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Canadian Urbanism Uncovered

  • Cartographically Speaking: Commercial Drive Business Development,1900-1999

    Those who have followed my cartographic adventures, know that I consider graphs, charts, diagrams, etc. an extension of mapping. Edward Tufte uses the...

  • Visual Thoughts

    Last VT image: Grouse Mountain at night, Vancouver. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at Spacing Vancouver. He is also an educator...

  • Visual Thoughts #26

    Last VT image: Early morning parking lot food trucks, downtown Portland. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at Spacing Vancouver. He is...

  • Visual Thoughts #25

    Last VT image: City of Vancouver RS1 zoning building envelope. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at Spacing Vancouver. He is also an...

  • Book Review – From The Stacks: Cities

    Author: John Lorinc (Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2008) It is now common knowledge that the world is the most urban it has ever been in the...

  • Book Review – From The Stacks: Flexible: Architecture that Responds to Change

    Author: Robert Kronenburg (Laurence King Publishing, 2007) Human settlements are colossal endeavours. Made of hard, solid materials we often take for...

  • Visual Thoughts #24- Massing Series

    Last VT image: Barn in field north of Toronto, Ontario. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at Spacing Vancouver. He is also an educator...

  • Visual Thoughts #23

    Last VT image: Rock face along Sea-to-Sky Highway. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at Spacing Vancouver. He is also an educator...

  • Vancouver’s Urbanism Headlines: Thursday

    LOCAL • City rejects seniors housing application in Dunbar [Vancouver Courier] • Metro Vancouver communities prepare for commercial pot producers...

  • Visual Thoughts #22

    Last VT image: View from the Bear Cub lodge on Mt. Seymour. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at Spacing Vancouver. He is also an...

  • Designing Together: the first workshop in MOV’s Upcycled Urbanism series, March 3rd

    Designing Together: the first workshop in MOV’s Upcycled Urbanism series Sunday, March 3rd – 2:00PM – 4:00PM @ MOV (1100 Chestnut St)Â...

  • Visual Thoughts #21

    Last VT image: A portion of the Arts Umbrella building on Granville Island, Vancouver. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at Spacing...