{"id":12746,"date":"2012-07-31T10:47:38","date_gmt":"2012-07-31T17:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingvancouver.ca\/?p=12746"},"modified":"2013-01-21T07:21:34","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T15:21:34","slug":"rethink-housing-winners-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2012\/07\/31\/rethink-housing-winners-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"re:THINK HOUSING Winners Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_12793\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12793\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2012\/07\/31\/rethink-housing-winners-announced\/banner-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12793\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12793\" title=\"banner\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/banner.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"129\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12793\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The re:THINK Housing ideas competition has ended and the winners were announced Monday Night.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last night the City of Vancouver announced the winners of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rethinkhousing.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">re:THINK HOUSING<\/a> design competition. This is the second ideas and design competition carried out by the City and focussed on innovative concepts to provide solutions and discussion for the development and supporting structures affordable housing in an increasingly unaffordable city.<\/p>\n<p>Submitted ideas were separated into four\u00a0categories\u00a0that the design ideas were expressed and judged in. Building Bold focussed on major projects and redevelopment sites, while Vibrant Neighbourhoods looked at solutions in developing new forms and ideas across the city. These streams were also divided between proposals that\u00a0utilized\u00a0private and public land.<\/p>\n<p>The short competition, which drew over 70 entries locally and internationally was decided over 8000 votes from the public and a panel Jury chaired by Al Boniface.\u00a0The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/vancouver.ca\/ctyclerk\/civicagencies\/housing\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Mayor&#8217;s Task Force on Housing Affordability<\/a>\u00a0will be developing a more final report that will incorporate the ideas from winners as part of a larger city-wide affordable housing strategy.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12781\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12781\" style=\"width: 324px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2012\/07\/31\/rethink-housing-winners-announced\/img_1589\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12781\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12781 \" title=\"IMG_1589\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/IMG_1589-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"324\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/IMG_1589-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/IMG_1589-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12781\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayor Robertson talks with one of the Jury Selection Winners of the re:THINK housing competition [Image: Brendan Hurley]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[<strong>Look below for images, descriptions, and links to the winning submissions.<\/strong>]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>JURY SELECTIONS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The jury chair Al Boniface announced that they had come to 3 winners out of the 4 categories, and that some of these winners did not\u00a0necessarily\u00a0apply for the\u00a0categories\u00a0they won.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_12749\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12749\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2012\/07\/31\/rethink-housing-winners-announced\/neuman_rethink_housing_competition_02\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12749\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12749\" title=\"VibPriv3\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/VibPriv3-e1343744043188-600x427.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/VibPriv3-e1343744043188-600x427.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/VibPriv3-e1343744043188.jpeg 739w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12749\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Human Space looked at fitting new forms between and incorporated into existing buildings. [Image: City of Vancouver]<\/figcaption><\/figure><strong>Stream:\u00a0<\/strong>Vibrant Neighbourhoods &#8211;\u00a0Private Land<\/p>\n<p><strong>Title: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rethinkhousing.ca\/view_submission.php?ID=27\" target=\"_blank\">Human Space<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Winner:\u00a0<\/strong>Andrew Neuman<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>Vancouver, Canada<\/p>\n<p>The design utilizes the spaces between buildings in neighbourhoods to incorporate and create co-housing solutions into existing neighbourhoods. It was noted that this submission was not a quick solution and had some technology issues that would need to be overcome, but that it&#8217;s goals and principles were\u00a0laudable.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_12748\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12748\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2012\/07\/31\/rethink-housing-winners-announced\/vibpub1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12748\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12748\" title=\"VibPub1\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/VibPub1-e1343743763106-600x232.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/VibPub1-e1343743763106-600x232.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/VibPub1-e1343743763106-1024x397.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/VibPub1-e1343743763106.jpeg 1289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12748\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thin Streets proposes creating two new 33 foot lots for every block. [Image: City of Vancouver]<\/figcaption><\/figure><strong><strong>Stream:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Vibrant Neighbourhoods &#8211;\u00a0Public Land<\/p>\n<p><strong>Title:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rethinkhousing.ca\/view_submission.php?ID=23\" target=\"_blank\">Thin Streets: From Asphalt to Affordable Housing<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Winners:<\/strong>\u00a0Christina Demarco, Ted Sebastian, Charles Dobson<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>Vancouver, Canada<\/p>\n<div>\u00a0The crux of this idea was to create more land for housing types in neighbourhood by repurposing parts of wide north-south streets for housing. The proposal states that the underutilized street spaces in the City have the potential to easily create over 10,000 homes could be created, tapping into over $2 billion in land value.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><figure id=\"attachment_12752\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12752\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2012\/07\/31\/rethink-housing-winners-announced\/bold-priv-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12752\" title=\"Bold Priv 3\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/Bold-Priv-3-e1343745097912-600x422.