Author: Hey Neighbour Collective - Page 2

Reports

North Vancouver active design study

By Hey Neighbour Collective 2024 . 01 . 162024 . 03 . 19

Happy Cities, Hey Neighbour Collective, and SFU assessed the impact of the City of North Vancouver’s Active Design Guidelines, identifying key lessons for supporting social connection in multi-unit housing.

Reports

Building social connections: Case studies to inspire socially connected multi-unit housing

By Hey Neighbour Collective & Happy Cities 2023 . 12 . 132024 . 02 . 11

Happy Cities, Hey Neighbour Collective, and Simon Fraser University are working with six local governments in Metro Vancouver to co-create policies for social wellbeing in multi-unit housing.

Multi-unit housing can be designed to meet residents’ needs at all stages of life. (Happy Cities)

Reports

Aging in the right place: Designing housing for wellbeing and older adults

By Happy Cities & Hey Neighbour Collective 2023 . 11 . 142023 . 11 . 14

Design strategies and research to support aging in the right place, from a collaborative multi-unit rental building project between Happy Cities, Hey Neighbour Collective, SFU’s Department of Gerontology, Concert Properties and Brightside Community Homes.

News

Join the next ‘Housing That Connects Us’ webinar: a conversation with UK innovators

By Hey Neighbour Collective 2023 . 10 . 192024 . 12 . 16

Hear from two UK innovators about the connection between housing and wellbeing.

News

Join our ‘Housing That Connects Us’ webinar

By Hey Neighbour Collective 2023 . 09 . 152024 . 12 . 16

Hear from local experts about the health and climate rationale for intergenerational ‘sociable’ design.

News

A Place Like Home: student research symposium

By Hey Neighbour Collective 2023 . 09 . 112023 . 10 . 26

Are you a Vancouver-area university student researching housing-related issues? Check out this November event.

Sogol Haji Hoseini stands in a field of yellow, wildflowers wearing sunglasses while smiling and holding a camera.

Interviews

Sogol Haji Hoseini on environmental gerontology and what it’s like to sleep in a desert at night

By Hey Neighbour Collective 2023 . 08 . 102023 . 08 . 10

Our conversation with Sogol took us from her work with the Collective to her interests in researching older adult populations, and why camping in the desert is something everyone should try.

A crowd of people meetup in a beautiful park with giant trees and listen to a speaker before breaking off into smaller groups.

News

Building hope through action

By Hey Neighbour Collective 2023 . 08 . 032023 . 11 . 14

Connect & Prepare program featured in report by Public Health Agency of Canada and BC Centre for Disease Control.

Rojan stands in front of a poster, presenting a Hey Neighbour project at the John K. Friesen Conference Centre.

Interviews

Rojan Nasiri on how urban design can facilitate walking among older adults, and why Kerman is her favourite city

By Hey Neighbour Collective 2023 . 07 . 252023 . 07 . 25

During our chat with Rojan, one of HNC’s research assistants, we learned about what makes for walkable urban spaces and sociable common areas, plus some of her favourite things about Kerman, Iran.

Farinaz Rikhtehgaran sits along the seawall in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Interviews

Understanding the walking experiences of older immigrant populations with Farinaz Rikhtehgaran

By Hey Neighbour Collective 2023 . 07 . 132023 . 07 . 18

In our conversation with research assistant Farinaz, we talked about her work with HNC and discussed the challenges and potential solutions for making walking more accessible for immigrant older adults in cities.

An illustration depicting different people working together to build a colourful jigsaw puzzle.

News

Job posting: Knowledge Mobilization Specialist

By Hey Neighbour Collective 2023 . 06 . 062023 . 06 . 09

HNC is on the lookout for a new part-time member to boost our knowledge mobilization capacity.

US Surgeon General's Framework for a National Strategy to Advance Social Connection

Resources

US Surgeon General highlights the need for more social connection

By Hey Neighbour Collective 2023 . 06 . 022023 . 06 . 02

The Surgeon General has created a Framework for a National Strategy to Advance Social Connection. It details critical and actionable next steps that individuals, communities, organizations, and governments can take to foster social connection.

The public walkway along English Bay in downtown Vancouver, BC with benches for sitting, lush foliage and trees, and tall buildings in the background.

Interviews

Ahad Kamranzadeh on the inestimable value of laundry rooms and what makes public common spaces feel inclusive and welcoming

By Hey Neighbour Collective 2023 . 06 . 022023 . 06 . 02

In our conversation with Ahad, we learned about how he’s made connections between his engineering background and current work with the Collective.

Some spreads from a practice guide float in the foreground with a bridge and public art from New Westminster in the background on a dark cloudy morning.

News

Going beyond the norm: Innovative roles for local governments in fostering neighbourly social connections

By Hey Neighbour Collective 2023 . 06 . 012023 . 06 . 01

Governments have become interested in reducing loneliness and social isolation and strengthening resilience and collective emergency preparedness in these settings.

Reports

Learning report: Hey Neighbour Collective’s first three years

By Hey Neighbour Collective 2023 . 05 . 042023 . 05 . 05

Reflecting on HNC’s first three years, this report details activities, learnings, and shared priorities moving forward.

Hey Neighbour Collective

A Place Like Home: student research symposium

Sogol Haji Hoseini on environmental gerontology and what it’s like to sleep in a desert at night

Building hope through action

Rojan Nasiri on how urban design can facilitate walking among older adults, and why Kerman is her favourite city

Understanding the walking experiences of older immigrant populations with Farinaz Rikhtehgaran

Job posting: Knowledge Mobilization Specialist

Ahad Kamranzadeh on the inestimable value of laundry rooms and what makes public common spaces feel inclusive and welcoming

Going beyond the norm: Innovative roles for local governments in fostering neighbourly social connections

Learning report: Hey Neighbour Collective’s first three years

Hey Neighbour Collective

Land acknowledgment

Contact us