Posts Tagged heritage

Vancouver's secret urban forest

Vancouver’s secret urban forest

Filed Under: city living, history, life, urban critters, vancouver on October 12, 2009

What a wonderful way to celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving. Yesterday, a number of families in my neighbourhood organized a nature walk through our backy [...]

Erikson's final touch, to be unveiled in 2010

Erikson’s final touch, to be unveiled in 2010

Filed Under: cultural, design, event, life, vancouver on May 22, 2009

This is a nice touch to a design masterpiece that Arthur Erikson had initiated over 33 years ago. Mr Erikson passed away yesterday at the age of 84 ye [...]

Hi- rises in Vancouver's historic Chinatown -part 3

Hi- rises in Vancouver’s historic Chinatown -part 3

Filed Under: city living, community, design, vancouver on May 8, 2009

A perceived threat often galvanizes a community. The thought of placing a 300 foot tower on a culturally significant, city owned piece of land, has un [...]

Hi-rises in Vancouver’s historic Chinatown -part 2

Hi-rises in Vancouver’s historic Chinatown -part 2

Filed Under: city living, community, cultural, design, vancouver on April 30, 2009

Round 3 of the city held public “workshops” on the proposed idea of having tall buildings in Vancouver’s historic Chinatown occurs t [...]

Hi-rises in Vancouver's historic Chinatown -part 1

Hi-rises in Vancouver’s historic Chinatown -part 1

Filed Under: city living, cultural, design, vancouver on April 25, 2009

Vancouver’s chinatown was founded a number of years prior to the incorporation of the City of Vancouver. This community originated around the th [...]