Posted AT 3:56 AM EDT on 11/01/07
Time to build outside the box
VANCOUVER Beneath every shift in the ground, every calamity, lies goodness -- and some troubling truths. Vancouver's chief uber-planner, Larry Beasley, has resigned his post to become a special adviser to the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. With Beasley gone, the city has lost its tireless, shrewd deal maker and the maker of many urban design rules which were becoming, frankly, oppressive. A rip in the fabric of the city has opened.
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