JOURNAL

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Published on December 15th, 2023 [ Full Article ]. Housing observers point to cities in Europe, as well as Seattle, where single-staircase designs allow for smaller apartment buildings with more variety in unit sizes. For years, North American building codes have required apartment buildings to have two staircases that can be used as exits in case of a fire. Some housing observers wonder if this

On April 6th, Urbanarium convened climate change experts to brainstorm ideas for our next competition by discussing what can design do for climate change. This journal entry, written by Arden Henley of the Green Technology Education Centre (GTEC), is a reflection based on conversations and notes from participants at the workshop. GTEC is working to create a climate response centre in Vancouver

On November 11, 2022, ADFF screened Robin Hood Gardens in Vancouver. The screening was followed by a short Urbanarium panel discussion about the film. This journal entry is a written version of the comments made by Bill Yuen, one of the panelists, from the local non-profit Heritage Vancouver. It is a reflection on social history, place identity and meaning and how we might think differently about