Urban Design
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Video Vancouver: Alleyway Revitalization
Via Conversation That Matters Re-Imagine Alleys in a major city for just a minute. Can you do it? They’re generally grungy, dark, dank places that you...
By Yuri Artibise -
Vancouver’s Built Legacy: Transitioning a DTES Jail to Affordable Living
Steps from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside police headquarters, stands a former jail that once haunted the community even beyond its days. But 250 Powell...
By Curranne Labercane -
Why car2go is the future of mobility
Vancouver is the car sharing capital of North America, a tremendous feat that has been made possible thanks to one innovative company: car2go. With over...
By Paul Hillsdon -
Video Vancouver: False Creek South
Via City of Vancouver: False Creek South is one of Vancouver’s pioneering waterfront communities. It’s a highly livable and walkable neighbourhood with a...
By Yuri Artibise -
Video Vancouver: Rainy Day (with @5kids1condo)
Via small places: Those rainy days on the cycle ways: shopping, sloshing, stopping, onward again. Family time downtown, all mere blocks from home. Pilot...
By Yuri Artibise -
Vancouver 2.0
Tucked into the north-east corner of Vancouver lies the unassuming neighbourhood of Hastings-Sunrise. Bound by the waters of the Burrard Inlet to the...
By Erick Villagomez -
Video Vancouver: Burrard Bridge Turns a Corner
Via small places: Building on interim changes from the last decade, the Burrard Bridge has landed firmly in downtown – bringing a significant...
By Yuri Artibise -
Video Vancouver: Rethinking The City
Via Complexity Labs: Urban Networks – Rethinking the City is our research paper providing in-depth analysis on the current urban transformation...
By Yuri Artibise -
Copenhagen: Textbook Urbanism
Jan Gehl is probably the best tour guide you could ever hope for in Copenhagen. And so it was, after luxuriating over a couple of long lunches together...
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Event: Infinite Happiness — Film Screening And Panel Discussion Night, November 9
World Town Planning Day (WTPD) is an international day celebrating the accomplishments of professional planners and their contributions to their...
By Spacing -
Event: Walk & Talk — Olympic Village as a Giant Sponge, November 4
Via Walk Bike Roll Vancouver: Vancouver is famous for its rain, but as a city, we can do more with it than just watch it fall from the sky. Join the City...
By Spacing -
Book Review – Handbook of Biophilic City Planning and Design
Author: Timothy Beatley (Island Press, 2016) The term “biophilia” may be new to many people. In recent years, people have become more aware and accepting...
By Andrew Cuthbert