Urban Design
Vancouver ™
By Spacing
Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from Reinier de Graaf’s recently published book, Architect, Verb.: The New... Read More
S101S – Understanding Density: Net vs. Gross Density
By Erick Villagomez
What is the difference between “net” and “gross” density, and how do these relate to urban planning? In... Read More
Book review: DIY City
By Andrew Cuthbert
Author: Hank Dittmar (Island Press, 2020) DIY, or “do-it-yourself,” as it relates to urban planning, most easily evokes... Read More
S101S – Understanding Residential Density: Why is it so Confusing?
By Erick Villagomez
What is residential density and why is it so confusing? Residential density is critical to urban planning. It refers to the number of... Read More
On Interior Urbanism: An Interview with Jeremy Senko
By Erick Villagomez
Interiors and urbanism are often considered opposites of one another. But are they so different? Spacing Vancouver’s Erick... Read More
S101 Series: Introduction and Call
By Erick Villagomez
If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times: cities are complex. But that doesn’t mean they need to be complicated... Read More
Digging Into Where The Sun Needs Shine – BROADWAY PLAN – Part 2
By grahammcgarva
Expand upon our embedded assets This lyric essay digs inside the psyche of planning processes. It uses the oblique projection of... Read More
Broadway & Vancouver Plans: A Rejection of Core Vancouver Planning Principles?
By Spacing
Author: Ralph Segal With the City’s current Zoning Map as an initial regulatory reference, Vancouver’s contemporary approach to... Read More
The Tower Default – Pt 2
By Erick Villagomez
In 1972, Leslie Martin and Lionel March published Urban Space and Structure—an influential book featuring a series of essays written... Read More
Broadway Plan Reflections
By Erick Villagomez
This piece started with a simple aspiration: to collect a diversity of meaningful 100-200 word reflections on Broadway Plan processes... Read More