In the heart of Vancouver’s former ceremonial boulevard, sat a large, dilapidated space. The usage evolution – from forecourt to Provincial Court Building to the formerly named Vancouver Art Gallery North Plaza – had rendered the site a palimpsest of monuments, trees, and an assortment of paving and seating elements. Despite its run-down state, the plaza’s size and central downtown location meant it was nonetheless frequented for large planned events, commuting, and meeting. The muddled placemaking gave way to a lacklustre setting, one that was sorely misaligned with its vibrant occupants. To us, democratizing public space for various displays of civic expression is the embodiment of a
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