02:30 PM - 05:00 PM
About the event
The Make It Rain workshop, facilitated by members of The Vancouver Public Space Network (VPSN), explores the concept of making public spaces in rainy climates usable and enjoyable all year round.
Participants will review and discuss precedent studies, followed by a “live” analysis of remote video feeds from around the city of Vancouver. In an effort to work through solutions for more rain friendly city spaces, participants will be asked, ‘what are the impacts of a predominantly rainy climate on the design of public spaces?’
This workshop will develop materials and documentation that will be used as a basis for advocacy and education directed towards making Vancouver’s public spaces better adapted for the rainy months. After participating in the Make it Rain workshop you will be inspired to connect and celebrate one of Vancouver’s most overlooked assets: the rain.
This workshop session is one in a series of four Design Sundays, and can be experienced as such or as a standalone event.
Workshop Leaders
Stewart Burgess is a project leader who specializes in specific transformations of public spaces. He has contributed to VPSN’s Park(ing) Day activities, the Skytrain Halloween Party, and various Robson Square activations such as the Polka Dot Piano (in collaboration with CityStudio’s Keys to the Street). Stuart joined the VPSN Board of Directors in 2013. In his professional life he is an intern architect with Carscadden Stokes McDonald Architects.
Jaspal Marwah is a former VPSN Board member, and current project leader with an interest in art in public spaces. He organized Vancouver's first Park(ing) Day event, and has since been involved in numerous public space interventions, including hosting laser graffiti and coordinating Canada's participation in the world's first public art event to be viewed from space. He currently manages the Active Fiction Project.
Caitriona Feeney recently accepted a VPSN board member position and has been volunteering with the organization since 2011. Since she started with the VPSN, she has been involved with multiple VIVA Vancouver submissions, Robson Square events and the development of the Downtown Public Realm Plan. Caitriona is a former commissioner on the Vancouver City Plan Commission and works as a policy planner in her private practice. Her main interests include public space advocacy, community planning and urban agriculture.
Location: Museum of Vancouver
49.276367, -123.144443
Museum of Vancouver
1100 Chestnut Street
Vancouver, BC
Canada