Spacing Vancouver

Through the Viewfinder

By saramansour

Inside the eye-arresting portraits of Indigenous photographer Olivia Cox capture the raw beauty of her ancestral spirit, feminine allure, and self-identity. As a recipient of YVR Art Foundation’s Emerging Artist scholarship of 2023, Olivia’s award-winning imagery speaks on fostering an enriched discourse surrounding the colonial gaze. From producing experimental photographic materials to on-screen creations, Olivia passionately seizes intimate fragments of her vibrant inner sphere... Read more

Culture

UCS #21: The Hapless Vancouver Art Donor

See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related reading: Project to...
By Urban Cartoon Syndicate
Community

The Importance of Being Ernest

The Importance of Being ErnestErnie Wheadon 1937-2024 I grew up two doors from the Wheadon family, in an upscale professional neighbourhood, in an...
By Derek DeLand
Culture

UCS #20: Staying in the Neighbourhood – Tenant Relocation and Protection Policy

See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related reading: Broadway...
By Urban Cartoon Syndicate
Housing

UCS #19: Rental subsidies, Vancouver-style

See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch.
By Urban Cartoon Syndicate
Architecture

Event: “Broadway Plan impacts” – Grassroots sidewalk briefing, Aug. 28th

“Broadway Plan impacts” – Grassroots sidewalk briefing DATE: Wed, Aug 28, 2024 TIME: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM LOCATIONS: West 7th...
By Spacing
Architecture

(Re)Learning a Lot

The history of the world is plagued by the erasure of important cultures and their built environments. Within the context of contemporary cities, the...
By Erick Villagomez

Politics

UCS #18: Humpty Dumpty

See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch.
By Urban Cartoon Syndicate
Community

Embracing the Future: An Interview with Kobus Mentz

How to be future-relevant at a time of global crises.
By Erick Villagomez
Curiosities

UCS #17: Highrises help fight the effects of climate change!

See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch.
By Urban Cartoon Syndicate
Culture

Perspectives in Place: Dungeons and Dragons – A Quest for the White Picket Fence

Once upon a time, in a land not–so far away, a local Writer stepped out of an elevator and into the lobby of a shopping mall in Vancouver. Frantically...
By Jamie Burke
Headlines

UCS #16: Towers Suck (Wage$)

See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch.
By Urban Cartoon Syndicate
Community

_________ Oriented Development (Please fill in)

Ok, so we Lower Mainlanders are well positioned to land world capital in the form of new addresses that will continue to pay their property taxes (whether...
By scothein

Architecture

S101S—Understanding Residential Density: FSR, Building Setbacks and Height Regulations

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
Community

S101S – Describing Building Types: Why They Matter?

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
Architecture

S101S: Explaining Transit-Oriented Development: Benefits and Drawbacks

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
Infrastructure

The False Creek Pump Station

On Saturday October 4th, the City of Vancouver hosted Doors Open Vancouver, a unique event which provided a rare opportunity for behind the scenes access...
By George Poulos
Housing

S101S – Understanding Residential Density: Why is it so Confusing?

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
Community

Inequality, Gender, Intersectionality, Gentrification, and the City: An interview with Leslie Kern

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

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