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Spacing

Canadian Urbanism Uncovered

By Erick Villagomez

  • The Tower Default

    “Hell is paved with good intentions.” ― Samuel Johnson “But remember that good intentions pave many roads. Not all of them lead to hell.” ― Neal...

  • Deconstructing Visuals 2.0

    It’s been 10 months since I wrote Deconstructing Visuals. Within that piece, I argued that the architectural profession’s dominion over the methods and...

  • EVENT: Alain Bertaud Public Salon, Sept. 20th

    Alain Bertaud Public Salon, Sept. 20th DATE & TIME Mon, September 20, 2021 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM PDT LOCATION Vancouver Playhouse 600 Hamilton Street...

  • Understanding Affordability: A Partial Picture – Bertaud’s Response

    EDITOR’S NOTE: On December 20, 2019, I published Understanding Affordability: A Partial Picture. The piece focused on implementing the method used...

  • Cartographically Speaking – Vancouver’s District Lots

    For a larger image click here. Any aspiring urban historian or property owner looking to renovate will quickly encounter the confusing smattering of...

  • Deconstructing Visuals

    The power of imagery is well known. Architecture and design disciplines related to the built environment have a unique relationship to visuals insofar...

  • The Laws of Settlements book available for free online!

    Are there fundamental laws that govern all settlements—from the smallest village to the largest cities? This is the question that drove me to write The...

  • Bentham’s City: An Urban Monograph of Vancouver City Hall

    [Editor’s Note: This piece was published over a decade ago—in what would eventually become Spacing Vancouver. In light of the ongoing discussion on...

  • Six-foot City: Conclusion

    This series has explored the impacts of doubling the current personal space radius from 3ft (1m) to 6ft (2m) across three everyday spaces. This was done...

  • Six-foot City: Public Transit

    Anybody who has experienced a well-used public transit system during rush hour knows that relaxing their ‘personal space bubbles’ to a minimum is...

  • Six-foot City: The Classroom

    That the pandemic has had a disastrous effect on local and global economies is blatantly clear. But we take for granted that the contemporary economic...

  • Six-foot City: The Corridor

    The lowly corridor falls well short of being adored by most people. Within our contemporary cultural imagination, its association with darkness and evil...