Issue No. 2 - The Crafting of Place & Community.
Tak Yukawa
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Don Williams
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10.21.2022

Issue No. 2 - The Crafting of Place & Community.

Member: Tak Yukawa Member: Don Williams
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Words from the editor

Craft breweries and their brewers are at the forefront of a positive cultural change within urban communities across North America. The age-old pub has now become the tasting room. Beer is the delicious medium these modern entrepreneurs use to share their stories and express their opinions regarding the health of their cherished local communities. In this issue, we talk to some of the most influential voices in the industry, including Josh Vanderheide of Field House Brewing. We ask them to wax poetic on the current state of culture, what keeps them up at night, and “The Next Big Thing” in urban placemaking.

Tak Yukawa
Co-Founder, Free Agency Creative

Hopping on What’s Next

A successful community is one that creates intersections between living, business, and common space.
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A Story of Beer, Place & Urban Agriculture

“At our next project in the Tsawwassen Southlands, we get the ability to be the focal point, the anchor to this community but be so connected to the farming and agriculture that is just at our doorstep”
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If You Brew It, They Will Come

Dropping a brewery into an old post office in a sleepy part of a remote town with less than 14,000 residents might look like dropping a plastic kiddie pool on a patio and hoping for a water park turnout, but that would be underestimating the power of craft beer and community.
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Rethinking Light Industrial Neighbourhoods Over a Pint

Jorden Foss, the owner operator of Steel & Oak Brewing Company talks about the future of micro retail and the need to move “artisanal makers” closer to urban centres and their residents.
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Tak Yukawa
Co-Founder, Free Agency Creative

The UEA is a passion project, a true labour of love. When I reflect upon my most cherished childhood moments, they're almost always associated with a magic created by place. Guided by these nostalgic memories, I'm driven to create these moments for future generations.

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Don Williams
Co-Founder, Free Agency Creative

As a co-founder of Free Agency Creative, I've spent the last 20 years advocating the power of brand design and it’s ability to transform businesses. I believe that in order to create meaningful change in our urban fabric, we must first change the mindsets of the organizations that build them.

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