Our Projects
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Metro Vancouver
Soundscape for a Renewable City
A sound installation depicting sounds of a renewable city.
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Vancouver Recreation Centres
Family Townhall
An engaging and inclusive method of participatory planning.
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Pop-Up Around Vancouver
Building Festive Engagement
A way to increase youth engagement in city planning through festivals and public events.
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Metro Vancouver
Addressing Food Waste at the Retail Level
An exploratory study about consumer interactions with produce displays and its effect on food waste.
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Global
A Taste of Home
How intergenerational practices of food and culture preservation reduces food waste.
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Vancouver
A Snapshot of Inclusivity
Looking at Public Space through the Lenses of Our Citizens.
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Across Canada
Reconciliation Calls
Calling non-indigenous students to Truth and Reconciliation action.
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Vancouver
Rentability
An app supporting renters through the rental journey to build resiliency.
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Vancouver
Street Seats
An affordable parklet template for local businesses to foster community connections.
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Metro Vancouver
Macrame Salon
A social enterprise beauty salon designed to empower immigrant beauticians.
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Burnaby Mountain
Ugilicious: No Waste, Great Taste
Raising awareness of food waste by using unsold produce to create nutritious meals.
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Anywhere
Cozy Crates
To create community agency in placemaking by providing a toolkit for creating free cozy spaces.
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Downtown Vancouver
Charge and Connect
Keeping young people connected to the world with free mobile charging stations.
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Vancouver
Ten Different Things
Ten local artists provoke, prototype and test new visions of art and civic life in Vancouver.
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Vancouver City Hall
Vancouver Student Manifesto
A student-focused manifesto designed to impact the Vancouver City Plan.
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Vancouver
Student Food Network
Partnering with food establishments to provide $5 student meals.
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Vancouver & Beyond
The Night is Young
A toolkit for designing art-centric, nighttime events for youth.
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Vancouver
Informing Voters to Vote
Materials to encourage citizen participation in the 2018 municipal election.
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Vancouver
Communicating Ecological Footprint
Communicating ecological footprint information to diverse audiences.
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Vancouver
ThinkDisaster
A service that provides local businesses with personalized continuity plans to recover from a disaster faster.
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Vancouver
Vancouver Voting Van
A modern take on increasing political knowledge and participation amongst low-income households.
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Cambie Bridge
Patio Jams
An interactive music space for people to connect and feel uplifted.
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Cambie Bridge
Connect Fort
A large scale blanket fort that is a space for all ages to meet, connect and play.
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Cambie Bridge
City Gone Wild
An educational installation to show the potential of underutilized urban spaces to enhance biodiversity.
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Cambie Bridge
ChalkTalks
Bringing art and engagement to an underutilized space in the form of public chalkboards.
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McAuley Park
Keys to the Streets
Bringing free, playable pianos to public spaces in Vancouver.
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Grandview-Woodland
East Van Skill Share Fair
Connecting individuals and building a more self-reliant community.
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Marpole
Lighter Footprint
Ambassador program that equips neighbours to collectively lower their ecological footprint.
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Imagination Zone
Umbrella Taxi
Modelling friendly citizen behaviour and engaging Vancouverites in whimsical conversation.
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Northeast False Creek
Imagination Zone
Five experiments in art and engagement in Northeast False Creek.
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Mount Pleasant
Street Art
Fostering connections and reimagining public space through collaborative community art.
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Grandview-Woodland
Britannia Food Share
Redirecting surplus food from local businesses to a youth meal program.
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Everett Crowley Park
Outdoor Learning Project 1
Encouraging and facilitating outdoor learning inspired by the Park Board's Rewilding Vancouver strategy.
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The Lauren
Ask Lauren
Community concierge pilot project creating vertical communities in apartment buildings.
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Northeast False Creek
History of Northeast False Creek
Historical plaques designed to ensure that meaningful stories from the past figure prominently in the way this area is envisaged for the future.
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Kitsilano
Local Foodsteps
Signs in your community pointing you to local, sustainable food assets.
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Cambie Bridge
Colouring Cambie
Colouring Cambie aims to create temporary chalk-painted pedestrian walkways that are interactive and engaging.
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Vancouver Transit
Harassment on Transit
Exploring social sustainability and geographies of social inclusion in the city.
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MacLean Park (Strathcona)
Deck the Dark
Improving community safety and encouraging interactive play by illuminating Vancouver’s parks during the dark winter evenings.
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North False Creek
iGo: Bike Network Wayfinding
Repairing gaps in Vancouver’s bicycle network to improve accessibility for cyclists in the city.
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Woodwards & Science World
BikeLab: Bike Repair Stations
Bringing bike repair stations to the streets of Vancouver.
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McAuley Park
Reimagine Your Park
Engaging and activating orphaned greenspaces in Vancouver.
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Grandview-Woodland
Orphaned Spaces
Research and mapping of unused public land in the Grandview-Woodland neighbourhood.
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SFU Campus
Ugly Apples
Ugly Apples is a local, handmade and accessible solution to the problem of food waste.
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Downtown East Side (DTES)
Choy-On-The-Go
Choy-On-The-Go provides fresh affordable produce to Chinese seniors in the DTES.
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Renfrew Community Park
Sam the Salmon’s Ravine Quest
A fun, place-based, experiential learning resource in the form of a quest.
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Arbutus Corridor
BIOPOLIS: The Card Game
An exciting card game centered around biodiversity and fun!
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Imagination Zone
IllumiLane
An interactive light up bike and walk way that integrates art into active transportation.
