A Celebration of “Culture in Place” on June 11th
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A Celebration of “Culture in Place” on June 11th

On June 11th, we gathered at the Reliance Theatre at Emily Carr University for the UEA Public Symposium — a day built around a single, resonant theme: Culture in Place. To our speakers, our members, and everyone who joined us in the room — thank you. You made Culture in Place more than a theme. You made it real.

06.30 Multiple Contributors
UEA Project Lab: Uncovering the Ground
Culture

UEA Project Lab: Uncovering the Ground

At June's Culture in Place Public Symposium, UEA premiered Uncovering the Ground — a short film grown out of a Project Lab built on one question: how can Indigenous knowledge shape the way we plan, design, and build our cities?

06.29 Multiple Contributors
Revitalising Ancient Knowledge: Designing the Cultural Ribbon
Culture

Revitalising Ancient Knowledge: Designing the Cultural Ribbon

Chief Ian Campbell, Cory Douglas, and Ginger Gosnell-Myers introduce The Cultural Ribbon—a visionary policy advancing reconciliation and urban design in Vancouver.

06.06 Multiple Contributors
A Story of Beer, Place & Urban Agriculture
Culture

A Story of Beer, Place & Urban Agriculture

“At our next project in the Tsawwassen Southlands, we get the ability to be the focal point, the anchor to this community but be so connected to the farming and agriculture that is just at our doorstep”

10.21 Adam Mills
If You Brew It, They Will Come
Culture

If You Brew It, They Will Come

Dropping a brewery into an old post office in a sleepy part of a remote town with less than 14,000 residents might look like dropping a plastic kiddie pool on a patio and hoping for a water park turnout, but that would be underestimating the power of craft beer and community.

10.21 Chloe Smith
The Evolving Concept of Neighbourhood in Architecture
Culture

The Evolving Concept of Neighbourhood in Architecture

Neighbourhoods, and the architecture behind them, are constantly changing. Modern architecture and urban planning make a consistent effort to understand the question: what is the core identity of a city? The answer, like every city, is complex and ever-evolving.

05.16 Multiple Contributors
Minimum Viable Development
Culture

Minimum Viable Development

How my experiences as a tech startup entrepreneur have influenced our approach to the traditional world of real estate development and city building.

05.16 Ken Bautista
A New Generation of Tenants Needs a New Generation of Landlords
Culture

A New Generation of Tenants Needs a New Generation of Landlords

When it comes to keeping great local restaurants, cafés, bars, and retail shops in our most cherished neighbourhoods, we stand at an uneasy cultural crossroads.

05.16 Multiple Contributors

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