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Apr. 18, 2019 / Gordon Price

The Infill Dilemma

In principle, the idea of infill in already built-out neighbourhoods is seen to be a good one, especially to broaden…
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Apr. 15, 2019 / Gordon Price

Michael Beach Looks at the Map

YouTuber Michael Beach (not the actor, but about whom not much is searchable) came up with a simple but effective…
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Apr. 15, 2019 / Gordon Price

Our Falling / Rising Towers – Recycling Dept.

Is it possible that some of the concrete being drilled apart on the falling Landmark … … ends up in…
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Apr. 12, 2019 / Gordon Price

The Granville Grind

Michael Alexander came up with a great name (‘Granville Grind’) for the opportunity to include a stairway from the Granville…
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Apr. 11, 2019 / Gordon Price

A Graphic Graphic in Kitsilano

By way of Aaron Licker @LGeospatial:…
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Apr. 11, 2019 / Gordon Price

SFU Lecture: Home or Commodity? The Transformation of Housing and its Discontents – Apr 23

In cities across the world, housing systems are undergoing immense change. Homes are being transformed into liquid commodities, and as…
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Apr. 10, 2019 / Gordon Price

The Future of Residential Development in Vancouver

  Indigenous.  And primarily west of Alma.   It was Mike Harcourt’s observation: most of the new residential development in…
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Apr. 09, 2019 / Gordon Price

Tone-Deaf Remarks of the Week

  From The Sun: Judy Osburn (right), who owns a heritage house a block away from the Larch Street site…
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Apr. 05, 2019 / Gordon Price

Future of the Granville Bridge

  In these two current Streetviews of the Granville and Burrard Bridges, I counted the number of pedestrians, cyclists and…
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Mar. 22, 2019 / Gordon Price

Zoning Walls Going Up

  By the post-election decisions being made by some of the smaller, more affluent municipalities in Metro, the messages seem…
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Mar. 21, 2019 / Gordon Price

small places in the sun

In a single day, a chilling winter turns to a summer-like spring.  The seawall is packed; the bikes are out. …
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Mar. 18, 2019 / Gordon Price

Hudson Yards: Reviews and Expectations

  It’s open. Hudson Yards, the self-proclaimed “largest private real-estate development in North America” (maybe the world!), has been on…
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Mar. 18, 2019 / Gordon Price

For West Van buses, ‘Park Royal’ isn’t

It’s not a park, and, at least for buses, not very royal.  Nor for their riders, waiting in the rain:…
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Mar. 14, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

The Vessel, New York City

Once again, New York City is taking public art literally one step further in the design of the public art…

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