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Nov. 23, 2018 / Gordon Price

Architectural history of the 20th century on a PDX intersection

At the corner of 6th and Harvey Milk (nee Stark), two buildings epitomize the extremes of architecture in the 20th…
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Nov. 21, 2018 / Gordon Price

Finding the ‘Missing Middle’ in Portland – 3

For the first half of the 20th century, it was common to find small apartment buildings integrated into single-family neighbourhoods,…
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Nov. 20, 2018 / Gordon Price

Finding the ‘Missing Middle’ in Portland – 2

Price Tags has been publishing long enough that I forget stories I’ve already done – like Portland’s Bowman apartment buildings. …
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Nov. 20, 2018 / Gordon Price

The New Topography of Station Areas

Clark Lim was flying into YVR on a very foggy day:  “After reviewing the photo I noticed these two (towers…
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Nov. 19, 2018 / Gordon Price

Finding the ‘Missing Middle’ in Portland – 1

I was back in Portland a few weeks ago for my annual transportation-and-land-use lecture.  With a few spare hours I…
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Nov. 19, 2018 / Gordon Price

Name that Station!

Here’s a shot of Metro – the port city – looking southeast from Lions Gate Bridge. But what is that…
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Nov. 16, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

24 Sussex Drive Ottawa~Prime Minister’s Residence National Architectural Competition?

The  New York Times has written about the crumbling stone building in Ottawa  at 24 Sussex Drive. This  was supposed to…
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Nov. 13, 2018 / Colin Stein

Two Days Left to Register for the Small Housing BC Summit

Can small housing do more to solve our housing crisis? It’s just one question that will be asked at the…
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Nov. 13, 2018 / Gordon Price

Passerelle of the Antipodes

A tweet from Chris and Melissa of Modacity, touring Australia: When Perth’s new 60,000 capacity Optus Stadium opened earlier this…
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Nov. 02, 2018 / Gordon Price

Berkeley Tower: The Next 105 Keefer Street

A strategy for community and housing activists emerged from the fight over 105 Keefer: Choose a development that, though following…
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Oct. 17, 2018 / Melody Ma

Survey results: Vancouver council candidates on public city views

This is the first post from our newest contributor, #SaveChinatownYVR community and cultural advocate Melody Ma. Follow her on Twitter @MelodyMa.…
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Oct. 16, 2018 / Gordon Price

Public Impermanent Spaces: Concord Community Park

The Concord Community Park – something more than a pop-up intervention on the northeast corner of False Creek – is…
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Oct. 12, 2018 / Gordon Price

Pacific Centre: The Curtain Drops

A two-year project to replace the exterior of the Cannacord Tower at the corner of Granville and Dunsmuir proceeds.  (More…
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Oct. 09, 2018 / Gordon Price

Our Looming Tower – 10: A Touch of Haussmann

The podiums at the base of Vancouver House are massing in:   This might be a bit of a stretch,…

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