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Vancouver’s Rents and Incomes: A Critical Analysis
Our housing crisis is fundamentally a rental crisis. As such, it’s important to keep the numbers straight so that we can better focus our energy and...
By Jens -
Understanding Affordability: A Partial Picture
Click here to enlarge the graph. Fair and affordable housing is a basic right for all New Yorkers and all Americans. Nydia Velazquez Nydia Velazquez’s...
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Release: Save Ron Thom’s 1962 Forrest House in West Vancouver Petition
Please sign this petition to save the famous Canadian architect Ron Thom’s 1962 Forrest House in West Vancouver which is slated for Demolition on...
By Spacing -
Housing Central 2019: Creating A Culture of Belonging and Inclusion
This year’s Housing Central Conference may have been the most comprehensive, versatile and multifaceted to date. From Sunday, Nov 17. to Tuesday...
By Ulduz Maschaykh -
Metro Vancouver needs a more Multilingual Translink
Accessibility is a key priority of any public transit system. While much-needed efforts are underway in making bus stops and SkyTrain stations more...
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Event: Shaping Vancouver 2019: What’s the Use of Heritage?, Oct. 9
Shaping Vancouver 2019: What’s the Use of Heritage When: Wed, Oct. 9, 2019 | 7-9 p.m. Where: Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre, SFU Goldcorp...
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EVENT: Semiahmoo Arts Society’s Soup Bowl Fundraiser, Oct 5th
Date: October 5th at 5pm Location: Turnbull Gallery at the South Surrey Rec. & Arts Centre, 14601 – 20th Avenue Surrey, BC V4A 9P5 Canada...
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Event: CoV Free Public Art Walking Tours, September 27, 28 & 29
Join us and celebrate the 10th annual Culture Days! The City of Vancouver Public Art program is offering 10 walking tours in 4 areas of the city...
By Spacing -
Book Review: Suburban Remix – Creating The Next Generation of Urban Places
Editors: Jason Beske and David Dixon (Island Press, 2018) According to the 2017 American Housing Survey, the majority of Americans live in the suburbs...
By Ulduz Maschaykh -
Vancouver’s Housing Crisis: A Collaborative Opportunity for Planners and Architects
The time is now. Architects and landscape architects need to be active participants in urban planning and land-use decision-making processes. Not...
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Event: Heritage Vancouver Walking Tour, Mount Pleasant – Aug 18th
Heritage Vancouver Walking Tour – Tour the Heritage Heart of Mount Pleasant Time: Sunday, August 18, 10:30am-12:30pm Cost: $10 for Heritage Vancouver...
By Spacing -
On Walking and the Future of Cities: An Evening with Jeff Speck
On a balmy Tuesday night I found myself walking towards Lost Lagoon along Alberni Street. I parked my car at a nearby parking garage, slightly frustrated...
By Jeremy Senko