Housing
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A Made-in-Vancouver Experience: The Vancouver Special
“There’s a shared sense of experience that comes from living in a Vancouver Special that’s uniquely Vancouver and that cuts across so many diverse...
By Vancouver Heritage Foundation -
City of Vancouver Homeless Count 2015
It is once again that time of year when the City of Vancouver conducts their Annual Homeless Count in Metro Vancouver. As an ongoing initiative since...
By Isabelle Kim -
Video Vancouver: FOURWALLS—London
Vancouver isn’t the only city with a crazy housing market. He is how some Londoners are dealing with the difficulties of living in one of the...
By Yuri Artibise -
EVENTS – Restoring Community: Documentary and Discussion of Sustainability, Heritage and Community
WHEN: Wednesday, February 4, 6:30 – 8 pm WHERE: Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour Street ADMISSION: Tickets $12/ $8 with valid student ID, you can purchase...
By Spacing -
City of Vancouver Urban Design Studio: R.I.P 2004 – 2014
It is with great sadness that Spacing Vancouver must report the unofficial “death” of the City of Vancouver’s highly respected Urban...
By Erick Villagomez -
Event – LOHA + MOV Present: JUXTAPOSE
Date: Sunday, November 9, 2014 Time: 2:30pm-5:00pm Admission: $15 General | $13 Seniors & Students | $11 MOV Members | A limited number of...
By Spacing -
Modernism in Vancouver Part Two: West Coast Modernism
While mid-century commercial architecture was embracing International Style with its clean-edged steel and glass construction, Modernism in Vancouver’s...
By Vancouver Heritage Foundation -
Vancouver’s Urbanism Headlines: Wednesday
LOCAL • Projected demand for Vancouver’s Broadway subway sees 250,000 trips on first day [Globe and Mail] • Surrey crime numbers subject to debate...
By Spacing -
The Strathcona Story: A community that fought back, and the Architect that helped rebuild
In December of 1968, the residents of one of Vancouver’s oldest neighbourhoods, Strathcona, were faced with losing their neighbourhood. Whole city blocks...
By Vancouver Heritage Foundation -
UDI Vancouver Lunch with Mukhtar Latif—February 21, 2014
Join the Urban Development Institute (Pacific Region) as they welcome Mukhtar Latif, the City of Vancouver’s Chief Housing Officer, in his first address...
By Yuri Artibise -
Transit: The Economic Fundamentals of Getting from A to B
Urban and Real Estate Economics at The University of British Columbia might be the most interesting course offered at a post secondary education facility...
By Adam Naamani -
Storage Facility Helping Vancouver’s Homeless Get Off the Streets
Imagine having to carry your belongings with you at all times. You would not be able to go to a doctor’s appointment or job interview, fill out a...
By Jillian Glover