Features
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Urban Cartography – A public course at Emily Carr University of Art + Design
This fall, Spacing contributor Laura Kozak will be teaching Urban Cartography at Emily Carr University of Art + Design . Learn to critically read and...
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A Brighter Future with Cities: Review of Scientific American special edition
Following the UN declaration in 2008 that the majority of people now live in cities, there has been an explosion of city-themed commentary in magazines...
By Chris Quigley -
Price Points: Gathering Space
What’s happening here? A concert, yes? In this case, MexicoFest. And the singers were pulling out all the old chestnuts – Mexican songs...
By Gordon Price -
Neighbourhood Watch
A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C.
By Liam Lahey -
World Wide Wednesday: Open source planning, test cities, Change by Us
Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...
By Hilary Best -
Beyond the Helmet
Author: Valerie Ceppi (Valerie Photography Inc., 2010) Valerie Ceppi is a passionate and dedicated Vancouver-based photographer who recently launched a...
By Cameron Barker -
Car share programs cost-effective and environmentally friendly option to car ownership
If you live in the city of Vancouver, I truly believe that you do not need a car to get around. For the most part, Translink does a pretty good job...
By Vanessa Ho -
World Wide Wednesday: Slow streets, city centre, airport bees
Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...
By Hilary Best -
All Over the Map: Writing on Buildings and Cities
Written by Michael Sorkin (Verso, 2011) Thirty years and ten books later, architect and critic Michael Sorkin has given us All Over the Map: Writing on...
By Sean Ruthen -
Studio Marpole: Looking at Marpole through the eyes of UBC design students
It is customary for different groups to be involved in development projects that will greatly affect the existing urban fabric of a city or a...
By John Bautista -
Price Points: Arterial
Where is this? Could be any suburban strip. The woman, unable to navigate the uneven surface of the asphalt sidewalk, is smoking grimly as she steers her...
By Gordon Price -
Neighbourhood Watch
A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. Cities are always grappling with containing costs particularly when it concerns...
By Liam Lahey