![]() |
New condominiums under construction just outside St Petersburg heritage centre |
By The
Early Edition, CBC News Posted: Feb 18, 2016 12:40 PM PT Last
Updated: Feb 19, 2016 6:11 AM PT
- Russian recession hasn't hurt the Putin brand — yet
- Vancouver high-rises: Are they the future of the city?
- Vancouver's Urbanarium debates ask 'difficult questions' about city's future
- Vancouver School trustee presses for bigger buffer zone between pot shops and schools
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmZtR36EZ9NhdlUMBZEOCSX5-wjpKTZ3eGD61LqsIDyO4G65uBoR5VT-B2wIJLDUwKbdlouLMe0B04ehdrZDsDiyV_n1_XIiK0KOlZ3ni3NP41aD84wPlJQVJBcUk1kCnFj6K5ReIeQBqI/s320/20160217_142207.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl75RAJpw4Xi7BJQNAzTFjZZEJwq1ROuzOphPdHVuFNUmvKqnN9RdrviYJ_syP_tIFRMSsQNL7yn1Pzi2W_Q8esy6NV21xL7wr1EBOUPJsLMGRvUmZHG9wt5lXZ0Cqnn7Q0UahZAn7RqTd/s320/Russian+Norms+and+Regulations+1.png)
Dispelling myths
Several
glass office towers stand tall in Moscow's new financial district. (Michael
Geller)
Geller
says the backers of a new financial district in Moscow want the world's experts
on sustainable development to design it.
"There's a desire from Russia to learn from international experiences."
Many
Russian cities are more cosmopolitan than stereotypes suggest, he said.
In fact,
Geller says he walked past just as many Starbucks shops in Moscow and St.
Petersburg as he does when he's in Vancouver.
"It isn't this big cold place where everybody is still under some kind of government hold. It's an increasingly affluent place." Geller is giving a talk about his experience in Russia on Feb. 18 at SFU Vancouver Harbour Centre at 7 p.m.
To listen
to the full interview, click the link labelled: City
planning lessons for Vancouver from Russia.
No comments:
Post a Comment