Urban Design
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S101S: Understanding Affordable Housing: The Trickle-Down Theory of Housing – Myths and Realities
EDITOR’S NOTE: With affordable housing debates raging, misinformation is everywhere. Trickle-down housing narratives loom large in the...
By Erick Villagomez -
Reflections on Art
If writing about music is like dancing about architecture, and architecture about art is like Lego about crayons, then writing about architecture about...
By Derek DeLand -
The high cost of on-street parking
In case you hadn’t checked recently, there are, according to the Toronto Parking Authority’s very helpful “Find Parking” map, no...
By John Lorinc -
The Future Fix: Generation Restoration
THIS EPISODE: Why Toronto is a Role Model for Urban Ecology The City of Toronto has been named a “role model city” by the United Nations...
By Spacing Radio -
EVENT: Strollin’ — an evening talking about walking November 28
WHAT: An evening talking about walking on November 28 at 6PM. WHO: Shawn Micallef, Spacing Sr. Editor, Toronto Star columnist and University College...
By Spacing -
When Care Becomes Control: The Hidden Violence of Urban Planning
It seems to us that this connection—or better perhaps, confusion—between care and domination is utterly critical to the larger question of how we lost the...
By Erick Villagomez -
Book Review – The Shape of the Land: Topography & Landscape Architecture
Editor: Marc Treib (ORO Editions, 2022) Transforming the natural environment is fundamental to our species. Since ancient times, humans have reshaped...
By Erick Villagomez -
Cycling in the Suburbs Doesn’t Have to Suck
Sure, Vancouver’s seawall is the popular place to bike, but that doesn’t mean the suburbs can’t be too — with a few fixes. In the latest episode of the...
By Christopher Cheung -
The Barcelona Chronicles: Reflections on Two Cities
Who is the city for? Last week, a good friend of mine recently told me he and his family were leaving Vancouver. His words struck a chord: “Vancouver has...
By Erick Villagomez -
The Barcelona Chronicles: Vancouver v. Barcelona – Urban Design
Cities host our lived experiences. They are more than mere words in reports or policy documents; they are tangible environments that shape our daily...
By Erick Villagomez -
The Barcelona Chronicles: The Superilla…Evolved
After a scenic ride through El Poblenou and along the Barcelona waterfront, we approached the Sant Antoni market from the south, via Carrer del Comte...
By Erick Villagomez -
The Barcelona Chronicles: The Superilla Pilot
Jordi Honey-Roses, Silvia Casorran Martos, and Xavier Matilla, warmly greeted the British Columbian planners as we approached the intersection of Carrer...
By Erick Villagomez