Numerous guidebooks, research papers and reports have been written about Chinatown over the years and many of them talk about the buildings that feature the “typical cheater floor” or the “illegal cheater storey” built to “cheat” either the taxman or building inspector. It is inferred that this is something unique to the Chinatowns in Vancouver… Continue reading Cheater floors in Chinatown
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Why Alleys Deserve More Attention. Most interesting examination of an overlooked part of any city.
CBC.ca | The Early Edition | Brent Toderian. Well worth listening too. It’s just 15 minutes long. Updated: Here’s the direct link to the audio
This row of ghostly replica phone boxes was spotted today by Chris Pearson outside St Pancras station. The anaemic quartet appear to be heralds of the BT ArtBox project (online details still sketchy), which will see hundreds of artistically painted phone boxes appear around town. Remember Cow Parade and Elephant Parade? Well, a bit like… Continue reading Artbox Project in London
Exit Interview: Brent Toderian, Vancouver’s Ousted Planning Director. “I was shocked but not surprised, if that makes sense,” says Toderian. “The management-style challenges have been here for a while. Many of the people who I highly respected at the Hall had already left or had been pushed out.”
A parade of elephants at Georgia and Granville Streets in the early 1900s. The Hudson’s Bay Co. is on the right. CVA photo 677-1011
What the History of Diocletian’s Palace Can Teach Us About Adaptive Reuse. How will the city of tomorrow adapt and reuse the city of today? I don’t think we ask that question broadly enough, and our day-to-day, property-specific incrementalism can easily overshoot the greatest lessons from history. A hometown case in point transported me from… Continue reading What the History Can Teach Us About Adaptive Reuse
What Floats to the Top of My Desk 