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What are Vancouver’s Best Public Spaces?
Photo courtesy of Jay Banks. Growing up in Vancouver, I didn’t really have a good understanding of what makes a lively public space until I had travelled...
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Cartographically Speaking – Criminal Topography: Residential Break and Enter, 2007
Authors: Erick Villagomez & Eric Stockand Cities are well known as engines of innovation, creativity and wealth. However, they are also the main...
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RELEASE: Bye Bye Chinatown: A Call to Action (Dec 12th deadline)
“Approving 105 Keefer would be like selling a little piece of Chinatown” – member of HREN If Chinatown means something to you, please take a moment...
By Kathryn Gwun-Yeen Lennon -
City of Vancouver Urban Design Studio: R.I.P 2004 – 2014
It is with great sadness that Spacing Vancouver must report the unofficial “death” of the City of Vancouver’s highly respected Urban...
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Active Fiction Project on until Nov. 23
The Active Fiction Project Have you ever wanted to walk through your favourite novel? Now’s your chance – come and check out the autumn...
By Spacing -
A Century After 1914: Vancouver’s War Memorials
Across Canada there are over 6,000 monuments and cenotaphs dedicated to remembering those who fought in the Great War (1914-18). This year marks the...
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Release – Megaphone releases first ever report on homeless deaths in B.C.
Homelessness can be fatal, yet deaths associated with being homeless are largely preventable, according to the first ever report examining homeless deaths...
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EVENTS – Design Sundays: Housing for a connected city
Design Sundays is a series of playful explorations at the Museum of Vancouver around the theme of Housing for a Connected City. We will poke you to think...
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RELEASE: Megaphone to release report on homeless deaths in B.C., Nov. 6th
What: Release of ‘Dying on the Streets,’ report on homeless deaths in B.C. Where: 480 Smithe St., Vancouver, B.C. (Google Map) When...
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Doors Open Vancouver 2014 Retrospective
Authors: Berçin Janzen, George Poulos and Erick Villagomez Urban life depends of a myriad of interconnected and complex systems. Only rarely do citizens...
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EVENT: Women Transforming Cities’ 21st Café, October 16th
Looking at the world through rose-coloured glasses may smooth over the rough spots but in a city that isn’t working well for women and girls that isn’t...
By Spacing -
EVENT: Meet Vancouver’s Sharing Economy, Thursday October 16th
The “sharing economy” is a big buzzword these days, but often the talk is all about big tech giants like Airbnb or Uber. What we don’t often hear about is...
By Spacing