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A Jane Jacobs moment for the post-pandemic world
July 15, 2024
Jane Jacobs is the most famous name in the history of urban planning, but she wasn’t an urban planner, and was often critical of the profession. She didn’t draw maps or write zoning policy. Her unique skill was observation.
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Historic church vital part of city’s past, should remain in its future
June 23, 2024
On what was described as a “calm and beautiful afternoon” in mid-August of 1883, the people of Winnipeg stopped to celebrate the laying of a cornerstone for a building that was to be unlike anything ever seen in the Canadian west. The event was so important that a full transcript of the ceremony was published in the next day’s newspaper.
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Architecture’s role in empowering LGBTTQ+ community
May 27, 2024
By Brent Bellamy, Associate + Creative Director Earlier this month, an emotional groundbreaking ceremony was held in Ottawa for Thunderhead, a LGBTTQ+ national monument set to rise in the shadow of Canada’s Parliament buildings. The prominent new monument will recognize the courage and strength of those who were harmed by the LGBT Purge, a 40-year […]
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City should scramble to transform important Village intersection
April 29, 2024
The corner of River and Osborne is the gateway to Osborne Village, Winnipeg’s highest-density neighbourhood and a rare walkable, complete community in the city. In our collective imagination, the Village strip is a street with bustling sidewalks and vibrant public spaces, set around a series of eclectic shops and restaurants.
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Housing is a puzzle with many pieces
April 8, 2024
Last week, a proposed mixed-use development on Sherbrook Street in Winnipeg’s West Broadway neighbourhood was made public as the project moved through the city’s approval processes.
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Imagining what the ‘Windy Corner’ could one day be
March 11, 2024
By Brent Bellamy, Associate + Creative Director Originally published in the Winnipeg Free Press Open Portage and Main. Four simple words. Elections have been fought over them. Friends have become temporary enemies because of them. Family dinners have been ruined by them. A Winnipeg debate that has stirred local emotions and bewildered outsiders for more than […]
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CAGBC Award Showcase: Presentation of Manitou a bi Bii daziigae
November 29, 2023
Join Partner Gabe Derksen for a virtual presentation at the Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC) Award Showcase on December 6, 2023 at 1:00pm (EST) where they will speak about Manitou a bi Bii daziigae...
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Housing fund just one piece of the puzzle
November 21, 2023
The amount of ink being spilled over Canada's housing crisis is enough to make the global climate crisis feel neglected and envious.
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