Urban Design
The Laws of Settlements book available for free online!
By Erick Villagomez
Are there fundamental laws that govern all settlements—from the smallest village to the largest cities? This is the question that... Read More
Events: Placemaking in a Pandemic – UBC CAPACity Design Challenge 2020
By Spacing
Placemaking in a Pandemic – UBC CAPACity Design Challenge 2020 REGISTER by: November 23rd, 11:59 PM PST SUBMISSION DEADLINE... Read More
Video Vancouver: Tour Chinatown with Christopher Cheung
By Yuri Artibise
CanU 2020 Vancouver Tours Stroll through Vancouver’s historic Chinatown with Tyee reporter Christopher Cheung. It’s easy to get lost... Read More
Video Vancouver: The Missing Middle Mystery
By Yuri Artibise
Via About Here Metro Vancouver primarily has two types of housing. High rises or the single family house. What happened to all the... Read More
Event: AFTERSHOCK – Looking back at 1918 for a view of Vancouver’s future
By Vancouver City Planning Commission
Event Details Date: October 27, 2020 Time: 7:00-8:30-pm Via: Zoom RSVP and more information Event Description The first victim in... Read More
Student Housing as a Response to the Housing Crisis
By brianwakelin
The global housing crisis is a challenging and multi-faceted problem. Part of the solution, already successfully employed by... Read More
Book Review: Planning on the Edge
By Yuri Artibise
Editors: Penny Gurstein and Tom Hutton (UBC Press, 2019) Planning On The Edge: Vancouver and the Challenges of Reconciliation, Social... Read More
Transform Underutilized Lands, Revitalize Our Cities, Recover Our Economy
By carlaguerrera
It’s time for the new normal. But what exactly is the new normal? For the city building sector, it could be using a confluence of... Read More
Bentham’s City: An Urban Monograph of Vancouver City Hall
By Erick Villagomez
[Editor’s Note: This piece was published over a decade ago—in what would eventually become Spacing Vancouver. In light of the... Read More