This is rather exciting!
Vancouver Public Space Network is launching an open design ideas competition entitled "Where is the Square?: Imagining a Public Square for Vancouver: The Grandest Gathering Space". As part of this there is a launch event and a series of three more talks as well.
September 23:
Launch Event with Cornelia Oberlander, Lance Berelowitz, Bing Thom
7-9pm
Alice MacKay Room
Vancouver Public Library 350 West Georgia
Competition design brief will be relesed in October.
Click here for background info.