Tag: Vancouver

Hi Habitat family members, Can anyone fill in the missing names? And please let me know if any of these names are wrong! The image is property of the City of Vancouver Archives and I can’t publish the original. Please don’t reproduce! Thank you… I am only publishing this marked up version for research purposes.… read more Habitat crew photo – wood delivery day

Photo credit: Erol Baykal OK everyone, I need your help! I had not wanted to release this photo before the book came out but we haven’t identified enough of the crew, so it would be wonderful if you could assist in identifying faces. Click on the image and then use the zoom tool to zoom… read more Habitat Crew Photo 1976 – please help identify faces!

Please join us this Thursday, October 24 at 1 pm at 1290 Cartwright Street on Granville Island for the unveiling of a plaque commemorating Alan Clapp and his contribution to the idea and inception of Granville Island. 1290 Cartwright was Alan’s office for over 20 years. From the Deluxe Productions statement on the unveiling: “Alan… read more Unveiling of plaque commemorating Alan Clapp and his role in the inception of Granville Island

Jericho wharf, currently under demolition, is visible here through the gap between the two buildings, there where you see the ocean. The beautiful Bill Reid-adorned hangar sits where the chain-link fence sailboat enclosure is located now. There were also two hangars set farther back from the shore, where the parking lots are now (this footage… read more Wishing for an alternative to Parks Board’s new Jericho Beach plan

UN Habitat was formed in 1978 after its founding conference in Vancouver in 1976. It seems worthwhile to reprint its history and mandate here. From the UN Habitat website: In 1978, when Habitat was established, after a meeting in Vancouver known as Habitat I, urbanisation and its impacts were less significant on the agenda of… read more History of UN Habitat

These videos, courtesy The Hackery, document the construction of Vancouver’s Habitat Forum site of the 1976 UN Conference on Human Settlements. The beautiful First Nations mural was designed by artist Bill Reid, and the hangar it adorns sat on land now occupied by a chain link fence and sailboat storage at Vancouver’s Jericho Beach, just… read more Happy 35th Anniversary, Habitat Forum & UN Habitat!

It was a very rainy but successful Jane’s Walk at Jericho Beach on May 7, 2011, exploring the site of Vancouver’s 1976 Habitat Forum and remaining signs of the old Flying Boat military base. These urban walks are in honour of the renowned urbanist Jane Jacobs, and I was honoured that Jane’s son Ned, also an… read more Jane’s Walk 2011 – Habitat Forum site