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Nov. 05, 2015 / Gordon Price

Cornelia Oberlander wins Margolese National Design for Living Prize

From James Bligh: … did you hear about Cornelia Oberlander’s award? I think it would be a shame not to…
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Sep. 21, 2015 / Gordon Price

Lecture Series: "Infrastructure Everywhere"

 From UBC School of Architecture + Landscape Architecture . Infrastructure Everywhere . Infrastructure provides the backbone of contemporary society; it’s…
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Jul. 31, 2015 / Gordon Price

Summer Quiz 3 – Where is this?

The image: . The question: Where is this? . The answer: Below.  Just click.…
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Apr. 30, 2015 / Gordon Price

Recommended Readings: Transit, development, who should pay and how

Two articles worth bringing forward.  The first by Kerry Gold in the Globe and Mail: . In Vancouver, developers’ plans…
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Mar. 13, 2015 / Gordon Price

Ohrn Image: UBC Hub

Near the Village area at UBC, people travel by feet, bikes and the bus. .…
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Mar. 04, 2015 / Gordon Price

Shoots of Spring

One of my favourite places at UBC is now the water garden on University Mall.  Yesterday it looked like this:…
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Feb. 12, 2015 / Gordon Price

Was this the best lecture on urbanism in 2014?

Maybe. Doug Saunders, 2014 Urban Design Forum, Part 1: .   Part one of the opening lecture of the 2014…
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Jan. 27, 2015 / Gordon Price

Another Round with Kay Teschke: Making the Transit and Health Connection

Last week, Ohrn sent in this visual from UBC prof Kay Teschke: . .  . Response from the No side:…
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Dec. 15, 2014 / Gordon Price

Ohrn Words: Bike parking at UBC

I was out on this super-duper day, riding through UBC on my way elsewhere, when this shiny new bike parking…
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Dec. 02, 2014 / Gordon Price

UBC/UEL Alliance for Biking and Walking

Tanya Paz and Thomas Beyer both think you should check this out: Go to the UBC/UEL Alliance for Biking and…
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Oct. 30, 2014 / Gordon Price

Urban Event of the Year: Five Crucial Decades – Nov 5

I think it’s fair to say that it will be this: . . The forum, “Five Crucial Decades of City…
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Oct. 14, 2014 / Gordon Price

Patrick Condon answers to "Some questions"

Patrick Condon commented in detail to Some questions for the Greens about highrises – but his remarks deserve to be brought to foreground:…
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Oct. 08, 2014 / Gordon Price

SALA Lecture: Livable Streets Revolution – Oct 20

Another SALA lecture, another revolution:   The Livable Streets Revolution and the Transformation of the North American City . AARON…
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Sep. 16, 2014 / Gordon Price

The Overgrown Gardens of Summer – 4: UBC

University Mall – from April to September, 2014. . April . September: . April: . September:…

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