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Author: Marina Miller

Communications professional in Vancouver and Urban Planning student after hours. I love writing, urbanism, fashion, food, and family.

Street things, and why they make us feel

July 13, 2023February 20, 2026 by Marina Miller, posted in Urbanism

“In that moment, I've acknowledged it… it isn’t a forgotten piece of trash anymore… I'm attaching a human feeling to an object that doesn't have a human feeling.”

Tagged burnaby, geography, grafitti, hastings, infrastructure, london, lost, materialism, new westminster, personnification, psychology, sociology, Urbanism, vancouver, yout1 Comment

Doors of Wimbledon

May 26, 2023May 26, 2023 by Marina Miller, posted in Urbanism

There are so many unique facades in Wimbledon.

Tagged antique, architecture, design, doors, eclectic, expat, glass, home, neighbourhood, planning, urban, Urbanism, windowsLeave a comment

Burnaby needs more pubs

May 21, 2023May 21, 2023 by Marina Miller, posted in Urbanism

All of the development happening in Burnaby feels like the perfect opportunity to include alternative social spots.

Tagged beer, burnaby, bylaws, cities, culture, drinking, geography, london, opinion, planning, pub, pubs, social, Urbanism1 Comment

The beauty of balance

October 31, 2022October 31, 2022 by Marina Miller, posted in Stream of Consciousness

After this long day and about 12,000 steps, I meandered home to my AirBnB in South London. On the train, I instinctively started to warm up the extroversion...

Tagged 20s, change, england, expat, extrovert, growth, immigration, International, introversion, introvert, personality, travelLeave a comment

Big leap

September 26, 2022September 26, 2022 by Marina Miller, posted in Stream of Consciousness

Over the last six months, I've been ramping up to make the big leap.

Tagged canadian, england, International, london, moving, opportunity, startup1 Comment

Book Review – “Spirits of our Whaling Ancestors” by Charlotte Coté

September 16, 2022September 16, 2022 by Marina Miller, posted in Urbanism

As we approach the second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, I wanted to share a book recommendation by an Indigenous author.

Tagged coast salish, fishing, reconciliation, whaleLeave a comment

Metrotown’s public art misses the mark

June 9, 2022February 19, 2026 by Marina Miller, posted in Portfolio, Urbanism

Metrotown is a blank canvas. There are so many new developments, with so many voids for community expression.

Tagged art, artscape, capitalism, colour, community, expression, geography, identity, indigenous, landscape, place, planning, public, reconciliation, Salish, scapes, space, urban3 Comments

Half broken, half built: Metrotown in photos

April 6, 2022February 19, 2026 by Marina Miller, posted in Portfolio, Urbanism

At the same intersections, decades-old apartments are torn down while glittering new 'estates' go up...

Tagged apartment, BC, burnaby, canada, demoviction, development, equity, housing, mall, metro, metropolis, metrotown, renoviction, rental, urban, Urbanism, vancouverLeave a comment

All you have to do is ask: My ancestry journey

March 16, 2022July 7, 2022 by Marina Miller, posted in Stream of Consciousness

Talking to your elders is a history lesson you can't get from a textbook.

Tagged ancestry, dna, europe, family, grandparents, heritage, honour, myheritage, storytellingLeave a comment

What I’ve learned living alone

January 23, 2022January 23, 2022 by Marina Miller, posted in Stream of Consciousness

The biggest thing I have learned so far is that I can live alone and be okay.

Tagged alone, apartment, burnaby, canada, city, living, self-care, space, studio, woman3 Comments

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