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Sep. 29, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

An evening with Gil Kelley-General Manager of Planning, Urban Design, and Sustainability

The Urbanarium held an event last night at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre playhouse where Gil Kelley, the new General Manager…
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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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Jan. 19, 2016 / Gordon Price

Ray Spaxman: Moles, Mountains and Monuments

  A great anecdote told by a first-hand observer – Ray Spaxman when he was Director of Planning – about…
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Nov. 05, 2015 / Gordon Price

Planners of Vancouver: Devon Harlos's comments

More commentary on the SFU City Program’s panel of planners.  From City Hall Watch: . (Below is a meeting report…
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Nov. 02, 2015 / Gordon Price

Planners of Vancouver: Larry Beasley's comments

Larry Beasley, Co-Director of Planning in the 1990s, has passed along his opening notes: . SFU Panel – The Next Planning Director…
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Nov. 02, 2015 / Gordon Price

Planners of Vancouver: Ann McAfee's portraits – 2

Ann McAfee, Co-Director of Planning in the 1990s, sent slides from her collection that show the faces of those who served…
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Nov. 02, 2015 / Gordon Price

Planners of Vancouver: Ann McAfee's portraits of change

Ann McAfee, Co-Director of Planning in the 1990-2000s, was talking about the planning department at City Hall, and held up…
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Oct. 23, 2015 / Gordon Price

Ray Spaxman: "Ignorance, Arrogance, or Just Greed?"

As time goes by and more and more “spectacular” high rise proposals appear in the newspapers, as do the anxious…
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Aug. 19, 2015 / Gordon Price

The height of density in the West End – 2

Further to this post on an offering of a site in the West End that could accommodate 24 FSR (floor-space…
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Aug. 18, 2015 / Gordon Price

The height of density in the West End

Ray Spaxman received this from a contact: . There is a real estate listing today for 1070 Barclay Street: (The…
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Jun. 17, 2015 / Gordon Price

Ray Spaxman: Vitruvius on West Georgia

Needless to say, Ray Spaxman has an opinion on the proposed ‘Jenga’ tower at 1500 West Georgia: . When The…
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Apr. 10, 2015 / Gordon Price

End-of-the-Week Anecdotes

Always appreciate items from PT readers.  Here are a few that came in this week. From Peter Jacobsen in Sacramento, California:…
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Mar. 10, 2015 / Gordon Price

Astounding Staircases

Ray Spaxman passed on “Seventeen astounding staircases from all around the world.” . These tiled stairs run up a total…
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Mar. 09, 2015 / Gordon Price

Video: Ray Spaxman recommends “How to Make an Attractive City”

Alain de Botton: Six fundamental things cities need to get right. . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy4QjmKzF1c&t=14  We’ve grown good at making many things…

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