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/Bold-Priv-3-e1343745097912-600x422.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/Bold-Priv-3-e1343745097912.jpeg 908w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12752\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bridge Housing proposes building housing over existing neighbourhood forms and uses. [Image: City of Vancouver]<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<p><strong><strong>Stream:\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>Building Bold (Public\/Private mix)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Title:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rethinkhousing.ca\/view_submission.php?ID=56\">Bridge Housing<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Winner:\u00a0<\/strong>Ian Ross McDonald<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>Vancouver, CanadaThe Bridge Housing concept proposes exactly that, developing housing that bridges over existing uses and buildings. The innovative and bold submission looks to preserve existing community fabric by aquiring air rights over neighbouring development and developing a structure that supports housing forms over top of retained buildings.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><strong>PEOPLES CHOICE:<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>The more than 8000 votes decided winners by popular decision from the public. Mayor Robertson announced the winners and handed out certificates for the recognized value of their submissions at attempting to stem the tide of housing affordability.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_12762\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12762\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2012\/07\/31\/rethink-housing-winners-announced\/bold-pr-112-b\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12762\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12762\" title=\"Bold Pr 112 B\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/Bold-Pr-112-B-e1343749658983-600x297.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/Bold-Pr-112-B-e1343749658983-600x297.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/Bold-Pr-112-B-e1343749658983-1024x507.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/Bold-Pr-112-B-e1343749658983.jpeg 1367w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12762\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This Bold submission presented density and building mixture on private land and connected with proximity to transit nodes. [Image City of Vancouver]<\/figcaption><\/figure><strong><strong>Stream:\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>Building Bold &#8211; Private Land<strong><\/strong><strong>Title: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rethinkhousing.ca\/view_submission.php?ID=112\">Three Degrees of Freedom<\/a><\/strong><strong>Winners:\u00a0<\/strong>Theodore Lim &#8211; Principal Designer,\u00a0Stephanie Liou &#8211; Design Consultant<strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>Vancouver, CanadaThis project produced a vision of releasing the\u00a0affordable development potential by creating small lot and unit development nodes where there are nodes on the transit networks where two or more frequent transit lines already meet. This project suggests increasing local development and also provides a proposal of double fronting subdivision for lots to encourage rowhouse and walkup development that treat lanes as a new kind of street.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<figure id=\"attachment_12765\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12765\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2012\/07\/31\/rethink-housing-winners-announced\/bold-76-c\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12765\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12765\" title=\"Bold 76 c\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/Bold-76-c-600x450.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/Bold-76-c-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/Bold-76-c.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12765\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cargo Park looks at placing shipping containers on the open parking lot north of City Hall. [Image: City of Vancouver]<\/figcaption><\/figure><strong><strong>Stream:\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>Building Bold &#8211;\u00a0Public Land (or Public\/Private mix)<strong><\/strong><strong>Title: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rethinkhousing.ca\/view_submission.php?ID=76\">Cargo Park<\/a><\/strong><strong>Winners:\u00a0<\/strong>Daniel Petrocelli,\u00a0Kavosh Maleki, and\u00a0Chris Carrasquilla (Ryerson University)<strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>Toronto, Canada<\/div>\n<p>Cargo Park looks at placing shipping containers as with small housing units on the open parking lot north of City Hall. This kind of temporary solution had been presented elsewhere in the competition, but was not as effectively rendered. The proposal also includes food retail and public open space provision included on site.<\/p>\n<div><figure id=\"attachment_12767\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12767\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2012\/07\/31\/rethink-housing-winners-announced\/vibpriv70-a\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12767\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12767\" title=\"VibPriv70 a\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/VibPriv70-a-e1343750775470-600x392.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/VibPriv70-a-e1343750775470-600x392.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/VibPriv70-a-e1343750775470-1024x669.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/VibPriv70-a-e1343750775470.jpeg 1458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12767\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CoHousing with a Twist won the most number of votes in the Vibrant Neighbourhoods on Public Land category. [Image: City of Vancouver]<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<p><strong>Stream:<\/strong> Vibrant Neighbourhoods &#8211; Public Land (or Public\/Private mix)<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><strong>Title: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rethinkhousing.ca\/view_submission.php?ID=70\" target=\"_blank\">CoHousing with a Twist<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><strong>Winners:\u00a0<\/strong>Joanne Lund &amp; Committee<strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>Delta, CanadaThis proposal reminds readers that successful housing models for CoHousing exist and looks at streamlining for the hope that City of Vancouver could showcase ideas so to become a leader in creating innovative and sustainable cohousing developments.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_12777\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12777\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2012\/07\/31\/rethink-housing-winners-announced\/vibpriv89\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12777\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12777\" title=\"VibPriv89\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/VibPriv89-e1343752178943-600x242.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/VibPriv89-e1343752178943-600x242.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/VibPriv89-e1343752178943-1024x414.