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Guaranteed Opportunities? Toward an anti-colonial approach to policy analysis for poverty reductionMetro Vancouver
Soundscape for a Renewable CityA sound installation depicting sounds of a renewable city.Vancouver Recreation Centres
Family TownhallAn engaging and inclusive method of participatory planning.Pop-Up Around Vancouver
Building Festive EngagementA way to increase youth engagement in city planning through festivals and public events.Metro Vancouver
Addressing Food Waste at the Retail LevelAn exploratory study about consumer interactions with produce displays and its effect on food waste.Global
A Taste of HomeHow intergenerational practices of food and culture preservation reduces food waste.Vancouver
A Snapshot of InclusivityLooking at Public Space through the Lenses of Our Citizens.Anywhere
EcoPouchAn environmentally-friendly alternative to traditional food storage products.Across Canada
Reconciliation CallsCalling non-indigenous students to Truth and Reconciliation action.Vancouver
RentabilityAn app supporting renters through the rental journey to build resiliency.Vancouver
Street SeatsAn affordable parklet template for local businesses to foster community connections.Metro Vancouver
Macrame SalonA social enterprise beauty salon designed to empower immigrant beauticians.Burnaby Mountain
Ugilicious: No Waste, Great TasteRaising awareness of food waste by using unsold produce to create nutritious meals.Anywhere
Cozy CratesTo create community agency in placemaking by providing a toolkit for creating free cozy spaces.Vancouver
Zoned OutA guide to enhance current housing strategies by incorporating students’ needs.Downtown Vancouver
Charge and ConnectKeeping young people connected to the world with free mobile charging stations.Vancouver
Ten Different ThingsTen local artists provoke, prototype and test new visions of art and civic life in Vancouver.Vancouver City Hall
Vancouver Student ManifestoA student-focused manifesto designed to impact the Vancouver City Plan.Vancouver
Student Food NetworkPartnering with food establishments to provide $5 student meals.Vancouver & Beyond
The Night is YoungA toolkit for designing art-centric, nighttime events for youth.Vancouver
Informing Voters to VoteMaterials to encourage citizen participation in the 2018 municipal election.Vancouver
Communicating Ecological FootprintCommunicating ecological footprint information to diverse audiences.Vancouver
ThinkDisasterA service that provides local businesses with personalized continuity plans to recover from a disaster faster.Vancouver
The CoopA platform that optimizes the way parents explore, compare and arrange care for their children.Vancouver
GigCityEmpowering creative freelancers to find work and build relationships using an online job platform.Vancouver
Vancouver Voting VanA modern take on increasing political knowledge and participation amongst low-income households.Cambie Bridge
Connect FortA large scale blanket fort that is a space for all ages to meet, connect and play.Cambie Bridge
City Gone WildAn educational installation to show the potential of underutilized urban spaces to enhance biodiversity.Cambie Bridge
ChalkTalksBringing art and engagement to an underutilized space in the form of public chalkboards.Across Vancouver
Buddy Up!A community board designed to share skills and interests for a more collective Vancouver.Commercial Drive
YIMBYWelcoming and including homeless citizens in neighbourhoods outside of the Downtown Eastside.Grandview-Woodland
East Van Skill Share FairConnecting individuals and building a more self-reliant community.Imagination Zone
Umbrella TaxiModelling friendly citizen behaviour and engaging Vancouverites in whimsical conversation.Imagination Zone
TeaTalkTeaTalk is a mobile tea-serving cart that offers space for conversation and social connection.Mount Pleasant
Street ArtFostering connections and reimagining public space through collaborative community art.Grandview-Woodland
Britannia Food ShareRedirecting surplus food from local businesses to a youth meal program.Everett Crowley Park
Outdoor Learning Project 1Encouraging and facilitating outdoor learning inspired by the Park Board's Rewilding Vancouver strategy.The Lauren
Ask LaurenCommunity concierge pilot project creating vertical communities in apartment buildings.Northeast False Creek
History of Northeast False CreekHistorical plaques designed to ensure that meaningful stories from the past figure prominently in the way this area is envisaged for the future.Kitsilano
Local FoodstepsSigns in your community pointing you to local, sustainable food assets.Cambie Bridge
Colouring CambieColouring Cambie aims to create temporary chalk-painted pedestrian walkways that are interactive and engaging.Vancouver Transit
Harassment on TransitExploring social sustainability and geographies of social inclusion in the city.MacLean Park (Strathcona)
Deck the DarkImproving community safety and encouraging interactive play by illuminating Vancouver’s parks during the dark winter evenings.North False Creek
iGo: Bike Network WayfindingRepairing gaps in Vancouver’s bicycle network to improve accessibility for cyclists in the city.Woodwards & Science World
BikeLab: Bike Repair StationsBringing bike repair stations to the streets of Vancouver.Grandview-Woodland
Orphaned SpacesResearch and mapping of unused public land in the Grandview-Woodland neighbourhood.SFU Campus
Ugly ApplesUgly Apples is a local, handmade and accessible solution to the problem of food waste.Downtown East Side (DTES)
Choy-On-The-GoChoy-On-The-Go provides fresh affordable produce to Chinese seniors in the DTES.Renfrew Community Park
Sam the Salmon’s Ravine QuestA fun, place-based, experiential learning resource in the form of a quest.Arbutus Corridor
BIOPOLIS: The Card GameAn exciting card game centered around biodiversity and fun!Imagination Zone
IllumiLaneAn interactive light up bike and walk way that integrates art into active transportation.
