Neighbourhoods
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Video Vancouver: The Chicken Coop
A resident of Fraserview in Vancouver discovers a country music link to one of the backyards in his neighbourhood.
By Yuri Artibise -
Co-ops Offer Family-Friendly Housing, Yet Face an Uncertain Future
I am writing a short series, “Cities for Families” to showcase how local governments, non-profits, and the private sector are building a family friendly...
By Jillian Glover -
RELEASE: VPSN, Laneway Living Rooms: Grandma’s House, July 29th
Laneway Living Rooms: Grandma’s House WHEN: 12pm – 9pm Saturday, July 29th, 2017 WHERE: 1027 Commercial Drive laneway (south of Venables St between Parker...
By Vancouver Public Space Network -
West Coast Modern Home Tour 2017
Guest author: Jordan Yerman We all crave the larger architectural moments and design gestures uncovered during the West Coast Modern Home Tour presented...
By Spacing -
RELEASE: Kickstarter Pledges Bring Vancouver’s Ackery’s Alley to Life
Following a 30-day Kickstarter campaign, More Awesome Now, creators of Vancouver’s first reimagined laneway, Alley-Oop, have achieved the funding needed...
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Book Review From the Stacks: Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change
To Jane Jacob’s three traditional urban values of civic space, human scale and diversity, the current environmental imperative adds two more: conservation...
By Laura Kozak -
Cartographically Speaking: Vancouver vs. Historical Cities
To view a larger version, click here. 2011. That was the year I came across a website, now lost. It had a very simple interface, asking only for your...
By Erick Villagomez -
RELEASE: AIBC Architectural Walking Tours Begin on Canada Day
Did you know that Vancouver architects are responsible for making the famed CBC “bunker” building almost completely wireless? In a 2009 renovation...
By Spacing -
Visual Thoughts #64
Last VT image: Highway underpass – Coquitlam, BC. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at Spacing Vancouver. He is also an educator...
By Erick Villagomez -
EVENT: Jane’s Walk, Burnabyism: Envisioning 52,600 people in Brentwood
Burnabyism: Envisioning 52,600 people in Brentwood (Gilmore SkyTrain Station) WHEN: May 6, 2017, 2:30 PM, LENGTH: 2 Hours About This Walk The population...
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EVENT: Vancouver Design Week(end) 2017, May 12-14
Vancouver Design Week(end) will run from May 12–14 throughout Vancouver. Vancouver Design Week(end) (VDW) is the city’s official interdisciplinary design...
By Spacing -
Release: Free UBC online edX course – Ecodesign for Cities and Suburbs, April 4th
ECODESIGN FOR CITIES AND SUBURBS A New Free Internet Course Offered on edX by the University of British Columbia Architects, urban planners, real-estate...
By Spacing