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Aug. 11, 2009 / Gordon Price

Leavenworth Combo

I spent last weekend in Leavenworth.  No, not the prison; that’s in Kansas.  This is Leavenworth, Washington – the  mock…
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Jun. 10, 2009 / Gordon Price

… a brand new start of it

More good news from New York, a city that almost monthly sets public-space precedents for North America.  Yesterday, the High Line opened.…
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May. 26, 2009 / Gordon Price

Spring Arrivals – Eagleridge Cut

You can now see Eagleridge Bluff – what’s left of it – at a hundred kilometres an hour.   As you…
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May. 25, 2009 / Gordon Price

They did it!

New York City has closed off five blocks of  Times Square to vehicles.  You can check it out for yourself…
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May. 21, 2009 / Gordon Price

A Post-Motordom World

Off to the BC Land Summit in Whistler for a few days.  The subject of our panel (with Deborah Curran and…
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May. 12, 2009 / Gordon Price

There’s the Square?

Why Thurlow and Robson?  Why Scott and 72nd? When the Canucks were winning games that (almost) got them to the…
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May. 10, 2009 / Gordon Price

Truth in coolness

Here’s a site, recommended byMichael Geller, that lives up to its name: It’s “a blog on crowdsourcing places for creatives,”…
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May. 04, 2009 / Gordon Price

Square at the Roundhouse

Terrific turnout at the Roundhouse last week for presentation of the short-list for “Where’s the Square” – the competition organized by…
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Apr. 17, 2009 / Gordon Price

Surprising Stories

Another note on the new Convention Centre.  Along the railings are information panels, just as there are along the walkway…
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Apr. 06, 2009 / Gordon Price

Spring Arrivals: Convention Centre

It’s good.  Very, very good.  As a convention centre, it might even be great, operationally.  As architecture, though, it isn’t.  It’s…
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Mar. 16, 2009 / Gordon Price

Signs of the Times

My current column in Business in Vancouver: “See it.  Like it.  Buy it.” – Wall sign at a Robson Street…
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Feb. 08, 2009 / Gordon Price

Tear down that Viaduct

Paul Hillsdon makes a case for removing the Georgia Viaduct.  And includes some great shots:…
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Jan. 29, 2009 / Gordon Price

Where’s the Square?

Visionaries wanted.   The Vancouver Public Space Network is currently running a Design Ideas Competition.  The “Where’s the Square?” contest…
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Dec. 16, 2008 / Gordon Price

Memo to Kevin and Gregor

The Minister of Transportation, Kevin Falcon, and our new mayor might want to check out some recent reports on a…

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