For those who still can’t get enough of Vancouver’s 125th Birthday celebration:
Legacies, Lessons, and the Future: Harland Bartholomew’s Master Plan and Papers on the City of Vancouver, 1926-1948 – A Public Symposium
April 26 at 7 pm – Robson Square Theatre.
In 1926, Harland Bartholomew and Associates were commissioned by the Vancouver Town Planning Commission to develop the first master plan for the burgeoning City of Vancouver.
In collaboration with the City of Vancouver Archives, Bing Thom Architects is proud to sponsor the full digitization and public presentation of Harland Bartholomew’s Master Plan and Papers on the City of Vancouver. These documents will be freely available in a number of digital formats through the Vancouver Archives website – http://vancouver.ca/archives/.
The panel discussion on April 26 will launch this project and provide a venue for a public discussion of its significance.Panel: Penny Gurstein, Tom Hutton, Andrew Pask, and Gordon Price, with an introduction by Leslie Mobbs, City Archivist.Facilitated by Peter Greenwell, Chair of the City of Vancouver City Planning Commission; Hosted by Eileen Keenan, Bing Thom Architects.Presented by Bing Thom Architects and the UBC School of Community and Regional Planning.
