What Makes a Community Feel Livable?
Century Group’s Joanne Shao and architect Jonah Gamblin discuss how urban design, public space and the spaces between buildings shape everyday life in growing communities.
As our cities grow, livability is about more than what happens inside our homes. It is also shaped by the streets we walk, the parks and public spaces we use, nearby shops and services, access to transit and the ways we connect with the people around us.
We recently met with our Vice President of Development, Joanne Shao, and Jonah Gamblin of Design Research Office to talk about what livability means in a growing city. Jonah was also part of the architectural team behind the Century City masterplan.
Using Surrey City Centre and Century City as case studies, they look at walkability, mixed-use development, access to nature and the role public spaces play in everyday life.
Watch: What Makes a Community Feel Livable on YouTube
Video credits: 3D visuals: MOREAN, https://morean.de/
Archive imagery:
North Clayton, 2000. Beverly Sommer photo. Surrey 2000: Captured Time Collection. Courtesy of Surrey Archives, CT065.24.
Surrey Leader Photograph Collection / Surrey Archives, SA1992.036.3725.
Johnny Wong farm, 1979. Peter Battistoni photo. The Columbian Newspaper Collection. Courtesy of Surrey Archives, 2003.0100.333.
Battistoni photo. The Columbian Newspaper Collection. Courtesy of Surrey Archives, 2003.0100.333.
