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CITY OF VANCOUVER ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT |
Date: |
July 22, 2004 | |
Author: |
Paul Gedye | |
Phone No.: |
7716 | |
RTS No.: |
04450 | |
CC File No.: |
1051 | |
Meeting Date: |
September 14, 2004 |
TO: |
Vancouver City Council |
FROM: |
Director of Current Planning |
SUBJECT: |
Planning Institute of British Columbia Award of Excellence for booklet: "Vancouver's New Neighbourhoods: Achievements in Planning and Urban Design" |
INFORMATION
THAT this report be received for INFORMATION.
PURPOSE
This report informs Council of an Award for Planning Excellence bestowed upon the City of Vancouver by the Planning Institute of British Columbia for the publication of "Vancouver's New Neighbourhoods: Achievements in Planning and Urban Design." The award was received in association with Urban Forum Associates.
DISCUSSION
The Planning Institute of British Columbia is affiliated with the Canadian Institute of Planners these being the prime associations of professional planners in our province and nation.
The Planning Institute of British Columbia holds an annual juried awards program to recognize innovative planning activity in the province.
"Vancouver's New Neighbourhoods: Achievements in Planning and Urban Design"
There are several reasons for this publication. It has been compiled to record the multiplicity of projects that make up Vancouver's new neighbourhoods, as well as the attention to detail that has gone into shaping the human-scale experience in the city. It also serves to honour those working in the multiple professions related to the process of building a liveable city by highlighting some of their exceptional achievements over the past decade and a half. Finally, it has a strong educational component, serving to inform the reader of the approach to urban planning in Vancouver. Although published only a few months ago, the booklet has been circulated locally and throughout North America with very positive response.
The publication was produced in 2004. It was conceived and produced by Planning Department staff and the text was written by Mr. Lance Berelowitz of Urban Forum Associates, acting as a consultant for the department. Its publication and all of its costs have been covered entirely through the generosity of private donors. Donors agreed to support the project after it was drafted and had no input into its contents. It is the companion booklet to "Vancouver's Urban Design: A Decade of Achievements" (2000) also published by the City.
Both booklets are available at:
http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/commsvcs/currentplanning/urbandesign/index.htm
Hard copies are available in the Planning Department.
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