Category Archives: Architecture
Vancouver Province column: If meltdown hikes Olympic price taxpayers deserve a greater say
October 12, 2008 It’s been a turbulent couple of weeks for the Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee. Last week, at a Toronto forum on amateur sport, federal politicians scrapped over the long-simmering issue of including women’s ski jumping at the 2010 … Continue reading
Vancouver Province column: Why plague people with trash talk when they’ve got worries enough?
Forget about manicured front lawns, white picket fences and the sound of children at play. According to a growing legion of pundits and “peak oil” theorists, the tidy suburbs of today are the forsaken slums of tomorrow. A recent article … Continue reading
Filed under Architecture, Commuting, Environment, Green Space, Health, Immigration, Law and Order, Media, Neighbourhoods, Politics, Real Estate
Trailer park chic… really
Could trailer park homes become an answer to skyrocketing real estate prices around the world? According to The Financial Times‘ William Little, more and more serious homebuyers are turning to trailer parks for their value, their space, and wait for … Continue reading
Filed under Architecture, Media, Neighbourhoods, Real Estate
Province column: It feels like we’re being taken for a ride with this bridge roller-coaster
Call me old-fashioned, but I still consider $63 million to be a whole lot of money — even in an era of billion-dollar mega-projects, million-dollar condominiums and $1.35-a-litre gasoline. So I was both surprised and disturbed to recently hear that … Continue reading
Vancouver Province column: Let’s show the world that West Coast buildings do not have to be boring
Sunday, February 10, 2008 The frenzy of construction taking place across Metro Vancouver might lead some to believe this region is getting the urban equivalent of a personal makeover. But as the highrise condos sprout up from the ground, locals … Continue reading
Filed under Academia, Architecture, Nimbies, Urban Planning, Vancouver, Vancouver Province Columns
The density debate goes sideways
It looks like the EcoDensity bashers in Vancouver are winning the war. They’ve changed the nature of the density debate, so that instead of talking about how to build more compact neighbourhoods with enhanced public transport in the name of … Continue reading
Filed under Architecture, Commuting, Environment, Neighbourhoods, Nimbies, Politics
More on the fallout from the demolition of Erickson’s “Graham House”
Kevin Vallely, who works as a consultant for the West Vancouver practice of Kallweit Graham Architecture, has written a compelling article in the North Shore News asking what buildings we chose to preserve in the name of heritage, and why. … Continue reading
Filed under Architecture, British Columbia, Heritage
Price Tags Turns 100
Gordon Price, who heads up the Cities program at Simon Fraser University, commemorates the 100th issue of his Price Tags publication with a terrific resource — an index that spans the publication’s existence. This includes urban journalism and photography covering … Continue reading
Filed under Academia, Architecture, Commuting, Cycling, Journalism, Neighbourhoods
Second Life for Vancouver’s Japantown?
According to CanadianNikkei, a presentation on the future of Japantown is scheduled for Tuesday February 5, 2008, 6:30pm at the Japanese Hall. Hugh McLean, Planner, Central Area Planning, with the City of Vancouver will give a talk on the history … Continue reading
Filed under Architecture, Culture, Heritage, Neighbourhoods
Erickson’s “Graham House” demolition moving ahead
The latest on the Arthur Erickson “Graham House” saga is that the District of West Vancouver has decided to go ahead and issue a permit to the site’s owners. A last minute request to have the house put on the … Continue reading
Filed under Architecture, Heritage, Protest, Vancouver
