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2 Transam Totem ToMe FNL Trans Am Totem: A Contemplation

photo composition by Zoe Welch, click through for full image This is my response to Marcus Bowcott’s Trans Am Totem, a contemplation on what it brings to mind for me. Thanks to Bowcott for this brilliant work, and to Vancouver Biennale... Continue reading »

May 14, 2015   |   0 comments
20150405_131303 How Public Festivals Foster a Sense of Belonging

by Kasra Hassani  We’ve all done at least one of these over the past year: take a walk by the seawall, pass through Robson Square or have a coffee on Granville Island. But what are these locations to us? What... Continue reading »

May 13, 2015   |   0 comments
150507-mechanismsassembly-06 Grandview-Woodland Public Roundtable: To Assembly And Beyond

by YarOn Stern A city in change can be fascinating and inspiring, as much as it can be sad and depressing. This is true, I suspect, for its residents and its governors, its business owners and developers. The city is a tool,... Continue reading »

May 12, 2015   |   0 comments
16818492059_45ccf7eaf0_k-798x558 The (Trans) Am Totem Pole and the (Trans)it Referendum

By Amanda Mackaay, photo from Roaming-the-Planet   It’s not Lions Gate Bridge traffic or Massey Tunnel backups that everyone is talking about these days; it’s the five car traffic jam atop a 20 foot high cedar stump that is attracting... Continue reading »

May 2, 2015   |   0 comments
Bead Market Recycled telephone wire baskets Walking Through Warwick: The Power of Public Space for the Informal Economy

words and photos by Brittany Morris; additional photos from Markets of Warwick and iTRUMP Meet Nonhlanhla Zuma. Nonhlanhla is a traditional medicine trader in Warwick Junction, the busiest transport node and trading hub in Durban, South Africa. Her trading days... Continue reading »

April 26, 2015   |   0 comments