Urban Design

The Ziggurats of Richmond

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They swept away the suburban scenery that once defined much of Richmond and built the ziggurats. Auto shops, blackberry thickets... Read More

Where does the cargo bike go at night?

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“What’s that!?” I interrupted our meeting mid-sentence to point down the street. My colleague turned to look out the... Read More

The Jericho Lands Need a Human-Scaled Rethink

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Vancouver is destined to have a new neighbourhood on its west side, one so densely populated that Council recently approved routing... Read More

Spacing Express: Winners of the Urbanarium Mixing Middle Competition

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Urbanarium has just announced the winners of The Mixing Middle competition, which sought innovative mixed–use designs for four... Read More

Why Small Shops Along Broadway Are Getting Fried

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This is a story about a little fast food shop for sale and its challenges. It’s also a story of what these obstacles mean for both... Read More

Vancouver’s Dramatic New Plan for Broadway: Five Questions

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The City of Vancouver’s Broadway Plan has been released for public comment and is full of dramatic proposals. Profusely illustrated... Read More

Deconstructing Visuals 2.0

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It’s been 10 months since I wrote Deconstructing Visuals. Within that piece, I argued that the architectural profession’s dominion... Read More

The Virtual Urban Realm

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The virtual urban realm is a digital version of the physical city. It is represented graphically and geographically in real-time... Read More