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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 -
Visual Thoughts #21
Last VT image: A portion of the Arts Umbrella building on Granville Island, Vancouver. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at Spacing...
By Erick Villagomez -
Atlas of Vernacular Architecture of the World
Author: Marcel Vellinga, Paul Oliver, Alexander Bridge (Routledge, 2012) The study of vernacular architecture has grown significantly, over the past few...
By Erick Villagomez