre for Dialogue and The Vancouver Sun present: IT’S A MINORITY! WHO GETS TO GOVERN? Are you confused by recent statements by each of the party...
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EVENT – Doors Open Vancouver, Oct 3rd
DOORS OPEN VANCOUVER PUBLIC ART WALKING TOUR OCTOBER 3, 2015 Join artist and tour guide Emilie Crewe for a pleasant walk and orientation to public art in...
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EVENT – A Conversation with Brian Jackson about Heritage in Vancouver, Oct 15
When: Thursday, October 15, 2015, 6:30 – 8:30pm Where: Committee Room 1, 3rd Floor, Vancouver City Hall, 453 West 12th Avenue Tickets: General $10...
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EVENT: Beyond the Open House—A Primer on Community Engagement for Architects and Engineers
Want to widen your knowledge about engaging with the public? Why is engagement important? What are some secrets to success? Join IAP2 BC at this wine and...
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Just Who Is Vancouver’s Top Planner Calling a ‘Hater’?
Guest contributor: Patrick Condon As reported widely this past couple of weeks, Vancouver’s top planner Brian Jackson is definitely ”not going...
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EVENT: City Conversations—Federal Election Forum on Urban Issues, Oct 1
With over 80% of the Canadian population now living in urban areas, it is time for a national conversation on key issues that affect our cities. For this...
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Intersection Repair: Pender St. & Abbott St.
According to ICBC data between 2009 and 2013, almost 4,000 people across Vancouver were struck by vehicles while walking or cycling. How is it that such a...
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Video Vancouver: Circa 1948
Via SFU Woodward’s Circa 1948 is a groundbreaking and immersive interactive storyworld co-created by the National Film Board of Canada‘s...
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EVENT: PLAYtheBLOX—Re-Imagine Downtown Vancouver Edition, September 25
What will Vancouver’s downtown core become 25 years into the future? Re-Imagine Downtown Vancouver and the Vancouver Design Nerds have teamed up and are...
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Book Review From the Stacks – Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design with Nature
Author: Douglas Farr (Wiley, 2008) Written by Douglas Farr, the Core Committee Chair of the US Green Building Council’s relatively new LEED for...
By Laura Kozak
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered