Urban

False Creek was an important hub for the lumber industry in Vancouver. By 1891, six out of eight saw mills were located in False Creek...Read more

The Ile Notre-Dame began as a small, rocky island claimed by Guillaume Vignal in 1661. During the mid 19th-century, the island acted as an important...Read more

Located between the straits separating Malaysia and Sin- gapore, Forest City is a proposed 1,350 ha Chinese-built community to be developed within the Straits of...Read more

Steep slopes and limited developable land within its territori- al geography have historically driven the extension of Hong Kong’s shoreline. Land reclamation projects can be...Read more

First occupied by the indigenous Cadigal People 14,000 years before European settlement, the area now known as Barangaroo began as significant hunting and fishing grounds...Read more

Surrounded by brackish marshes, Boston was described by early settlers as “wild and dangerous” due to its ever changing environment. As settlement increased, low laying...Read more

Rio de Janeiro was originally settled on Morro de Castelo, a large hill, for its strategic vantage points over the sea and land. As the...Read more