Features
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2012 InReview: Gregor Robertson Interview
As 2012 comes to a closes and our Spacing Vancouver contributors take a well deserved break, we would like to take the opportunity to look back of what...
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2012 InReview: Wither Vancouver?
As 2012 comes to a closes and our Spacing Vancouver contributors take a well deserved break, we would like to take the opportunity to look back of what...
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Urban Planet: Cloud architecture hits Seoul Korea
Known as The Cloud, these two hi-rise residential buildings are joined in the middle by a ten stories of apartments and spanning living areas. Designed by...
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Neighbourhood Watch
A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. Some Kamloops residents wants the City to put the brakes on any parking changes and...
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Urban Planet: Getting to work on a trampoline?
You might forget your battle for bike lanes after you see what Finnish architects are doing. Known as the Fast Track, the 51-metre long trampoline track...
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Urban Planet: City of Light could go dark?
A new proposal would have Parisian businesses turn off all their lights. This would cut energy use across Paris, bringing in a more frugal and greener...
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Ai Weiwei: Art | Architecture
“…when I finished building my house, I learned that I was an architect.” Author: Ai Weiwei (Kunsthaus Bregenz – 2011) With 2012 about to draw to...
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The Shops at New West Station
New Shops like FamousFootwear.com are located at the New West Station (formerly known as Plaza 88) and is a mixed-use development surrounding New...
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Streetcrow: Another View of Urban Life
Streetcrow, Vancouver’s most recent social media darling, said goodbye on Wednesday. After his post went out, to more than 3500 followers on Twitter and...
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Urban Planet: Spinning flywheels boost subways
We can only imagine the amount of energy it takes so send subways around the city. Here’s an article that has at least one solution taken from the...
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Neighbourhood Watch
A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. Plymouth elementary may be transformed into duplexes, townhouses, a private school or...
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Visual Thoughts #17
Last VT image: View from airplane window flying over Alaska. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at Spacing Vancouver. He is also an...
By Erick Villagomez