Streetscape

Densification, Development and Demolition: Heritage and the Three D’s

Dr. Jeff’s was a prominent Vancouver figure in the first decades of the 20th century.  He was an Alderman, the City’s Police Commissioner and the City...

A reluctant cyclist in Europe’s cycling capital – Part 2

Last Monday, I explored the the remarkable persistence of the Dutch cyclist in all types of weather, the Protestant roots of the culture, the impact of...

“Poodle” Installation Confuses

Written by Varouj Gumuchian Gisele Amantea’s seven-foot-tall “Untitled (Poodle)” sculpture on Main Street has been both a surprise and...

Video Vancouver: Urban Air

Urban Air is a wifi enabled green billboard that replaces advertising with living bamboo, water and climate monitoring technology.

Wood Windows – Making the Case for Sustainability

It is a frequent occurrence in Vancouver. A van pulls up to an old house and within a few hours the house has new windows. It is as easy now to replace...

Video Vancouver: Rap Quotes

New York City artist Jay Shells channeled his love of hip hop music and his uncanny sign-making skills towards his newest project: “Rap Quotes.” For this...

Video Vancouver: Sign Painters Trailer

This the official trailer for SIGN PAINTERS a documentary by Faythe Levine & Sam Macon. There was a time, as recently as the 1980s, when storefronts...

Facadism as a Heritage Strategy

Vancouver Heritage Foundation would like to thank our guest writer for this weeks article, Marta Farevaag, urban planner and Principal of PFS Studio...

The Lulu Series: Vancouver Public Space Network, March 28, 2013

Good cities are defined by the quality of their public spaces. Whether these are lively public squares or plazas, parks, beaches, civic architecture or...

Invitation to Places That Matter at the Russian Community Centre

The WALL – A Public Art Initiative

In 2010 CBC Radio-Canada, JJ Bean Coffee Roasters, and Vancouver Heritage Foundation entered into a partnership to bring public art to the CBC Plaza...

CoV – Ironclad Art Manhole Cover Design Challenge

The City of Vancouver invites everyone who lives, works or goes to school in Vancouver to submit designs for new manhole covers. Contest Dates Opens...