Urban Design
VIDEO: Jon Stovell on the future of Vancouver real estate
By Yuri Artibise
The West Haven Group and urbanYVR recently joined forces in a wide-ranging interview with Reliance Properties President and CEO, Jon... Read More
Shining a light on Toronto’s streetlamps
By Sean Marshall
Street lighting is an important, yet overlooked, part of any city’s standard infrastructure. For over seventy years... Read More
LORINC: Why Toronto’s urban design needs a lesson on climate and equity
By John Lorinc
Many Torontonians, including critics, have long bemoaned the absence, at least in recent decades, of a unique architectural character... Read More
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 056, Rail Deck Park and best laid (official) plans
By Spacing Radio
This episode is all about plans: big and small, successful and dashed. First, Toronto Star city hall reporter Jennifer Pagliaro takes... Read More
On Kwikwetlem territory, a new vision for Riverview
By Christopher Cheung
The Riverview Lands, on the slope above the Coquitlam River, were known as a storied place. Settlers will remember the area most for... Read More
LORINC: The cautionary tale of Rail Deck Park
By John Lorinc
If Toronto’s Rail Deck Park plan ended up dying in a dense thicket of legalistic land-use planning arguments, it would be fair... Read More
Cartographically Speaking – Vancouver’s District Lots
By Erick Villagomez
For a larger image click here. Any aspiring urban historian or property owner looking to renovate will quickly encounter the confusing... Read More
LORINC: Which green standard will reduce Toronto’s carbon?
By John Lorinc
Few would argue that the City of Toronto’s goal of reducing building-related carbon emissions to zero by around 2030 is a worthy... Read More
Event: CoV Jericho LandsVirtual Design Workshops, April 10-19
By Spacing
In mid-April, the Vancouver of City Planning Department will be co-hosting a series of themed Virtual Design Workshops for the Jericho... Read More
Video Vancouver: Tł’akwasik̕a̱n Khelsilem – Provocations on the Future of Downtowns
By Yuri Artibise
Tł’akwasik̕a̱n Khelsilem, Council Member of Squamish Nation What might downtowns look like in the future? What are the possibilities... Read More