Infrastructure
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Event: CoV Jericho LandsVirtual Design Workshops, April 10-19
In mid-April, the Vancouver of City Planning Department will be co-hosting a series of themed Virtual Design Workshops for the Jericho Lands with the...
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Book Review: The Permaculture City
Author: Toby Hemenway (Chelsea Green Publishing, 2015) In the 1970s Australian biologist Bill Mollison and ecological designer David Holmgren were...
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The pandemic is reforming even sidewalks
“It feels like there are more people in the world!” The Lonsdale shopping strip in North Vancouver feels different to Amy Amantea, who lives with sight...
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Writing Vancouver: ‘Starting Over’ – Part Three
‘Starting Over’ Part Three: Zoning Out Manipulation is needed to move the gears, but not everything runs on the same track. Recovering from...
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Writing Vancouver: ‘Starting Over’ – Part Two
‘Starting Over’ Part Two: Self Knowledge There was a commonwealth in understanding the city as a shared resource. It was shared by those who...
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Deconstructing Visuals
The power of imagery is well known. Architecture and design disciplines related to the built environment have a unique relationship to visuals insofar...
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Video Vancouver: Can The Power Grid Handle A Surge In Electric Cars?
Via Engineering Explained If combustion engines are banned, can the electric power grid really handle a surge of electric cars? Let’s dive into the...
By Yuri Artibise -
Writing Vancouver: ‘Starting Over’ – A Personal Memoir in Search of the Future – Part 1
[EDITOR’S NOTE: Spacing Vancouver is excited to kick off this 3-Part poetic memoir by Graham McGarva. As founder of Baker McGarva Hart / VIA...
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The Laws of Settlements book available for free online!
Are there fundamental laws that govern all settlements—from the smallest village to the largest cities? This is the question that drove me to write The...
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New Beginnings – Pathways to Commercial Electric Flight
On a clear, brisk morning in December 2019, we got a glimpse of the future of aviation. A DHC-2 de Havilland Beaver seaplane retrofitted with a Magnix...
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Video Vancouver: Construction of the George Massey Tunnel 1957-59
Via BC History The film was originally called Deas Island Tunnel and is about the construction of the tunnel under the Fraser between Richmond and Delta...
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Book Review: Planning on the Edge
Editors: Penny Gurstein and Tom Hutton (UBC Press, 2019) Planning On The Edge: Vancouver and the Challenges of Reconciliation, Social Justice, and...
By Yuri Artibise