How A Neighbourhood Magazine Shop Was Saved By Social MediaNews stories are not really talking a lot about community resiliency. There are many stories of how people are helping…
This Year’s WALL: ShowBoatThe WALL at CBC Plaza is a large format artists’ platform made possible through a unique partnership between VHF and…
Our Public Art Interpretation of Figurative Statues & Hero SculpturesIn a conversation with a well known local journalist, I asked her to name the number of statues she knows…
Vancouver Central Library’s Rooftop Garden: Best Downtown Public Space?If you knew landscape architect Cornelia Oberlander six years ago and asked her about the Central Library’s rooftop in Vancouver,…
The Secret Public Art in Leg-in-Boot Square, False Creek SouthThere is a secret in Leg-in-Boot Square in Vancouver’s South False Creek. You have walked over it but you may…
“TALL” Op-Ed Column by Architect Graham McGarva Architect Graham McGarva read the post on Tall Buildings and responded “it was so serendipitous to see the other…
Biennale Viewpoint Vancouver Walk & RideFrom the Vancouver Biennale: Welcome to the VIEWPOINT VANCOUVER RIDE. This self-guided tour was curated by Gordon Price of Viewpoint…
City of North Vancouver As Art Form As Seen By Tony ValenteThere has been some remarkable public space development in the City of North Vancouver as has been written about here.…
Secret of Burnaby: Hidden Industrial Gem-The Fraser Park RestaurantWhat is it about Metro Vancouver industrial areas that have some of the best culinary finds that are fresh, delicious…
The MAM: London’s Latest Public Space FollyIt’s always important to underpromise and overdeliver in public space projects, and the latest example with the Marble Arch Mound…
New York City’s Public Art Project “The Vessel” May Permanently CloseJust as we have been seeing “starchitect” designed buildings by international architects choose a performative gesture in urban landscapes, the…
Public Pop Up Surprise: Stand on this Decal for Dance Party Coming out of the latest phase of the pandemic, a dance company used the opportunity of having double vaccinations…
Secret of Vancouver-The Hidden Industrial Area Gem: The Northern CafeThere are no words to describe one of the most memorable places to eat and it is in an industrial…
Calling All Artists: An idea worth sharingVia Brandon Donnelly in Toronto. We could do this here. Pine Hill Homes has recently completed a laneway suite here…
Dec. 19, 2022Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their TimeSandy James Planner