Happitecture is a podcast that explores our unique cities and what it takes to build resilient and thriving communities that are inclusive, supportive, and promote wellbeing and happiness. Join us as we chat with some of Vancouver’s brightest minds in planning and urban design, community facilitation, design, social sciences, and community activists and discuss ideas on how to plan and design vibrant, happy built environments.
This podcast is generously sponsored by Khôra Architecture + Interiors. Khôra is a local BC design firm dedicated to promoting wellbeing in spaces we learn, work, live and play.
EPISODE LIST
Episode 4: Designing Public Space – Part 1/2
This month’s episode is part 1 of 2 of a conversation with architect Derek Lee at the Olympic Village – one of his most popular projects. As a principal at PWL Partnership, Derek focuses on innovative place-making and urban design with a view to improving people’s overall health and quality of life.
Episode 3: Feng Shui
In this episode, I sit down with Vancouver’s premier Feng Shui Master and Teacher Marlyna Los to discuss how Feng Shui can play an important role in how we plan communities and cities. Marlyna describes the energies of the City of Vancouver based on its particular geography.
Episode 2: Movement Building
In this episode, I sit down with facilitator and convener Jocelyn Macdougall to talk about how we engage organizations and communities to examine the systems we take for granted. How these systems, often designed to marginalize large groups in our community, can be challenged for the betterment of everyone.
Episode 1: Inclusive Public Spaces
In this very first episode of Happitecture, I discuss city planning initiatives with Senior Public Space Planner at the City of Vancouver – Danielle Wiley. We chat about the city’s mandate to design inclusive public spaces to advance healthy and inclusive public life.
Episode 4: Designing Public Space – Part 1/2
This month’s episode is part 1 of 2 of a conversation with architect Derek Lee at the Olympic Village – one of his most popular projects. As a principal at PWL Partnership, Derek focuses on innovative place-making and urban design with a view to improving people’s overall health and quality of life.
Episode 3: Feng Shui
In this episode, I sit down with Vancouver’s premier Feng Shui Master and Teacher Marlyna Los to discuss how Feng Shui can play an important role in how we plan communities and cities. Marlyna describes the energies of the City of Vancouver based on its particular geography.
Episode 2: Movement Building
In this episode, I sit down with facilitator and convener Jocelyn Macdougall to talk about how we engage organizations and communities to examine the systems we take for granted. How these systems, often designed to marginalize large groups in our community, can be challenged for the betterment of everyone.
Episode 1: Inclusive Public Spaces
In this very first episode of Happitecture, I discuss city planning initiatives with Senior Public Space Planner at the City of Vancouver – Danielle Wiley. We chat about the city’s mandate to design inclusive public spaces to advance healthy and inclusive public life.