By Erick Villagomez
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SFU City Program, Warren Gill Memorial Lecture – Is Public Space a Public Good?
Public space is routinely seen as the cure to every imaginable urban ill, from air quality to obesity. But how much of what we call public space is really...
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Visual Thoughts #20 – Massing Series
Last VT image: Sun on misty day at the 1st and Main St. , Vancouver. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at Spacing Vancouver. He is also...
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Book Review – From The Stacks: The Endless City
Editors: Ricky Burdett and Deyan Sudjic (Phaidon, 2008) At the turn of the 21st century, the world is faced with the unprecedented challenge of addressing...
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City of White Rock Gateway Design Competition
The City of White Rock is seeking a design for a multi-functional pole/sign/arch structure capable of holding banners at the entrance to our City. The...
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Visual Thoughts #19
Last VT image: Tree at Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at Spacing Vancouver. He is also an educator...
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Neighbourhood Watch
A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. An interesting strategy of giving away reflective armbands is being employed by the...
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Call to Artists: Art in Transit Program, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Call to Artists, Art in Transit Program – Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Fairfax County & Loudoun County, VA, USA SITE-SPECIFIC...
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Release: Letter to Gerry Nichele, CEO of the Solterra Group
Attention Gerry Nichele, As we are sure you know from the media coverage with respect to your recent purchase of the Waldorf Hotel site, we are very...
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Call for Credentials for Artists: Marine Gateway Development Project, Vancouver BC
Call for Credentials for Artists, Marine Gateway Development Project – PCI Developments Vancouver, BC Eligibility: Open to professional artists...
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Call for Artists – Songshan Station, Taipei, Taiwan
Call for Artists – Songshan Station, Taipei, Taiwan Department of Rapid Transit Systems Taipei City Government, Taiwan, R.O.C. Budget: NT$15,000,000...
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Release: UBC Centre for Cultural Planning and Development Announces New Online Courses in Cultural Planning
Cultural planning is a rapidly evolving integrated approach to the development of well-planned and creative communities supported by vibrant cultures and...
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Neighbourhood Watch
A selected image from the Spacing Vancouver Flickr pool. Image courtesy of Stephen Rees. A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C...