Features
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Green Cities of Europe
Editor: Timothy Beatley (Island Press, 2012) Green Cities of Europe disproves the notion that the antiquity of Europe makes analysing its successes...
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Urban Planet: Superkilen
Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...
By Hilary Best -
Earthwalk Vancouver : “Economics in Place and Time” with Michael Barkusky
On October 7th, ecological economist Michael Barkusky led a fascinating and detailed tour of the False Creek seawall from Leg-in-Boot square to the...
By Cameron Barker -
Urban Planet: Thin Streets
Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...
By Hilary Best -
Neighbourhood Watch
A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. Reason to celebrate in Nelson’s with its housing co-operative marking its 20th...
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Visual Thoughts #13
Last VT image: Roof of Landscape Architecture studio annex at the University of British Columbia. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at...
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Spacing Express: Duelling Commerce
A lot of media attention has been given recently to the B.C. government’s new $15 millon “HIPSTER is not A REAL JOB” ad campaign. But...
By Erick Villagomez -
Urban Planet: The Cardboard Bicycle
Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...
By Hilary Best -
Stan Douglas – Abbott & Cordova, 7 August 1971
I wasn’t interested in the image conveying a single message. I was more interested in facilitating a conversation between people about a historical...
By Sean Ruthen -
Urban Planet: Citizen as Designer
Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...
By Hilary Best -
Urban Lighting: Planning for Public Spaces
Much of the form and function of public space at night is determined by artificial light. Light guides cars and bicycles along roads and paths, and...
By Anya Paskovic -
Urban Planet: Brooklyn Grange Farm
Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...
By Hilary Best