Features
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Ten Ways We’ll Fight for a Better Vancouver
Guest Authors: Christine Boyle and Khelsilem With few incumbents re-elected to city council, there’s an opportunity to transform Vancouver into the...
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So Kennedy Stewart Truly Loves ‘The Growth Side of Things’
Guest author: Patrick Condon Fresh from being elected mayor by voters deeply worried about Vancouver’s widening gap between the property rich and everyone...
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Dining out in the Downtown Eastside
It’s lunchtime at Main and Hastings and the people of the Downtown Eastside are looking for something to eat. “Day-old bread and doughnuts,” said James...
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The Changing Role of Architects in Canada – Lively Discussions at POP // CAN // CRIT 2018
The third Pop Can Crit architecture symposium, titled The Business of Architecture in Canada looked at the synergy between architecture as science...
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10 Principles for a Rain-Friendly City
It is no secret that it rains a lot in Vancouver. The city sees over 160 rainy days a year – with much of it falling between October and March. Should we...
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VancouverSpeculations: Commercial Dr./Kanaalstraat
Diversifying transportation options is one of the most pressing issues in urban planning and design circles—the creation and implementation of complete...
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VancouverSpeculations: Beginnings
‘Speculation’ is one of the most suspect words in urban planning and development conversations. With its contemporary economic underpinnings, it beats...
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Listen to the Cucumber Part II: Theory to Practice
A selected writing from the cognizant Oscar Woodbead. It brings me tremendous pleasure to announce that as a result of my previous article that discussed...
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Your Local Government Elections are Coming! Get Informed
With many local mayors not seeking re-election, numerous independent candidates, and a referendum on electoral reform, this year’s civic elections on...
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Listen to the Cucumber
An essay by the cordial Oscar Woodbead I was sitting in an empty sushi restaurant in Vancouver at some time on some evening. But of course when we say...
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Vancouver’s Chinatown: The Dichotomy of Past and Present – Part 2
This is the second part of Spacing Vancouver’s Ulduz Maschaykh interview with prominent Real Estate Marketer and Art Collector Bob Rennie, Vancouver...
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Vancouver’s Chinatown: The Dichotomy of Past and Present – Part 1
Vancouver’s Chinatown is one of the city’s oldest neighbourhoods. Initially it developed as a segregated enclave along Carrall and Pender Street...
By Ulduz Maschaykh