Boddy Re-thinks Vancouver’s Suburbs

Monday, November 22nd, 2010

Following up the ideas competition he co-convened earlier this year, Fellow Trevor Boddy is currently using TownShift: Suburb Into City submissions in a series of visually-driven public urban design workshops for the fast-growing Vancouver suburb of Surrey. Boddy’s critique of 2010 Winter Olympics architecture and urban design (“Vision Deficit” for Vancouver Review) is a finalist for “Best Social Issues” and “Gold Award, Best Article, All Categories” at the Western Magazine Awards.

Vancouverism Exhibition at the New Woodwards

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

vancouverismInstitute fellow Trevor Boddy is curating and producing the Vancouverism exhibition, called “a mirror for our most innovative design and city-building, a catalyst for debate and reflection.” The exhibition opens January 2010 at the New Woodwards in downtown Vancouver.

Townshift: Suburb Into City: Open Ideas Competition

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

townshift_surreyInstitute fellow Trevor Boddy is organizing an open ideas competition [Townshift: Suburb Into City] for the town of Surrey, just outside of Vancouver. The competition is open to all and includes $75,000 in cash prizes. Entries are due January 6, 2010. More information at [http://www.townshift.ca].