At Symposium 2026, Andrew Emmerson, Principal at GBL Architects, and Saadi D'hoore, the City of Vancouver's first Music Officer and co-author of the Granville Street Plan, came together for a conversation on Unlocking Granville: Development Strategies for a Cultural Comeback — tracing the district's ongoing cultural decline through a mix of policy missteps, structural gaps, and unintended consequences.
Andrew and Saadi pointed to real opportunities ahead: incentivizing development policy, attracting creative industries, and reimagining the Granville Street Entertainment District as a vibrant cultural destination once again.
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