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May. 30, 2018 / Gordon Price

Vancouver Diary: Portapoppies

From Dianna, along the Arbutus Greenway: How to make a sign look awesome: plant a bunch of wildflowers. Even the…
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May. 18, 2018 / Gordon Price

Lush and Virgin

Every year around this time, I notice two things about Vancouver’s landscape.  First, the fresh new growth — what a…
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May. 18, 2018 / Gordon Price

Why do they call it a 'greenway'?

A shot of Vancouver’s Arbutus Greenway, by Michael Alexander:…
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May. 16, 2018 / jamesavbligh

BC's Criminal Courthouse in Vancouver Makeover Complete

The Province of British Columbia’s Criminal Court building in Vancouver (222 Main Street) recently received a rather dramatic haircut as…
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May. 08, 2018 / Gordon Price

Burrard Bridge: The Last Piece (with pigeons)

This looks to be the final piece of the Burrard Bridge upgrade — a masterpiece of engineering design: Complete separation…
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May. 07, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Ohrn Image — Cherry Blossom Workload

A.K.A. the Pink Snow problem.…
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May. 03, 2018 / Gordon Price

Where is this?

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Apr. 30, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Ohrn Image — English Bay With Mobi

Out for a walk after dinner, hoping for a monster sunset.  But found this instead.…
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Apr. 22, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Arbutus Greenway Thoughts

A few ideas came to me while checking out the Arbutus Greenway plans yesterday and chatting with project staff. Click…
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Apr. 19, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Arbutus Greenway — Concept Design Preview

After buying an abandoned, inacessible railroad, taking out the rails and ties, building a temporary set of paths, and holding…
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Apr. 17, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Arbutus Greenway's Design Concept

The temporary surfaces have been in place for a while; the big design jam happened, and now it’s time to…
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Apr. 17, 2018 / Gordon Price

Colours of Spring

On Georgia near Denman:…
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Apr. 16, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

One Vancouver Street's "Cherry Blossom Madness"

There’s a quiet neighbourhood street on the east side of Vancouver that explodes with two things every spring~the most extraordinary…
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Apr. 12, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

The Tale of Starchitects and "Supertalls" in New York City

As Curbed.com describes it there is a push for “supertalls” in New York City, those buildings that exceed the 984 foot height…

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