Supporting the Hospitality Industry in Our Urban Neighbourhoods
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Supporting the Hospitality Industry in Our Urban Neighbourhoods

Steel & Oak and PiDGiN team up for a UEA Project Lab to highlight the vital role of the hospitality industry in our neighborhoods. Together, they created Okome, a Japanese rice lager brewed with rice from the Fraser Valley.

06.06 Multiple Contributors
Accessible Public/Private Spaces for Graffiti Culture to Thrive
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Accessible Public/Private Spaces for Graffiti Culture to Thrive

Alex Beim, founder of Tangible Interaction and Grafitti +, and Jordan MacDonald, Partner and CEO of fabric living, explore how graffiti can thrive and endure amidst urban growth.

06.06 Multiple Contributors
UEA Panel Discussion: Transforming Your Cities Through Small Projects
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UEA Panel Discussion: Transforming Your Cities Through Small Projects

Urbanization is transforming landscapes, cultures, and economies at an unprecedented pace. Many are unprepared and hindered by outdated technology and slow moving politics. Our panel, led by Ken Bautista from Makespace, will explore how everyone has a role to play in city building. They will share small (and big) ideas, pop-ups, and pilots that are shaping cities one project at a time.

07.31 Multiple Contributors
An Exciting New Vision for Vancouver’s Night Economy
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An Exciting New Vision for Vancouver’s Night Economy

A thriving and equitable nighttime economy is one that promotes economic, cultural, and social resilience. Nate Sabine from Blueprint and Hospitality Vancouver Association (HVA) and Jessica Borich from Prism X Strategy share insights from HVA's public consultation. Building on the collective power of the community can be a powerful driver of economic growth and community development.

07.31 Multiple Contributors
Co-creating the Cities We Deserve Through Indigenous Knowledge
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Co-creating the Cities We Deserve Through Indigenous Knowledge

How do we design places to be truly unique destinations on Earth? Ginger Gosnell-Myers, from Ginger Gosnell-Myers Consulting, introduces how we can incorporate Indigeneity throughout the planning and design process while avoiding the advancement of colonization through current practices.

07.31 Multiple Contributors
North Vancouver’s Shipyards: How Effective Public and Private Collaboration Resulted in One of Our Most Valued Public Spaces
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North Vancouver’s Shipyards: How Effective Public and Private Collaboration Resulted in One of Our Most Valued Public Spaces

Joseph Fry from Hapa Collaborative talks to the former Mayor of the City of North Vancouver, Darrell Mussatto, about the vision, trials, and success of The Shipyards District in North Vancouver's Lower Lonsdale neighbourhood.

07.30 Multiple Contributors
Building Public Spaces for Food & Beverage to Flourish
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Building Public Spaces for Food & Beverage to Flourish

True collaboration is happening between the City of Chilliwack, developers, and local businesses. Josh Vanderheide from Field House Brewing talks to developer Dave Algra from Algra Bros. Developments about the amazing cultural changes emerging in downtown Chilliwack.

06.08 Multiple Contributors
Elevating the Spirit of Collaboration in Creating Inclusive Public Spaces
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Elevating the Spirit of Collaboration in Creating Inclusive Public Spaces

Melissa Higgs from hcma leads an exciting group of creative voices to elevate the spirit of collaboration in service of creating truly inclusive public spaces within our most critical urban areas.

06.07 Multiple Contributors
Hopping on What’s Next
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Hopping on What’s Next

A successful community is one that creates intersections between living, business, and common space.

10.21 Josh Vanderheide
Rethinking Light Industrial Neighbourhoods Over a Pint
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Rethinking Light Industrial Neighbourhoods Over a Pint

Jorden Foss, the owner operator of Steel & Oak Brewing Company talks about the future of micro retail and the need to move “artisanal makers” closer to urban centres and their residents.

10.21 Jorden Foss
Publicly Accessible, Privately Owned
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Publicly Accessible, Privately Owned

Who will be the true champions of public space in our city? How can private investment and public amenity leverage each other, creating a whole better than the sum of the parts?

05.16 Joseph Fry
How to “Like” a Public Space
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How to “Like” a Public Space

Cities around the globe can become healthier by investing in thoughtfully designed public spaces that support human interaction, however, it is important to ensure the story of a space is effectively shared and social media can be a valuable tool for this.

05.16 Maxine Jakubke

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