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/VibPriv89-e1343752178943.jpeg 1434w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12777\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Home Together proposes new ways and models for Co-operative development, including a new CoOwnership Zoning. [Image: City of Vancouver]<\/figcaption><\/figure><strong>Stream:\u00a0<\/strong>Vibrant Neighbourhoods &#8211; Private Land<\/p>\n<p><strong>Title: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rethinkhousing.ca\/view_submission.php?ID=89\">Home Together<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Winners:\u00a0<\/strong>Andrew Martin, Carolyn Shaffer, Sarah Ross and Travis Clyne [Vancouver Association of Collective Housing Enthusiasts]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>Vancouver, Canada<\/p>\n<p>The idea of cooperative tenure and collective ownership of housing is a powerful one when looking at affordability in housing. Home together proposes\u00a0re-inventing co-operative living for the 21st century \u00a0with Collective Housing. The group proposes city bylaw changes to make development of different kinds of coops easier. Allow higher occupancy for dwellings by changing the definition of &#8220;Family&#8221; or\u00a0increasing the number of allowable boarders for a development to allow higher occupancy and shared facilities. They also recommend creating an RC = Collective Dwelling zoning district to purposefully develop cooperative design regulations. Also recommended are government bodies or support for organizations to foster and support the development and operations of coop housing.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<div><strong>HONOURABLE MENTIONS:<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>There were six honourable mentions selected by the Jury. These projects were selected on the grounds that they had presented ideas and designs with value for the report that effectively tackled the &#8220;difficult challenge that is such an important part of the future of the city.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stream: <\/strong>Building Bold\u00a0Public Land (or Public\/Private mix)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Title:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rethinkhousing.ca\/view_submission.php?ID=83\">Community Condos<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Winner:\u00a0<\/strong>Tami Reilly, Canadian Commercial Services Ltd.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>North Vancouver, Canada<\/p>\n<p>This project suggested using shipping containers as an apartment housing solution to fit into temporarily vacant sites in the city.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stream:<\/strong> Vibrant Neighbourhoods &#8211; Private Land<\/p>\n<p><strong>Title: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rethinkhousing.ca\/view_submission.php?ID=50\" target=\"_blank\">Stealth Approach<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Winners:<\/strong> D&#8217;Arcy Jones Design<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location: <\/strong>Vancouver, Canada<\/p>\n<p>This approach looks at fitting density into low height neighbourhoods by sinking basement suites deeper into lots with their own yards defended below grade. The judges particularly noted the design as providing a high level of livability for the concept.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stream:<\/strong> Building Bold &#8211; Private Land<\/p>\n<p><strong>Title: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rethinkhousing.ca\/view_submission.php?ID=102\" target=\"_blank\">Courtyard Housing\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Winners:<\/strong> Cheryl Wan<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Richmond Hill, Canada<\/p>\n<p>This submission presents a double fronting courtyard housing model that increases yield on private lots while still creating open space opportuneties. It also looks at developing mixed unit types.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stream: <\/strong>Building Bold &#8211; Private Land<\/p>\n<p><strong>Title: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rethinkhousing.ca\/view_submission.php?ID=115\" target=\"_blank\">The Missing Typologies\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Winners: <\/strong>Robyn Fenton &#8211; ReForma Architecture<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location: <\/strong>Vancouver, Canada<\/p>\n<p>Looks to address the underrepresentation of semi-detached and row house typologies in the city.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stream:<\/strong> Vibrant Neighbourhoods &#8211; Public Land (or Public\/Private mix)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Title: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rethinkhousing.ca\/view_submission.php?ID=37\" target=\"_blank\">Affordable Housing and Heritage Retention<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Winner: <\/strong>Sean McEwen, SR McEwen Architect<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location: <\/strong>Vancouver, Canada<\/p>\n<p>This development proposal presents the preservation and regeneration of City-owned housing. The an abandoned expansion of Delamont Park blocks in Kitsilano leaves housing available for redesign and the proposal show a mixed-income affordable housing that is integrated with infill density creating a more whole community oriented block that also faces the lane and access to public spaces.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stream: <\/strong>Vibrant Neighbourhoods &#8211; Public Land (or Public\/Private mix)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Title: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rethinkhousing.ca\/view_submission.php?ID=38\" target=\"_blank\">Integrated Community Building<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Winners:<\/strong> Lane Walker, Cherie White &#8211; [WestCoast Spirit Builders]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Vancouver, Canada<\/p>\n<p>An Integrated community development model that includes interaction and community skills building that allow low income families and individuals to get support to not only manage life and housing but grow neighbourhood health across the city.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n<p>The event at the new Vandusen Gardens main building was a swankier affair with Councilors, contestants, media, designers, and engaged mingling and celebrating around a catered spread. It was a strong celebration of those that want to push the city to achieving goals.<\/p>\n<p>The mayor noted that &#8220;we dont want to become a resort city&#8221; and that these proposals &#8220;help stem the tide&#8221;. \u00a0City manager Penny Ballum assured that the &#8220;winners will not sit on the shelf&#8221;, but instead be analysed and internalized by City staff for the report. She said that she does &#8220;not expect to see the goals met completely in her life [tenure as City Manager] here&#8221;, but that this will &#8220;guide future government and future staff directions&#8221;, &#8220;allowing decision makers &#8220;to tap into the rich knowledge and potential&#8221; that these submissions provided.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to the winners and all who submitted and voted.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night the City of Vancouver announced the winners of the re:THINK HOUSING design competition. This is the second ideas and design competition carried out by the City and focussed on innovative concepts to provide solutions and discussion for the development and supporting structures affordable housing in an increasingly unaffordable city. 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