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Under the Poodle, Part 1: Find your Esther…
A blog-post by public art-loving Stina Hansen, the VPSN’s newest Board member; Photo by Rachel Topham, City of Vancouver Public Art Finder Moving can be great for a whole bunch of reasons: a new home to fit your life into, and... Continue reading »
Seasonal Effective Design – Placemaking for the Rainy Months
Hey, do you want to support a great local placemaking venture? Our friends at Frida & Frank have been enlivening public spaces around town with their pop-up ping pong tables. We had them at our Laneway Living Room event in... Continue reading »
Last Day: Robson + Bute – Temporary Plaza Survey
Have you been by the temporary plaza that the City recently installed at Bute and Robson? It’s a great addition to the West End neighbourhood – and our own VPSN research on the space a few weeks back detailed just how popular the... Continue reading »
Feature Event: Community + Vision: The Future of Vancouver’s Public Spaces – Wednesday, Sept 20 @ 6:30pm
There’s a great public space event that we’ll be part of this coming week, and we hope that you’ll join in the fun. The Urbanarium Society, in partnership with UBC’s School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, and the Vancouver Park Board,... Continue reading »
Volunteers needed: Places for People Downtown
City staff have let us know that they are still looking for a few volunteers to help with their upcoming study of Downtown public spaces – notably with their Saturday afternoon/evening shift. This is a project near and dear to... Continue reading »