Culture
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Cartographically Speaking: Vancouver vs. Historical Cities
To view a larger version, click here. 2011. That was the year I came across a website, now lost. It had a very simple interface, asking only for your...
By Erick Villagomez -
Video Vancouver: rhythm (Canada 150)
via Waves Through Windows Vancouver celebrates 150 years of Canada with rhythm.
By Yuri Artibise -
Visual Thoughts #66
Last VT image: Westham Farms in Delta, BC. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at Spacing Vancouver. He is also an educator, independent...
By Erick Villagomez -
RELEASE: Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Chinese Garden Is Looking For Your Expertise
Are you looking for a way to get involved in a culturally diverse organization in the heart of Chinatown? Are you passionate about architecture, culture...
By Spacing -
Visual Thoughts #65
Last VT image: House roof in Birch Bay, Washington. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at Spacing Vancouver. He is also an educator...
By Erick Villagomez -
Wellbeing in the City: The Impact of Culture, Heritage and Community on Healthy Cities
Numerous publications, research labs, and international organizations have been dealing with the question: “What makes us happy?”...
By Ulduz Maschaykh -
EVENT: Wellbeing Dialogue—Embracing a Livable and Healthy City
Wellbeing Dialogue: Embracing a Livable and Healthy City through Strong Cultural and Social Connections Details Date: Thursday, May 4, 2017 Time: 7:00 PM...
By Spacing -
What does the future hold for Vancouver’s Chinatown?
In 2014, the City of Vancouver announced a three-year, $2.5 million grant program to provide critical upgrades to Chinatown’s historic clan and society...
By Madeleine de Trenqualye -
Book Review: Now I Sit Me Down
Author: Witold Rybczynski (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016) Following in the lineage of his acclaimed works Home: A Short History of an Idea (1986) and...
By Laura Kozak -
EVENT: Brasilia: Life After Design (Film), May 8th
Join the Museum of Vancouver for the Canadian premiere of Bart Simpson’s sublime urban documentary film, BRASILIA: Life After Design (Canada/UK...
By Spacing -
EVENT: Vancouver Design Week(end) 2017, May 12-14
Vancouver Design Week(end) will run from May 12–14 throughout Vancouver. Vancouver Design Week(end) (VDW) is the city’s official interdisciplinary design...
By Spacing -
The Beginning of the Vancouver Special Revolution
It’s important to keep pre-existing buildings until they have outlived their usefulness. This makes sense economically, environmentally and culturally...
By Vancouver Heritage Foundation