Webinar recap: How three municipalities are designing for social wellbeing
Fostering neighbourly connections through residential building design.
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How density can bring people together
Research from Canada and around the world has explored how different housing environments shape opportunities for social connection. While high-density living (such as multi-unit housing) is sometimes assumed to limit…
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Join the next ‘Housing That Connects Us’ webinar: How three municipalities are designing for social wellbeing
“How three municipalities are designing for social wellbeing” will be held on June 24th, from 9:30 am – 11 am PST.
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Webinar recap: Innovative community programs to build social connection in housing
Learning from community-based organizations about in-building social programming.
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HNC feature: Building social connections in practice
Happy Cities led a national workshop series for planners in collaboration with Hey Neighbour Collective and SFU Renewable Cities.
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HNC feature: The ‘Paradox of Proximity’
What it takes to build a vertical community, floor by floor.
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Living Together 2025: Symposium Report
Living Together 2025: Connecting housing, social health, and resilience convened a diverse array of housing professionals, municipal planners, provincial and federal policy makers, public health professionals, architects, planners, non-profits, researchers…
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Living Together 2025 in Action
We set out to capture the essence of the Living Together Symposium, for those who couldn’t be there in person (and for those who want to revisit the experience!).
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‘Age-Friendly Edition’ of the Building Social Connections toolkit
Designing multi-unit housing to support wellbeing at all ages and life stages.
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An interview with Dan Levitt
BC’s Seniors Advocate reminds us of the vital link between housing and health
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What makes an age-friendy home?
A version of this article was originally published by Happy Cities in March 2025. This post supplements the “Building Social Connections Toolkit: Age-friendly Edition,” which illustrates how to design home…
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Designing Socially Connected Homes – small changes to make a big difference
This article, co-authored by Emma Avery (Urban Planner & Communications Specialist, Happy Cities) and Tara Fernando (Strategic Communications Specialist, Hey Neighbour Collective), originally appeared in the Fall 2024 issue of…
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Join the next ‘Housing That Connects Us’ webinar: Design tools to support wellbeing
Join Hey Neighbour Collective and Happy Cities on Thursday, October 3, 2024 from 10:00 – 11:00 AM PST for a dynamic conversation about the recently launched Building Social Connections toolkit! Communities…
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Building Social Connections: Toolbox of design actions to nurture wellbeing in multi-unit housing
Our neighbours are our closest source of social support and connection. Socially connected homes and neighbourhoods nurture greater physical and mental health, community resilience, and social trust between diverse residents. …
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How can denser neighbourhoods support wellbeing?
New housing legislation from the Province of BC will mean more homes, but it’s not just density that matters.
