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Oct. 03, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Cascadia Tech Hub-The Next Big Thing?

The New York Times suggests that smoother immigration policies and Vancouver’s ambitious technological hopes can spark a “Cascadia Innovation Corridor”, noting that…
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Aug. 05, 2016 / Gordon Price

Space and Place at Pacific Centre

Since the story on the cube house on Point Grey Road generated so much interest, let’s go for another architectural…
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Jun. 20, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Changing Retailing into "Experiences"

The Economist in their June 18th edition has an article describing the changing face of retailing. Price Tags has been exploring…
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Mar. 27, 2016 / tanyapazzy

How are you supporting local shopping districts through fear to data and bicycle parking?

How many times have you thought: I’d love to sit outside but it’s kinda noisy and stinky with the cars…
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Jun. 26, 2015 / Gordon Price

Strip Tease – 8: Pacific Centre

In May 2013, the old Eaton’s block at Pacific Centre looked like this: . Just weeks from Nordstrom’s opening, it looks…
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May. 20, 2015 / Gordon Price

Is Downtown bleeding jobs because of a ‘War on the Car’?

You see it in the comment sections all the time – whenever a story is run on an item that gets…
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Mar. 06, 2015 / Gordon Price

Strip Tease – 7: Pacific Centre

In May 2013, the old Eaton’s block at Pacific Centre looked like this: . Almost finished, it looks like this:…
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Jun. 16, 2014 / Gordon Price

Colour in Architecture: James Cheng Goes For It!

One of Vancouver’s most prolific architects, James Cheng, has up to now taken only tentative steps towards incorporating colour into his…
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May. 07, 2014 / Gordon Price

Strip Tease – 6: Pacific Centre

A year ago, the old Eaton’s block at Pacific Centre looked like this: . Yesterday, it looked like this: . Renderings…
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Nov. 12, 2013 / Gordon Price

Strip Tease – 5: Pacific Centre

Following the transformation of Pacific Centre, here from the north, with a screen capture at the time the mall was being rebuilt:…
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Oct. 01, 2013 / Gordon Price

Strip Tease – 4: Pacific Centre

Following the transformation of Pacific Centre, here from the south and west facades: . At the beginning:   July 2013: .…
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Jul. 16, 2013 / Gordon Price

Strip Tease – 3: Pacific Centre

Following the transformation of Pacific Centre, around to the south and west facades: . . Renderings of the final product…
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Mar. 25, 2013 / Gordon Price

Strip Tease – 2: Pacific Centre

They’re disrobing the old Eaton’s block faster than I anticipated: . Renderings of the final product here. What, I wonder,…
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Mar. 22, 2013 / Gordon Price

Strip Tease – 1: Pacific Centre

They’ve started the transformation of the old Eaton’s (Sear’s) block into a Nordstrom’s. (What should we now call this site?)…

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