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A Special Vancouver Urbanist Meetup for May on Sunday

This month’s get together is a special event. In addition to the monthly Vancouver Urbanist Meetup, we will also be celebrating last weekend’s successful Jane’s Walks in Vancouver.

We’ll be meeting on May 13th from 3-5pm, in the VIP Room of the Sin Bin.

Come out to enjoy a drink and say hi to your fellow urbanists, walk leaders and volunteers. It will be a great opportunity to share your Jane’s Walk highlights and discuss the latest in Vancouver urban planning and development.

As always, feel free to drop in when you can and stay as long as you want. We’ll be there from 3 pm until at least 5 pm. If you are early, the reservation is under “Yuri.”

You can RSVP on Facebook or Eventbrite, or simply show up if you are in the neighbourhood.

Give me a call or text at 604-992-4197 if you have any questions.

PS: Feel free to bring your Mother!

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April’s Vancouver Urbanists Meetup Returns to Commercial Drive

After a week’s delay due to Easter weekend, the Vancouver Urbanists Meetup is back!

This month marks a making a long overdue return to Commercial Drive. We’ll be meeting on April 15th from 3-5pm, at The Charlatan (1447 Commercial Drive).

Come out to enjoy a drink, say hi to your fellow urbanists, and discuss the latest in Vancouver urban planning and development.

As always, feel free to drop in when you can and stay as long as you want. We’ll be there from 3 pm until at least 5 pm. If you are early, the reservation is under “Yuri.”

You can RSVP on Facebook or Eventbrite, or simply show up if you are in the neighbourhood.

Give me a call or text at 604-992-4197 if you have any questions.

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March’s Vancouver Urbanist Meetup is this Sunday

This month’s Vancouver Urbanist Meetup has a special twist. Each Sunday during the month of March, the Museum of Vancouver is hosting SALA SPEAKS @MOV:

With an aim to spark participatory and accessible discussions about the role of architecture in our community and beyond, SALA SPEAKS @MOV is a 4-part series presented in partnership with the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA) at the University of British Columbia, that invites their faculty to speak to the wider issues, inspirations, and challenges that configure their research, practice, and teaching here in Vancouver.

This weeks presentations are on the theme of ’Constructing’:

Tackling the notion of “constructing”, Matthew Soules will talk about micro-Infrastructures and residences, and share thoughts on public protest. Inge Roecker’s presentation will share creative notions around the theme, through a consideration of ‘urban acupuncture’ for Vancouver’s chinatown.

The event runs from 2-4pm at the Museum of Vancouver (1100 Chestnut Street) Admission is $12 (or FREE for MOV members and UBC SALA students). You can order your tickets here.

features sunset grill Marchs Vancouver Urbanist Meetup is this Sunday Given that I would like to attend this event, and expect that many Vancouver urbanists do as well, I am pushing back the start-time of this months get-together until 4pm and hosting it at a nearby pub.

This month we’ll be meeting on March 11th from 4-6pm, at the Sunset Grill near Kits Beach in Kitsilano. (2204 York Avenue [map] ).

Come out to enjoy a drink, say hi to your fellow urbanists, and compare notes or get a de-brief of what Matthew and Inge had to say.

As always, feel free to drop in when you can and stay as long as you want. We’ll be there from 4 pm until at least 6pm. If you are early, the reservation is under “Yuri” You can RSVP on Facebook or Eventbrite, or simply show up if you are in the neighbourhood..

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It’s time for the February Vancouver Urbanists Meetup

After a loooong and busy January, February is here and it’s time for the monthly Vancouver Urbanists Meetup.

This month we’ll be meeting on Sunday, February 12th from 3-5pm, at the Mill Bistro on the Coal Harbour waterfront (at Bute).

Come re-connect with your fellow urban fanatics and get up to speed on all that’s been going on over the past month; including the big news at City Hall and last week’s Cities and Canadian Association of Planning Students (CAPS) conferences.

As always, feel free to drop in when you can and stay as long as you want. We’ll be there from 3 pm until at least 5pm. Give me a call or text at 604-992-4197 if you have any questions or are running late.

You can RSVP on Eventbrite or Facebook.

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Join Me for January’s Vancouver Urbanist Meetup this Sunday

Carolyn Ali photo. [Straight.com

Come kick off the new year with me and your fellow urban wonks at the fist urbanists meetup of 2012! We’ll be meeting this coming Sunday (January 8th) from 3-5pm, for a few pints and a lively discussion about urbanism in Vancouver.

This month, we’ll be exploring the reinvention of a Kitsilano classic: The Bimini (2010 W 4th Ave., V6J 1M9 map). The pub recently reopened after a 2007 fire gutted the main room. It has a long community history, with highlights including being BC’s first licensed neighborhood pub and a former meeting place for Greenpeace.

We’ll be there from 3 pm until at least 5pm. Feel free to drop in when you can. Give me a call or text at 604-992-4197 if you have any questions or are running late.

