THE RISE AND SPRAWL

Density and complexity

Supermarket on Commercial Drive, Vancouver. On the whole, a pretty ugly building on what is, on the whole, a visually unspectacular neighborhood main street. And yet “The Drive” happens to be the centre of one of Vancouver’s best-loved neighborhoods—another indication that good urban design is less about good facades, but more about good scale and usability. Source

Supermarket on Commercial Drive, Vancouver. On the whole, a pretty ugly building on what is, on the whole, a visually unspectacular neighborhood main street. And yet “The Drive” happens to be the centre of one of Vancouver’s best-loved neighborhoods—another indication that good urban design is less about good facades, but more about good scale and usability. Source

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