History
Writing Vancouver: ‘Starting Over’ – Part Two
By grahammcgarva
‘Starting Over’ Part Two: Self Knowledge There was a commonwealth in understanding the city as a shared resource. It was... Read More
Writing Vancouver: ‘Starting Over’ – A Personal Memoir in Search of the Future – Part 1
By grahammcgarva
[EDITOR’S NOTE: Spacing Vancouver is excited to kick off this 3-Part poetic memoir by Graham McGarva. As founder of Baker... Read More
EVENT: VCPC’s 2020 Year-in-Review: A discussion of milestones that transformed Vancouver
By Vancouver City Planning Commission
2020 will be remembered as a transformative year around the world. How did it change Vancouver? For the sixth year, the Vancouver City... Read More
The Laws of Settlements book available for free online!
By Erick Villagomez
Are there fundamental laws that govern all settlements—from the smallest village to the largest cities? This is the question that... Read More
Video Vancouver: Construction of the George Massey Tunnel 1957-59
By Yuri Artibise
Via BC History The film was originally called Deas Island Tunnel and is about the construction of the tunnel under the Fraser between... Read More
Virtual Talk – Day of Audio Visual Heritage, Oct 27th
By Spacing
Virtual Talk – Day of Audio Visual Heritage Date: Oct, 27th at 5pmAdmission: Sign up for free via Eventbrite The United Nations... Read More
Event: AFTERSHOCK – Looking back at 1918 for a view of Vancouver’s future
By Vancouver City Planning Commission
Event Details Date: October 27, 2020 Time: 7:00-8:30-pm Via: Zoom RSVP and more information Event Description The first victim in... Read More
Book Review: Planning on the Edge
By Yuri Artibise
Editors: Penny Gurstein and Tom Hutton (UBC Press, 2019) Planning On The Edge: Vancouver and the Challenges of Reconciliation, Social... Read More
Book Review – Human Scale Revisited: A New Look at the Classic Case for a Decentralist Future
By Marnie McGregor
Author: Kirkpatrick Sale (Chelsea Green, 2017) Reading Human Scale Revisited by Kirkpatrick Sale from Athens, Greece during a global... Read More
Bentham’s City: An Urban Monograph of Vancouver City Hall
By Erick Villagomez
[Editor’s Note: This piece was published over a decade ago—in what would eventually become Spacing Vancouver. In light of the... Read More