Canadian Urbanism Uncovered
What are formal building types and use-types, and why is this differentiation important to planning? With a broad background on building types and it’s...
By Erick Villagomez
They buried the creek under St. George Street to make room for roads and houses. Little waterways like it, fed by rainwater, were once everywhere in...
By Christopher Cheung
Why is an understanding of building types important to urban planning and design? What aspects of planning are they connected to? Given that urban...
By Erick Villagomez
What is Transit-Oriented Development and what are its benefits and drawbacks? Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) has become so common within urban...
By Erick Villagomez
For artist and master LEGO builder Paul Hetherington, his love for architecture began with a train set. It was his first opportunity as a child to observe...
By Iris Leung
What is Floor Space Ratio (FSR) and how does it interact with building setbacks and height regulations to create building forms and the ‘look and feel’ of...
By Erick Villagomez
Cities are political and economic centers of power. This comes with its fair share of challenges like poverty and inequality. Spacing Vancouver...
By Erick Villagomez
swagger noun plural swaggers : an arrogantly self-confident way of walking: an act or instance of swaggering : arrogant or conceitedly self-assured...
By Erick Villagomez
What is the difference between “net” and “gross” density, and how do these relate to urban planning? In Understanding Residential...
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 people living in a...
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. Complexity refers to...
By Erick Villagomez
How can Canada possibly spend five years and tens of billions to fix the housing crisis, but still have no idea if it’s working? That’s the question...
By Patrick Condon