Neighbourhoods
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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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VCPC Applications for 2021-2022 Now Open
The City of Vancouver is seeking volunteers from the general public to apply for positions on the Vancouver City Planning Commission. Applications for...
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Book Talk: ‘Battleground: Grandview’ by Jak King
A conversation between author/historian/activist Jak King and architect/urban designer Scot Hein, recorded via Zoom on March 4, 2021 Sponsored by...
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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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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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How Much of Vancouver Is Even Left to Plan?
Atop this article is a “Five-minute City” drawing I made in 2007 as Vancouver’s senior urban designer when my team was asked to scope a plan for the...
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Housing, Like Beer, Is Better Done in Small Batches
Forty years ago, Molson, Labatt, and Carling O’Keefe collectively owned 96 percent of Canada’s beer market. Their shared monopoly produced little...
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Event – Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Genius Loci, Jan. 24
Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Genius Loci Online Panel Discussion Presented by the West Coast Modern League in Partnership with the West Vancouver Art Museum...
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RELEASE: Is there something in the air? These UBC researchers want to know
We all know air quality can sometimes be imperfect. The smells and aromas produced by traffic, businesses and industry, and thousands—if not millions—of...
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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...
By Erick Villagomez