From Damnoen Saduak in Thailand, to Siring in Indonesia, to Cai Rang Market in Vietnam, floating markets have existed for millennia and can be found across the world.

In this studio, we’ll imagine the possibilities for floating markets in the Vancouver region. What would it mean to use the water and docks for more than just moorage? How might they connect to the 28 km seawall, aquabus transit systems, and rivers? What might floating structures look like as sea levels rise?

Join us to explore how to bring public and active markets to the water, on the water. Hospitality will be provided by Callister Brewing!

Facilitators

Sebastian Lippa | Claire Lee | Shazeen Tejani | Hamza Farooqui | Bethany Dobson

Illustrators

Kristen Elkow | Olusha Milley | Helena Behnam | Neda Roohnia | Emma Gosselin | Karan Ranka | Ronak Shah | Xiaofeng (Maple) He | Anna Mariya Lukose | Erica Masuskapoe

Performer

TBD

About The Studio

The Urbanarium Studio is an urban design workshop place hosted by a collective of planners, designers and architects. This passionate cohort convenes groups and facilitates graphic discourse on city-making challenges through charrette-style live events. Participants watch their ideas come to life LIVE in a fun, interactive setting that aims to inform, entertain and output inspired ideas and design. Previous Studio sessions include: The Future of Work and the Future of Housing (UBC Master of Urban Design Alumni), Redesign Public Space (Vancouver Design Week and Vancouver Public Space Network), Public Washrooms (BC Housing and CityHive 2021), Black Youth Take on the Fourth Place (Ethọ́s Lab 2020), Everything You Want Is All Around You (Ethọ́s Lab 2021), The Connected City (Ethọ́s Lab 2022), Building Atlanthos (Ethọ́s Lab 2023), False Creek Resilience and Sea-level Rise (Arts Umbrella Summer Architecture Intensive 2020), Air, Water and Land - A New Civic Space for Vancouver (Arts Umbrella Summer Architecture Intensive 2021), Seniors Housing: Building Ecologies (Arts Umbrella Summer Architecture Intensive 2022), Young Planners Assemble: Draw Your City! (City of Vancouver, Vancouver Plan), Splash Pads of the Future (Granville Island), Downtowns of the Future (DVBIA/BOMA), Monuments of the Future (Heritage Vancouver), Mobile Artist Studios of the Future (FLEET/Other Sights), Staircases from Bridges (Granville Island). You can find the drawings from the sessions on our instagram page.

This event has been approved for 2 Core Learning Units by AIBC. For accessibility needs and any questions please email website@urbanarium.org