Urban Form: You Can Directly Help Protect Our Dwindling Built Heritage
Many folks who love heritage still aren’t designating because they don’t understand what it means, it seems too tough, or it may decrease their property value.
Urban Form: The Path of Least Resistance
Over the past number of years, a dozen professional planners have been eliminated from governments.
Urban Form: Townsizing in Newfoundland
“In 1891 the Bonavista Peninsula and St. John’s were close in population (roughly 20,000 and 25,738 respectively). These communities were roughly 1/5 the size of Toronto then …”
Urban Form: Post Fire Panic Spawns Minimalist Housing
“Most of the city’s homes were rebuilt as quickly and economically as possible, which took the form of simple, undecorated boxes.”
Urban Form: A Garden Breaks Barriers and Connects the Community
For the first time since they started recording this data in Canada, seniors outnumber youth. At almost 3% above the national average, Newfoundland and…
Urban Form: World Class Architecture Quickly Eroding
This province is chock full of stunning modern buildings like the Beth El Synagogue, which was suggested for the Massey Medal in the 1950s.
Are Prefab Buildings like the Alt Hotel an Opportunity for NL?
Our volatile weather, short construction season, and desire for sustainable methods certainly make this “lego block style” of building alluring.
Urban Form: Universal Design Matters for All of Us
Our physical environment should embrace each person’s unique traits. We should design for a wide variety of people, not the statistical and non-existent common man.
Public Tenders Going to the Lowest Bid is Bad for Province
Community centres, hospitals, schools, and other public facilities in this province depend on this Act.
Urban Form: Hygge Keeps You Happy
In 2016, the Collins English Dictionary named Brexit the word of the year. The runner up is hygge …
Urban Form: Why Narrow Streets Make Better Places
I didn’t need to look far to find a story where people were affected because of those driving too fast or carelessly.
Urban Form: Pedestrian Priority Could Make St. John’s a More Liveable City
There are lots of places in St. John’s where cars share the road with cyclists and walkers and we’d all benefit from better design.