Explore the idea of connecting Granville Island to the Granville Bridge… by a staircase. 

Our first Studio of the season will explore the idea of connecting Granville Island to the Granville Bridge by an accessible staircase - or is it a ramp, lift, a slide.. or something we haven't seen before? Come share your ideas, meet like-minded urban enthusiasts and experience our co-design process. Open to everyone!

New location - south side of Railspur Alley. Fresh Callister Beer & Sodas will be served!

Facilitators

Sebastian Lippa | Claire Lee | Bruce Haden | Hamza Farooqui | Jin He

Illustrators

Kristen Elkow | Olusha Milley | Helena Behnam | Tian Tian | Neda Roohnia | Frank Ducote | Emma Gosselin | Karan Ranka | Ronak Shah

Performer

KAGE of Onibana Taiko

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 crazy-good ideas and design. 2020-2022 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). You can find the drawing from the sessions on our instagram page

For accessibility needs and any questions please email studio@urbanarium.org