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Jan. 20, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Going, going, gone….Mega Mall Sold for $100.00

Many thanks to Scot Bathgate who sent this story of the 1.1 million square foot “Galleria” mega mall at Pittsburgh Mills in…
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Jan. 18, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Trump Tower Vancouver-Hotel Reviews Already In

Price Tags did award a 2016  Gordie to the Trump Tower for being one of the most polarizing planning issues of…
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Jan. 11, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Everything Old is New Again- Vancouver Art Gallery Hornby Location

A compelling video from 2014 (quoting 2014 budget prices) is narrated by Vancouver architect Peter Cardew about how the current…
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Jan. 04, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Who are Vancouver's Bill Cunninghams?

Bill Cunningham who wrote for the New York Times died at 87 in 2016.  You may have seen his column-Bill…
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Dec. 15, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

West Edmonton Mall-Last of its Kind?

Its always wonderful to see ourselves and our lives through other perceptions-and this interesting piece in the The Guardian describes the experience…
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Dec. 05, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Muji, Mall Space and Retailing in Vancouver

It’s no surprise that retailing in Vancouver is a treasure trove for business owners, and attracts a wide cross market…
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Nov. 16, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

The "Santana Row" effect coming to your commercial area

There is a new “mall reinvention” in town-and you may  find it on a street near you.As reported in the…
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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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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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