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New geographic eReader called nomad from Spacing editor Shawn Micallef looking for your support

Have you ever read a book set in real-life places and then looked at, say, Google Earth or Streetview to see where the story and action takes place? If...

TODERIAN: Discovering the worlds of Twitter and urbanism

This special column is from Brent Toderian, the former chief urban planner of Vancouver. Last week I had lunch with a friend and fellow urbanist, Bob...

VIDEO: The Social Life of Small Places

William Whyte got it right: the legendary urbanist created the film “The Social Life of Small Places” that has become one of the best learning...

Watch NFB: God’s Lake Narrows

Editor: Spacing is pleased to continue our partnership with the National Film Board of Canada to showcase films and interactive projects from their online...

Watch NFB: A Crack in the Pavement: Growing Dreams

Japanese earthquakes – a century of urban devastation

This article was originally published on Spacing Ottawa. The harrowing images coming to us from across the Pacific are heightening the sense of dread felt...

Watch NFB: Welcome to Pine Point

Editor: Spacing is pleased to continue our partnership with the National Film Board of Canada to showcase films and interactive projects from their online...

Watch NFB: Highrise/Out My Window, a 360° interactive documentary about vertical living

Editor: Spacing is pleased to announce we’re resuming our partnership with the National Film Board of Canada to showcase films and interactive...

Events Guide: Reel Downtown 2010

ST JOHN’S – If you have ever walked down Solomon’s Lane in St. John’s, past the illustrious Ship Pub, you would have seen a...

My Urban Garden: NFB short on gardening in Halifax

HALIFAX – With winter whittling down, the soil beginning to thaw, and market-goers quivering in anticipation of a more colourful Saturday morning...

Walking backwards in Times Square

Last week film artist Hye Yeon Nam produced a charming video of herself walking backwards through the Times Square area. Well, in the film she’s not...