Alan Boniface

Biographie : Alan Boniface Principal DIALOG Vancouver, British Columbia Alan is recognized as a leading thinker on urban issues. His experience with large mixed-use projects, unique sustainable architecture and public space design all contribute to a unique approach to city-making. Alan is a frequent contributor to conferences and roundtables in the U.S. and Canada where urban thinking is being re-shaped. Alan has contributed to projects in many jurisdictions, including Beijing, Shenyang, Los Angeles, Vancouver, San Francisco, Portland, New York, and Memphis. Alan is the past managing partner of the Vancouver studio of DIALOG, the past chair of the Vancouver City Planning Commission (VCPC) and the chair of the Vancouver District Council of the Urban Land Institute. As Chair of the VCPC Alan oversaw a document outlining a scenario presented to Council for the provision of affordable Housing in Vancouver. He is also a current member of the City of Vancouver Housing Affordability Task Force. In addition to current design projects in Vancouver, Edmonton, Los Angeles, and Memphis, Alan is helping re-shape the planning process itself with an eye towards making uniquely-mixed, people-oriented, sustainable communities that can adapt and prosper through time. Alan is a member of Architectural Institute of British Columbia, the Alberta Association of Architects, the American Institute of Architects and the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. Alan has won many planning and architecture awards for projects such as the HBC Renewal in Vancouver, BC and Crosstown Concourse in Memphis, Tennessee. (Updates May 2019)