Urbanarium

Meet Xexowlets, Andrew Phillips, who is Coast Salish from Musqueam and has familial ties to Sto:lo, Sts’ailes and Tl’amin. He will be opening up our Citymaking event welcoming Josh White at the Playhouse on Monday night: https://lnkd.in/gd4swgau Andy studied Political Studies and History in his undergraduate degree and received his Master of Arts in Indigenous Governance from the University of Victoria in 2019. He has worked at several non-profits; M'akola Housing Society, the First Nations Education Steering Committee, and for his community – Musqueam Indian Band - occupying rolls as a policy analyst and assisting with the Nation’s Self-Governance Agreement and negotiations. Andy has been with City of Vancouver since the fall of 2020. His initial role was on the Vancouver Plan as the Reconciliation Planner/project facilitator. Since 2022, he has been part of Planning, Urban Design and Sustainability’s Reconciliation and Culture Change (RCC) team that focuses on sending project referrals to the Nations, assisting with UNDRIP Implementation (Action Group 7&9 Public Realm and Housing), and to bring cultural awareness to reconciliatory topics including Orange Shirt Day, Indigenous Peoples Day, and continuing learning opportunities for Planning Staff through facilitated training sessions. The future of planning in Vancouver. See you Monday at the Playhouse!

Last call for tickets! Secure your now for this special event to meet Josh White and hear about his motivations, philosophies and inspiration. What is the future of planning in the City of Vancouver? #urbanplanning #architecture #housing #affordablehousing #water #reconciliation #UNDRIP

Get your tickets to the October 28th City Talk at the Playhouse! Meet Josh White, the City of Vancouver’s new General Manager of Planning, Urban Design, and Sustainability. Josh will be speaking on citymaking ideas and influences with Kamala Jasmine Todd, Marta Farevaag, and Andy Yan, FCIP, RPP, GISP. $25 general, $15 student and free Indigenous tickets here: https://lnkd.in/gd4swgau

Meet Josh White, the City of Vancouver’s new General Manager of Planning, Urban Design, and Sustainability. Oct. 28th Playhouse tickets here: https://lnkd.in/gd4swgau $25 general, $15 student rate and free Indigenous tickets. Josh will be speaking on citymaking ideas and influences with a panel of urban practitioners: 💙 Marta Farevaag, Principal of PFS Studio, Urbanarium Programming Chair ❤️ Kamala Jasmine Todd, Indigenous planner, filmmaker, SFU Urban Studies Associate Professor of Professional Practice and Director of Indigenous City Media 💙 Andy Yan, FCIP, RPP, GISP, Director of the City Program at Simon Fraser University 🧡 Welcome and opening remarks by Andrew Phillips, Project Facilitator, Reconciliation and Culture Change, City of Vancouver

Urbanarium-SALA City Debate tomorrow night! Claim the last tickets. Motion: The Province Was Right To Asset Its Authority on Land Use PRO Team: Russil Wvong and Helen Lui CON Team: Sarah Ellis and Andrew Merrill, RPP, MCIP Moderated by Frances Bula 7PM at UBC Robson Square https://lnkd.in/gUFk5dpP

Join us next Tuesday for City Debate #17. Moderated by Frances Bula, two teams will argue for or against the motion: The Province was Right to Assert its Authority on Land Use, then YOU decide. Tickets available on Eventbrite: https://lnkd.in/gVBNKTqt Planning Institute of British Columbia (PIBC), Union of BC Municipalities

City Debate #17: The Province Was Right to Assert Its Authority on Land Use Who should decide what scale and type of development should go into an existing neighbourhood? Should it be the City which has close relationships and an overall perspective of development and housing needs across all neighbourhoods? Or should it be the Province who understands the urgent need for development and sees that many local governments are not doing their part to allow change and growth? Experts dispute the future of our region. You decide. PRO Helen Lui, nonprofit housing developer, Urbanism Vancouver podcast host, writer Georgia Straight and Russil Wvong, software developer, housing advocate, volunteer with Abundant Housing Vancouver and the Vancouver Area Neighbours Association CON Sarah Ellis, Executive Director, Squamish Community Housing Society, past planner, Housing Policy at City of Vancouver and Andrew Merrill, RPP, MCIP Merrill, General Manager Planning & Development, City of Coquitlam MODERATED by Frances Bula

Tickets still available for our next Studio that will aim to "get around" standard signage thinking and co-design new environmental communications systems. There’s a big reliance on signs in cities. Talking about who makes it, who it is for and who it is missing, will help us branch out and consider creative ways to reach people where they are at. Guest Speaker: Daniela Pilossof, Sr. Experiential Designer at Lost & Found Design Illustrators: Kristen E., Derek Lee, Tian Tian, Erica Masuskapoe, Hannah Dyck-Chan, Surabhi Shakkarwar, Emma Gosselin, Anna Mariya Lukose and Elham Haghbin Music by: Niña Mendoza

Get your tickets for the upcoming Studio A Sign is a Design Fail: How could the communication features in our cities help everyone feel safe, informed and led? This Urbanarium Studio on Granville Island will aim to “get around” standard signage thinking and co-design new environmental communications systems. There’s a big reliance on signs in cities. Talking about who makes it, who it is for and who is it missing will help us branch out, decolonize and consider creative ways to reach people where they are at. Open to everyone! Complimentary snacks and refreshments. Music by Niña Mendoza.

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