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Nov. 11, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

The Canadian War Museum & the Story of Kurt

The Canadian War Museum has been open for 16 years now and was designed by  Moriyama and Teshima Architects. It…
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Nov. 10, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

New Westminster 1940: Province Photo of Soldier & Son Becomes Iconic Image

In British Columbia in the 1940’s everyone knew this photo. This was photographed in New Westminster British Columbia on October…
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Nov. 09, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

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,…
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Nov. 09, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Sneckdown without Snow: A Needledown?

“Sneckdown” now has a wikipedia reference. The word refers to “snowy neckdown, a curb extension that mitigates the travelled portion…
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Nov. 08, 2021 / Gordon Price

Aotearoa Update: The end of single-family zoning in New Zealand

As soon as the news hit that the New Zealand government was essentially abolishing exclusive zoning for single-detached dwelling (Fumano reports…
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Nov. 05, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

The Secret Public Art in Leg-in-Boot Square, False Creek South

There is a secret in  Leg-in-Boot Square in Vancouver’s South False Creek. You have walked over it but you may…
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Nov. 04, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver’s Canopied Streets in November

This time of year everyone has a favourite Vancouver street to walk and bike along that has a great overarching…
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Nov. 03, 2021 / Gordon Price

Streetcar City: Rethinking the Route for False Creek South

Streetcars and the Development of South False Creek by Rob Grant, a retired member of the Architectural Institute of British…
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Nov. 02, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Phytoprints in Vancouver: Nature’s Sidewalk Stamps

On Homer Street between Georgia and Dunsmuir (and on the opposite side of the former Post Office now to become…
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Nov. 01, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Will it Be Eagle or Weave? Jericho Lands Development Seeks Input on Two Potential Site Plans

The City of Vancouver through their online “Shape Your City” is looking for feedback on a policy statement to guide…
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Nov. 01, 2021 / Gordon Price

Instagramming From Palm Springs (and Los Angeles)

Viewpoint editor Gord Price is in Palm Springs, California, for Pride (and a heavy dose of mid-century modernism) until mid-November.…
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Oct. 28, 2021 / VWPT Vancouver

Translink unveils TRANSPORT 2050, and Policy Development Manager Eve Hou is here to spill the beans.

Big news for the Region! Translink has just unveiled Transport 2050: its blueprint for the next 30 years of regional…
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Oct. 28, 2021 / Gordon Price

The New Density Bar: How Indigenous partnerships could reset civic politics

There’s a seismic shift occurring in Vancouver’s real-estate and development industry, and it’s going to shake up our politics too. …
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Oct. 26, 2021 / Gordon Price

Breeding Colours

In a comment to the post below, Sam De Groot provides an insight that explains why the Vancouver fall seems…

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