Urban Design
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Book Review: Copenhagenize: The Definitive Guide to Global Bicycle Urbanism
Author: Mikael Colville-Andersen (Island Press, 2018) Most authors aim to capture readers attention and alter their state of mind. A state of being...
By Becca Mayers -
Video Vancouver: Chinatown Divided
Are new developments an opportunity or a threat to Chinatown? Here’s About Here‘s attempt to explore both sides of this issue.
By Yuri Artibise -
Release: Help Shape the Courtyard – Open Call for Submissions
Do you have ideas to turn the empty space at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Courtyard into a vibrant, safe, desired public space, where locals and visitors...
By Spacing -
Release: Granville Island Seeking Ideas for New Arts & Innovation Hub
CMHC-Granville Island launched a Call for Ideas today regarding the redevelopment of the former Emily Carr University of Art and Design north building...
By Spacing -
Alleys, Laneways and Life Between Buildings
Did you notice the laneways you passed this morning? Those grey strips of concrete used to store cars and garbage? If you missed these everyday Vancouver...
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Video: Why are we Getting Rid of a Highway in Vancouver?
Via About Here Facebook | Instagram Why are we about to get rid of the Georgia and Dunsmuir viaducts in Vancouver? It’s a complicated and sort of...
By Yuri Artibise -
Smart Technology, and Smarter Communities
Humans are a resilient species. We have reached nearly every corner of the globe and adapted our lifestyles over generations. However, the high...
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Video Vancouver: Burrard Bridge Rehabilitation Project
Via the City of Vancouver: Following its 80th year, Burrard Bridge underwent safety and structural repairs beginning with the replacement of 27 bearings...
By Spacing -
Writing Vancouver – Smashed Egg Syndrome
SMASHED EGG SYNDROME or How to Make an Omelette If you want to make an omelette, you have to break a few eggs. — City of Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan...
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Video Vancouver: Urbanarium Missing Middle Debate 2018
How does lot assembly impact the experience of our urban environments? A provocative video by Hema Ramnani & Scot Hein for the Urbanarium’s...
By Spacing -
Writing Vancouver – A Long Story this …
A Long Story this … It was at Quebec and Terminal in 1973, as a young immigrant hitch-hiker, I arrived at the Pacific...
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Future Ready Vancouver: Making Metro Vancouver the model for the resilient city
“WSP presents a panel discussion on the social and environmental opportunities and risks facing Vancouver. Panelists include Michael Green (Principal...
By Sean Ruthen