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Can We Raise Children in Vancouver? – UBC Dialogues Recap

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Local leaders in social policy and population health tackled the question “Can we raise children in Vancouver” in the Creekside... Read More

Event: VanPlay Smart City Talks: Celebration + Diversity, November 1

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Imagine Parks and Recreation. What could Vancouver’s parks, public space and recreation opportunities look like in 25 years? How about... Read More

Book Review – Handbook of Biophilic City Planning and Design

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Author: Timothy Beatley (Island Press, 2016) The term “biophilia” may be new to many people. In recent years, people have become more... Read More

Video Vancouver: Stand up for Public Space

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Via UN-Habitat: In this lecture, Luisa Bravo, president of City Space Architecture, advocates for that public space in cities is a... Read More

Visual Thoughts #61

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Last VT image: Idiosyncratic attic window in Strathcona, Vancouver. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at Spacing... Read More

Release: Free UBC online edX course – Ecodesign for Cities and Suburbs, April 4th

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ECODESIGN FOR CITIES AND SUBURBS A New Free Internet Course Offered on edX by the University of British Columbia Architects, urban... Read More

11 Milestones that will Shape Vancouver’s Future

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What are the significant events, activities and decisions in 2016 that will shape Vancouver’s future? Earlier this fall, the Vancouver... Read More

Book Review – The Last Gang in Town

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Author: Aaron Chapman (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2016) Those who love and study Vancouver know how quickly it transforms through... Read More

Cartographically Speaking: The Politics of Flight

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Click here for a larger image. We tend to think of cities in their horizontal dimension—artifacts the spread laterally across the... Read More

EVENT – Webinar: ‘Species at Risk- Baselines’ – Nov. 16th

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Webinar: ‘Species at Risk- Baselines’ DATE: Wednesday, November 16th TIME: 11am – 12:30pm (PST) REGISTRATION... Read More