Curiosities
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Is the city a sketchbook? JJ Steeves tackles our ideas about graffiti
HALIFAX – Councillor Linda Mosher’s recent comparison of street art to vandalism and graffiti has brought a variety of reactions. One of the most...
By Katie Toth -
Atlantic Canada’s Densest Neighbourhoods – St. John’s
EDITOR’S NOTE: Based on feedback from an earlier post on urban density, Spacing Atlantic will feature one of the top five dense residential...
By Sean Gillis -
Atlantic Snapshots: Blast from the past
VIEW-5490 Barrington Street, Halifax, NS, about 1915 Wm. Notman & Son About 1915, 20th century Description “Halifax, N.S.: Capital and...
By Abad Khan -
Events Guide: Parchetypes, Point Pleasant Park
WHAT: Parchetypes, Public Performance – HRM Open Project WHEN: Starting today, August 15th, 11am-1pm – September 11, 2011 WHERE: Point...
By Crystal Melville -
Spacing Atlantic wants your photos!
Captivated by the landscape of Canada’s east coast cities? Obsessed with the beauty of a public space, the dirty grime of a back alley, a...
By Abad Khan -
Events Guide: Designing the Network – It’s More Than Just Buses
Still from Leonardo Dalessandri film Under the Lucan Sun WHAT: Design the Network – Session #2, It’s More Than Just Buses WHERE: World Trade...
By Crystal Melville -
From the Vaults: To market, to market
The Nova Scotia Archives is pleased to share photos showcasing the changing faces of urban centers in Nova Scotia. You can learn more about the archives...
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Don’t Stop: Weekend Events Guide – Bus Rides, Shelter Walks and Street Parties
With lots of neat-o, community urban events taking place this weekend – from Metro transit bus rides discussing sprawl, Mobile Art project...
By Crystal Melville -
Making Space for Our Sacred Cows
“Machine Space, or territory devoted primarily to the use of machines, shall be so designated when machines have priority over people in the use of...
By Josh Lepawsky -
Events Guide: Tracing the City – Interventions of Art in Public Space
HALIFAX – What happens when the public space of the city intervenes in the private experience of art? Find out when panelists Kim Morgan (Chair) â€...
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Atlantic Snapshots: John Foster Family Groceries
Saint John, New Brunswick Photo by Gillian Barfoot, member of Spacing Atlantic’s flickr pool.
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Events Guide: GETting Over It #3, Girlface goes for a walk
DARTMOUTH – What do you get when you speak ‘Hansel and Gretel’ into the iPhone app Dragon Dictation? Well, to the surprise of Adriana...
By Crystal Melville