Another blog joining those in Vancouver exploring our (and other) urban scenes:
In particular, check out the history and analysis of Whistler’s urban design – a particularly nice contrast between what was originally proposed and what was ultimately built, thanks to the influence of California landscape architect Eldon Beck.
The proposed site was the community garbage dump at the time. … A master plan for Whistler Village was developed and presented to Council. The original plan was an “urban” solution, laid out to facilitate circulation and parcel subdivision, but making little concession to the natural context. Here is what it would have looked like. Yikes:
And, while we’re at it, thanks to Andy Yan and W2 for hosting the first Urbanista/Design Tweet-up.
