Features
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Reflections on the Life of John Friedmann
Internationally-renowned planning theorist John Friedmann passed away on June 12, 2017 in Vancouver. At 91, John was an honorary professor at the...
By Ren Thomas -
Housing as a Human Right: Miloon Kothari at the MOV
When Fidel Castro took power over Cuba, the country experienced major changes in its housing policies. Evictions of tenants were prohibited and their...
By Ulduz Maschaykh -
Book Review: Blood, Sweat, and Fear
Author: Eve Lazarus (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2017) In recent years, Vancouver has enjoyed a renaissance of histories exploring the city’s seedy...
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10 Common Ground Principles for Affordable Housing
When it comes to affordable housing, are there some principles we can all agree on? Last year, Generation Squeeze – a political lobby for...
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Visual Thoughts #61
Last VT image: Idiosyncratic attic window in Strathcona, Vancouver. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at Spacing Vancouver. He is also...
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Audacious Planning: Takeaways from the 2017 UBC SCARP Student Symposium
The 9th annual UBC SCARP Student Symposium took place on Friday, March 3rd at the AMS Nest on the UBC Campus. This year’s theme was audacity...
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11 Milestones that will Shape Vancouver’s Future
What are the significant events, activities and decisions in 2016 that will shape Vancouver’s future? Earlier this fall, the Vancouver City Planning...
By Jillian Glover -
Emergency Shelter Distribution in BC
Map courtesy of author. To interact with it, click here: Homelessness, emergency shelters, and affordable housing are not simply Vancouver or Victoria...
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Year-In-Review Panel Pinpoints Milestones of 2016
The Vancouver City Planning Commission convened their second annual Year-In-Review forum on January 30, 2017 to consider milestones in planning and...
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Book Review: The Death and Life of the Single Family House
Author: Nathaniel Lauster (Temple University Press, 2016) In The Death and Life of the Single Family House: Lessons from Vancouver on Building a Livable...
By Yuri Artibise -
River District Appeals to Families with Walkability, Nature and Fun
Author’s Note:I am writing a short series, “Cities for Families” to showcase how local governments, non-profits and the private sector are working...
By Jillian Glover -
Tiny house, anyone?
Had you asked me a couple years ago if my next project would focus on tiny houses, I would have scoffed at the thought. More so, I’d have asked, what is a...
By Anastasia Koutalianos