From Vancouver Observer — After Vancouverism: A Conversation With Larry Beasley at the Gwerk Salon

Larry Beasley is the former co-planner for the City of Vancouver, and the father of Vancouverism. He believes that Vancouver's future is "intense and dense."

People build a city, "people with ideas, passions, and disagreements." So said architecture critic Trevor Boddy in introducing Larry Beasley, an urban planner who has profoundly influenced the growth of Vancouver.

Beasley now runs an international urban planning consultancy. In 2004, he was awarded the Order of Canada, the nation's highest honour, for his urban planning work. Read more: After Vancouverism: a conversation with Larry Beasley at the Gwerk Salon