Sabine Bitter, Susan Roy and Annabel Vaughan in conversation
Moderated by Sadira Rodrigues

Vancouver Art Gallery, 4th floor

Unlikely Architectures is a series of discussions that investigates the city as it shifts and grows, it is, in many ways, a discussion of possible futures. The artist working in public space, a citizen's occupation of the plaza, an architect's re-configuration of the built environment, the city-planner's vision for the city; all these creative moments push our environment towards change. A broad future, however, must also acknowledge its past and the city encompasses many.

This second of three conversations will uncover some of these pivotal moments. Annabel Vaughan, graduate architect and city thinker, will speak on the evolution of public space in the city with some specific reference to familiar downtown landmarks. Susan Roy, historian, traces the chronology of First Nations reserve land in the city, and artist/ curator Sabine Bitter finds new associations for the nightly blast of Vancouver's Nine O'clock Gun. Together and separately, they plumb the past to propose new ways of regarding our urban environment. The discussion will be moderated by writer, curator and educator Sadira Rodrigues.