Asphalt NashvilleIn the last few weeks, Google Earth has fully illustrated the facades of every building in the centres of American…
Mr. RowhouseArt Cowie is one of Vancouver’s Renaissance men – a landscape architect, planner, politician (from Park Commissioner to MLA), developer,…
How the streets were made safe for carsPeter Norton, Historian of technology, engineering and society at the University of Virginia: A hundred years ago of course roads…
Life in False Creek NorthThere’s no doubt that False Creek is one of the most admired locations for planned residential communities in North America…
Vancouver or Dubai?Dubai – a computer rendering of the Burj Dubai neighbourhood Vancouver – Concord Pacific Quayside. Read The Battle for the World’s…
The Swedish HouseSean Hodgins, the head of Century Group, is undertaking a public process on the future of the “Southlands” in Tsawwassen…
Why Bother?Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, wrote the best seven words to open an article on nutrition that I have…
Leaving money on the tableThis bit of pavement doesn’t rank as “New Stuff” quite yet: it’s the southern end of the Carrall Street Greenway…
New Stuff 4 – Seattle TownhousesDown to Seattle last weekend: dismal weather, but an opportunity to see some of the city’s newest development. It’s a…
New Stuff 2 – the Olympic Village PasserelleIt’s just one element along the finished seawall next to what will be the Athlete’s Village for the 2010 Olympics…
No. 3 MarchBack again – and working on Paris for upcoming Price Tags. In the meantime, went to hear Copenhagen architect Jan…
Does Gordon Campbell know about this?Greg Hamilton sends along an article on the latest plan for St. Petersburg: “The heart of the city quarter will…
The Steps at Yaletown ParkAs James Kunstler would observe (see below), you can tell a lot about a civilization by the quality of the “public…
Dec. 19, 2022Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their TimeSandy James Planner