“Vancouver is an instant city,” says Mr. Henriquez, with a snap of his fingers. “There’s a repetition to all of that stuff that’s very cookie cutter.
It lacks the idiosyncratic nature of those cities that have evolved over a larger period of time. It’s not the fault of the architecture – it’s the fault of the speed of development.” Architect Gregory Henriquez
Is the problem ‘the speed of the development’ or rather the political economy economy of the development that scrimps on assessment, design, and benefits to neighbourhoods?