Property markets rise and fall as transport systems reshape accessibility in cities. Planners occasionally use 'value capture' funding and financing to help pay for public transport. But understanding where and when values rise is critical to the efficiency and equity of such schemes. This presentation looks at recent evidence from a set of Australian busway, […]

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS: Erin Millar is Discourse Media’s editor-in-chief and CEO. She has received multiple awards for journalism innovation, including being named 2015 Bob Carty Fellow by Canadian Journalists for Free Expression, Storyteller-in-Residence at Ashoka Canada, and an AmEx Emerging Innovator. She has hosted talks and workshops across Canada and internationally, including at the Canadian […]

Through discussion and practical application, students will begin to inform themselves on the potential of various drawing and painting mediums. Developing an understanding of the way a medium will appear on a physical surface through various applications can only be learned through experience. The process of experimenting through different techniques, applications and subsequent distortions, creates […]

Join us Thursday, January 11 for the opening of two new shows: 'meatspace', by BAF Resident Artist Brendan Tang, and 'Paraphernalia', from Lucien Durey. In combination with this exhibition, two free gallery tour dates and a special artist performance from Lucien Durey will also be held. Gallery Tours, January 13 & February 13: https://www.facebook.com/events/2052157678337157/ Artist […]

On Jan. 16 the Gender Equality Strategy will go to Vancouver City Council. We hope that women and women’s organizations will go before Council to speak to it. It is an exciting document and motion that will address significant barriers to womens participation in local government. The motion will be part of the Jan. 16 […]

Join us at the next Urban Challenges Forum: New Westminster’s most significant cultural, economic and natural asset, the riverfront, is slated for major change. How is the city going to balance history, housing, business and tourism, while creating a vibrant and welcoming space for all? The event is held in room 2201 at the New […]

Vancouver’s recent denial of a development permit for Beedie Living’s 105 Keefer project has reinvigorated conversations about Chinatown’s future, and particularly the adjacent and important public space surrounding the intersection of Keefer and Columbia. That’s where the Chinatown Memorial Plaza, The Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, the Chinese Cultural Centre and the northeast corner […]

The Chinese Canadian Historical Society of BC (CCHSBC) is pleased to host a public forum on the implications and benefits of earning the UNESCO World Heritage designation for Chinatown. To facilitate the conversation, we have invited Dr. Lee Ho Yin, University of Hong Kong, to share his expertise and experience in UNESCO-related heritage conservation and […]

Canadian Construction Women are very excited to welcome Zoë Younger, Clinical Counsellor and Conflict Resolution instructor, to speak to us on Tuesday, January 23rd 2018. Conflicts inevitably come up at work with clients, colleagues, and supervisors. Sometimes people spend a lot of energy trying to be right, when what they really want is to be […]

From 2014 to 2016 Bos photographed significant Canadian WW1 battlefields in Belgium and France, using pinhole and vintage cameras. Working with traditional darkroom techniques, Bos then layered these photographs with found objects related to the events, such as poppies, bullets, or stones. The result is a series of complex visual images. Bos’s work asks: “In […]

Required training: Wednesday, Janurary 31, from 6:00 to 8:00pm. Location TBD. Survey shifts: Volunteer survey shifts are on February 1 and February 3. Shifts will be four hours long between 8:00am and 8:00pm. You are welcome to participate in more than one shift. Gehl is conducting a Public Space and Public Life (PSPL) Study in […]

We are excited to announce our February speaker, Program Coordinator for the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, Michael Unger who will be talking on the topic of Creativity and Curiosity! Michael has been an astronomy educator for over 11 years. He is also the co-founder of Nerd Nite Vancouver, an informal monthly bar lecture series now […]