Not an Architectural Speaker Series

From a Not As Boring Museum of Vancouver:

Moving Through: Features Mini-walks & Tours w/ 3 planners, 3 architects on 3 sites.

The Museum of Vancouver (MOV) is convening a cheeky, not-the-usual suspects, set of public conversations on Vancouver’s built environment and urbanscapes in a series called, “This is Not an Architectural Speaker Series”. The goal: to create lively and innovative talks and events that can involve citizens in provocative conversations about Vancouver’s architecture.

Moving Through is a  set of three  in-situ presentations and mini-walks, guided by three architects and three planners, in three different locales to  talk about Vancouver’s transit evolutions.

Inspired by the walking tours given by urban enthusiasts around the world, Moving Through mini-walks will take place near Skytrain and Canada Line area locations, with a pair of expert guides (1 planner, 1 architect) from the City of Vancouver, TransLink, Vancouver Public Spaces Network, mgb architecture, VIA Architecture, and ph5 architecture.

Walk themes are:

• The Path(s) Not Taken: Viaducts, Expressways, and Almost Vancouvers,  
• Speed and the Shape of the City: Vancouver’s Evolving Transit-scapes
• Evolution in Station-Area Planning the Cambie Corridor.

There is no-cost to the walks but pre-registration is REQUIRED, and specific meeting details will be communicated by email the day before the event, ONLY to registered participants. The mini-walk will culminate in a special talk with Gordon Price from the SFU City Program, as well as an informal discussion over light refreshments at SFU Woodwards at 149 East Hastings.

Mini-Walks are on Saturday, February 19 – 10:30 – 11:30 am.  Pub Wrapup is 12-2:30PM

RSVP and Questions: guestservices@museumofvancouver.ca

And let me say how flattered I am to be considered Not a Usual Suspect.

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