You can RSVP on Eventbrite, Facebook, or by leaving a comment letting me know you’re be coming.

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November’s Vancouver Urbanists Meetup is this Sunday

It’s time once again to connect with your fellow urban geeks at the monthly Vancouver Urbanists Meetup!

Come out and join me and your fellow urbanists this coming Sunday, November 13th from 3-5pm, for a few locally crafted beers, and a lively discussion about urbanism in Vancouver and cities in general. Given that November 19th is quickly approach, there may even be some election talk!

This month we’re heading to Mt. Pleasant to check out The Whip Restaurant—209 E 6th Ave, Vancouver, BC V5T 1J7 (map).

Feel free to drop in when you can. We’ll be there from 3 pm until at least 5. Give me a call or text at 604-992-4197 if you have any questions or are running late.

You can RSVP on Eventbrite, Facebook, or leave a comment letting me know if you’ll be coming.

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Friday 5: Articles for Urbanists [October 15th-21st]

Here is this week’s selection of news and views for urbanists:

It Takes a Village to Raise a City: Redevelopment in existing communities requires communication, co-operation and consultation to find common ground. ( Open File Calgary)

calgary%20redevelopmentjpg Friday 5: Articles for Urbanists [October 15th 21st]

Photo by C Law via flickr

How Cities Should Work: The director of “Urbanized” talks about the universal issues cities face and how Twitter is changing filmmaking. (Imprint – Salon)

How Europe Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Skyscraper: Although, the growth pattern of tall buildings is a bit different, European cities aren’t short anymore! (Forbes)

As America Ages, NIMBYism Could Increase: Surveys show older people are more likely to actively oppose new development (Atlantic Cities)

Rereading: The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs: Jane Jacobs’s book captures not just the rich density of urban life, but the craft of fiction. (The Guardian)

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Vancouver Urbanists Meetup—October 16th

Now that Thanksgiving is over and the leftovers are gone, It’s time to reconnect with your fellow city geeks at the monthly Vancouver Urbanists Meetup!

Come out and join me and your fellow urbanists this coming Sunday (October 16th) from 3-5pm, for a few beers and a lively discussion about urbanism in Vancouver, and cities in general.

This month we’re heading to a Vancouver classic—the bar at the Sylvia Hotel in the West End (1154 Gilford St. at Beach St on English Bay).

Feel free to drop in when you can. We’ll be there from 3 pm until at least 5. Give me a call or text at 604-992-4197 if you have any questions or are running late.
You can RSVP on Eventbrite, Facebook, or leave a comment letting me know if you’ll be coming.

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Mark your Calendars: Vancouver Urbanists Meetup—October 16th

For the past few months, I’ve been holding Vancouver Urbanists Meet-ups on the second Sunday. Given that the second Sunday in October falls over Thanksgiving weekend, I’m pushing it back a week to October 16th. Stay tuned for more details early next week.

To whet your curiosity, here’s a hint to where we’ll be meeting.

I’ll buy a beer for the first person who guesses the location correctly in the comment section.

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Witold Rybcynski to Give Inaugural Warren Gill Memorial Lecture

Dr. Warren Gill was a close friend of my fathers. I had the opportunity to meet him a few times, including during a fun visit to New Orleans in 2003. Warren passed away passed away from cancer last September.

The first annual Warren Gill Memorial Lecture presented by Simon Fraser University’s City Program.

Warren Gill was passionately engaged in the cities and neighbourhoods in which he lived and worked. As a member of the senior administration at SFU, he was instrumental in the development of its downtown campus. As an urban geography professor, he inspired many students. A lecture series in his honour will to continue his questioning, raise new ideas and invoke new ways of thinking about life in the urban context.

Witold Rybcynski to Give Inaugural Warren Gill Memorial Lecture

The inaugural lecture in the series will be given on Monday October 17, 2011 at the Goldcorp Centre for the Arts with architect and author, Witold Rybcynski.

Makeshift Metropolis — The insights of Witold Rybcynski

North American cities are not shaped only by architects, planners, legislators or mayors, but by the people who live and work and play in them. Ideas have a role to play, too—and noted author and critic Witold Rybczynski explores the influence that planning theories have had on urbanism in the twentieth century.

In Makeshift Metropolis: Ideas About Cities, Rybczynski examines old ideas and new, and shows how the 21st-century city is being shaped by mixed-use developments, downtown living, heterogeneity, density and liveliness.

Details

Date: October 17, 2011 - 7 pm

Location: Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema in the Goldcorp Centre for the Arts (at Woodward’s) 149 West Hastings Street, Vancouver (entrance off Cordova Street)

RSVP: Admission is free, but reservations are required. Reserve seats at www.sfu.ca/reserve.

Sponsored by: McCarthy Tetrault, Parklane Homes, UniverCity, and Simon Fraser University.

Details provided via Gordon Price at Price Tags. Cross posted on PlaceSpeak.

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