Features
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Malls Are the New Urban
To a passerby, the construction taking place at Metrotown’s Station Square may look the same as any of the others taking place on nearby plots where...
By Zak Bennett -
Employment Insurance Beneficiaries South of the Fraser Compared to the Other Side
There is reputation, and then there are the facts. Here are the numbers of Employment Insurance beneficiaries from traders insurance and Stats B.C....
By Don Schuetze -
Visual Thoughts #23
Last VT image: Rock face along Sea-to-Sky Highway. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at Spacing Vancouver. He is also an educator...
By Erick Villagomez -
Victoria’s Johnson Street Bridge: a thoroughfare of song
It’s always refreshing when city planners see infrastructure projects not merely as utilitarian exercises, but also as opportunities to produce works of...
By Casey van Wensem -
MOV – Upcycled Urbanism Update: Sunday, March 10
Last Sunday’s Upcycled Urbanism workshop at the Museum of Vancouver saw participants engage in a group hallucination. Led by UBC School of...
By Ian Lowrie -
VIA Architecture: International Women’s Day Special
Guest Post: VIA Architecture In recognition and celebration of International Women’s Day last week, we at VIA Architecture polled our team to see which...
By Spacing -
Imagine Surrey: Four Speakers Look at the New Downtown Centre
Imagine Surrey was held March 2 at Surrey’s City Centre library. There were four speakers, plus community displays and even an opportunity to help...
By Don Schuetze -
Visual Thoughts #22
Last VT image: View from the Bear Cub lodge on Mt. Seymour. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at Spacing Vancouver. He is also an...
By Erick Villagomez -
MOV – Upcycled Urbanism Update: Sunday, March 3
Next Session: Sunday, March 10 2:00PM – 4:00PM @ MOV (1100 Chestnut St) And we are off to the races… Leading into a series of workshops taking place...
By Anya Paskovic -
Book Review: The Business Of Design
Author: Keith Granet (Princeton Architectural Press, 2011) Keith Granet once worked as an intern in an architecture firm. He soon realized that while he...
By Alicia Medina Laddaga -
Revitalized Public Market Helps New Westminster Get Back to its Roots
When you think of suburbs, you don’t typically think of a charming, local shopping experience. Big box stores, retail chains and sprawling parking...
By Jillian Glover -
Book Review: Will Alsop – The Noise
Alsop represents a new and singular breed of architect whose métier appears to close the breach between art and architecture by encapsulating sculpture...
By Sean Ruthen