Streetscape
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Book Review – Infrastructural Monument
Author: MIT Center for Advanced Urbanism (Princeton Architectural Press, 2016) Infrastructural Monument presented the products of a conference of the same...
By Andrew Cuthbert -
VIDEO: Vancouver’s Multi-Modal Success Story
Streetsfilms was lucky to be at the ProWalk ProBike ProPlace 2016 this Summer where we got to hang with many of the smartest folks in the world and meet...
By Yuri Artibise -
Lightworks: A Precedent for Preserving Vancouver’s Industrial Heritage?
We’ve all read the stories about Vancouver’s disregard for heritage homes, about the frequent demolition of gorgeous character houses to make way for...
By brentsawchyn -
Transportation, Technology and Urban Transformation
We are in the midst of a resurgence of interest and investment in transit. Across North America and at nearly every level of government, there is interest...
By jeffdoble -
EVENT – The Human Scale: Film Screening and Discussion at the Rio, Nov. 8th
The Human Scale: Film Screening and Discussion WHEN: Tuesday, Nov. 8th – Doors and reception 6:00 pm | Movie 7:00 pm WHERE: The Rio Theatre...
By Spacing -
Happy Streets “Living Lab” Results Suggest Public Space Affects Wellbeing
How do we know when we are in a good public space? Does it make us happier, more calm, or even more generous? We can get the sense that a place with green...
By Jillian Glover -
Industrial Magic
What should we do with urban industrial lands? Many that live within rapidly growing cities may argue that this question is extremely dated. Irrelevant...
By Erick Villagomez -
Gil Kelley: The Next Leap Forward
Presented by Urbanarium on September 28th, new City of Vancouver Director of Planning Gil Kelley spoke to a full house of architects and planners at the...
By Sean Ruthen -
Is Vancouver Ready to Grow from Laneways to Living Lanes?
Land in Vancouver is among the world’s most valuable, yet 27% of it is used for roads, streets and laneways. At $150 per square foot, these 3000 hectares...
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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...
By Spacing -
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...
By Madeleine de Trenqualye -
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...
By Spacing