Articles

Featured image for “Go To: Alex Waterhouse-Hayward”
Dec. 17, 2006 / Gordon Price

Go To: Alex Waterhouse-Hayward

Occasionally, I’ll recommend a blog or site to check out. The first: Photographer Alex Waterhouse-Hayward’s blog.  Alex, whose work is…
Featured image for “KATRINA MOMENTS”
Dec. 16, 2006 / Gordon Price

KATRINA MOMENTS

I think we just had a Katrina Moment. Weather so sudden, so severe, it scares you.   The TV News called it the…
Featured image for “Revenge of the Small”
Dec. 16, 2006 / Gordon Price

Revenge of the Small

Author Karrie Jacobs – the keynote speaker at mid-October’s Affordable Housing by Design conference – has some nice things to…
Featured image for “toronto the bad”
Dec. 14, 2006 / Gordon Price

toronto the bad

Toronto Star urban-design critic Christopher Hume weighs in on one of his favourite topics: how bad TO’s planning process is…
Featured image for “Australia Burning”
Dec. 14, 2006 / Gordon Price

Australia Burning

The worst drought in Australia’s recorded history continues  – as does the annual mayhem of bushfire season.  So regular an occurrence…
Featured image for “End of the World on a Slow News Day”
Dec. 11, 2006 / Gordon Price

End of the World on a Slow News Day

What are we supposed to make of this: This story came and went in the Sun three weeks ago, and…
Featured image for “Toronto, the Virtualcity”
Dec. 11, 2006 / Gordon Price

Toronto, the Virtualcity

If you like Google Earth, you’ll love VirtualCity – a pedestrian view of Toronto (or at least a good portion of…
Featured image for “Where art VAG?”
Dec. 10, 2006 / Gordon Price

Where art VAG?

Timothy Thomas, regular PT reader, sends the following plea: Here’s a piece on the superb new Institute of Contemporary Art…
Featured image for “Kluckner on Ecodensity”
Dec. 09, 2006 / Gordon Price

Kluckner on Ecodensity

  Check out this interview with Michael Kluckner by Charles Campbell in The Tyee.  Here’s a clip: On density as an…
Featured image for “WHAT COLOUR IS VANCOUVER?”
Dec. 07, 2006 / Gordon Price

WHAT COLOUR IS VANCOUVER?

What’s wrong with this picture: Calgary has been recognized as a green machine after receiving a World Leadership Award yesterday…
Featured image for “The Whole Hole”
Dec. 06, 2006 / Gordon Price

The Whole Hole

This is the biggest construction hole in the Lower Mainland:   It’s at the corner of Ioco Road, between Murray and…
Featured image for “Millennium Impressions”
Dec. 05, 2006 / Gordon Price

Millennium Impressions

Lis Welch, Vancouverite, visiting Chicago: We were in Chicago on business last week, made a walking pilgrimage to Millenium Park,…
Featured image for “Price Tags 89 – West LA, Millennium Park”
Nov. 27, 2006 / Gordon Price

Price Tags 89 – West LA, Millennium Park

Price Tags is my electronic magazine, mainly devoted to things urban.  Though I have a special attachment to Vancouver, I’ve been…
Featured image for “Rising above the mundane”
Nov. 22, 2006 / Gordon Price

Rising above the mundane

While the ‘Vancouver Style’ (the so-called point-and-podium) has much to recommend it, particularly the way it relates to its neighbours and…

Articles

See All

Featured image for “Human Rights and Cities – How Can Municipalities Do the Right Thing?”
Dec. 22, 2022

Human Rights and Cities – How Can Municipalities Do the Right Thing?

David Sadoway

Featured image for “Goodbye and Thanks!”
Dec. 21, 2022

Goodbye and Thanks!

Sandy James Planner

Featured image for “Free Webinar: Jonathan Cote on Transforming Urban Leadership”
Dec. 20, 2022

Free Webinar: Jonathan Cote on Transforming Urban Leadership

Sandy James Planner

Featured image for “Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their Time”
Dec. 19, 2022

Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their Time

Sandy James Planner

Subscribe to Viewpoint Vancouver

Get breaking news and fresh views, direct to your inbox.

Join 2,257 other subscribers

Show your Support

Check our Patreon page for stylish coffee mugs, private city tours, and more – or, make a one-time or recurring donation. Thank you for helping shape this place we love.

Donate to VWPT
Patreon Perks

Popular Articles

See All

All Articles

Featured image for “50th Anniversary of the Agricultural Land Commission Act”

50th Anniversary of the Agricultural Land Commission Act

Apr. 17, 2023
Featured image for “Viewpoint: end of an era”

Viewpoint: end of an era

Mar. 17, 2023
Featured image for “Human Rights and Cities – How Can Municipalities Do the Right Thing?”

Human Rights and Cities – How Can Municipalities Do the Right Thing?

Dec. 22, 2022
Featured image for “Goodbye and Thanks!”

Goodbye and Thanks!

Dec. 21, 2022
Featured image for “Free Webinar: Jonathan Cote on Transforming Urban Leadership”

Free Webinar: Jonathan Cote on Transforming Urban Leadership

Dec. 20, 2022