Small-scale Commercial in CalgaryMost mornings I start my day with an email from Brandon Donnelly – a developer and, shall we say, urban…
LA Revelations 4 -Vancouverism in Los AngelesThis I did not expect. Driving down La Cienega Boulevard at night, a block of lights in the distance rose…
LA Revelations 3: Discovering the Missing MiddleIf there was a time when the California Dream seemed to match up with reality for most of its people,…
LA Revelations 2: Wilshire StoriesTo understand Los Angeles, it helps to understand Wilshire Boulevard. The boulevard is a 25-km east-west arterial that transects…
The Grand Bargain in Action: Vancouver and SeattleHere are examples of how two cities absorbed population and housing growth over the last decade – illustrating the de-facto…
Streetcar City: Rethinking the Route for False Creek SouthStreetcars and the Development of South False Creek by Rob Grant, a retired member of the Architectural Institute of British…
Will it Be Eagle or Weave? Jericho Lands Development Seeks Input on Two Potential Site PlansThe City of Vancouver through their online “Shape Your City” is looking for feedback on a policy statement to guide…
The New Density Bar: How Indigenous partnerships could reset civic politicsThere’s a seismic shift occurring in Vancouver’s real-estate and development industry, and it’s going to shake up our politics too. …
Tuesday Throwback: False Creek South Opens in 1978 with the “Doughnut Cluster”A quick review of the newspapers of the 1970’s and 1980’s outline what a radical idea the development of the…
“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…
The Perfect Storm of Tall Buildings, Lawsuits & Insurance Claims There is a lot of interest in building taller residential buildings, all governed by strata associations. Bigger and taller…
The Mixing Middle CompetitionWelcome to The Mixing Middle. Existing monocultural single-family neighbourhoods need to densify with Missing Middle housing. But that on its…
SFU City Program: Real Estate DevelopmentIf you work with real estate developers or want to understand how the development industry functions, this course offers an…
My Most Valued and Valuable BookIt’s been sixty years since this book was printed: Yes, a first-edition (paperback) of the 1961 book that transformed…
Dec. 19, 2022Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their TimeSandy James Planner