City Planning 101 — Every Day Tourist

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City Planning 101

Calgary leads Vancouver in condo design?

Architecture, Calgary, municipal government, placemaking, planning, policy, urban design, urbanism, VancouverRichard WhiteFebruary 10, 2014condominiums, architecture, urban design, calgary, vancouverComment

Integration critical to new community vitality

The importance of the public realm

Architecture, art, Calgary, cities, downtown, Evolution, exploring, Parks, placemaking, Retail, tourist, travel, urbanismRichard WhiteJanuary 12, 2014sidewalks, public art, parks, plazas, walking, sitting, trees, wayfinding, vitality Comments

Eau Claire Market Mega-Makeover Revisited

Alberta, Architecture, Calgary, cities, downtown, placemaking, Retail, urbanism, ReginaRichard WhiteNovember 20, 2013architecture, urban design, visioning, master plans, retail, office towers, hotels, condominiums, Regina, CalgaryComment

Working together to make Calgary better!

Alberta, Calgary, housing, municipal government, planning, prairies, urbanism, suburbsRichard WhiteNovember 5, 2013new communities, suburbs, Master planning, cities, urban designComment

Does Calgary have an "urban inferiority complex?"

Architecture, Calgary, Chicago, cities, downtown, neighborhoods, planning, Retail, urbanismRichard WhiteSeptember 11, 2013urban design, Calgary Tower, Telus Sky, Central Business District, Downtown, office buildings, urban vitality Comments

Olympic Plaza needs mega makeover?

Alberta, Architecture, art, Calgary, Canada, Chicago, cities, downtown, exploring, Frankfurt, History, Icons, Parks, Photography, placemaking, planning, Portland, tourist, Travel, urbanismRichard WhiteJuly 31, 2013plaza, San F, Portland, Frankfurt, art parks, art, sculptures, placemaking Comments

Putting the public back into public art!

Urban cottage living & Gentrification!

Rise of public art Decline of public galleries

Architecture, art, artists, Calgary, Canada, Change, Collecting, Cycling, downtown, municipal government, museums, urbanismRichard WhiteMay 9, 2013Art Museums, Art Galleries, Public Art, Calgary, Canada Comments

Don't be too quick to judge....

Don't be too quick to judge....

Calgary's Lakeview community has evolved over the past 50 years from a treeless prairie suburb to a inner city community with a majestic urban forest.

Calgary, city building, density, development, planning, urban design, urban development, urban sprawl, urbanismRichard WhiteMarch 29, 2013suburbs, Calgary, trees, urban design Comments

Importance of Comfort, Convenience & Privacy in Urban Living

cities, community, history, housing, livability, politics, transportation, urban living, urban planning, urban sprawlRichard WhiteJanuary 21, 2013home, Rybczynski, comfort, privacy, travel, living, urbanism Comments