Spacing Vancouver

Experimental Urbanism

The words “experiment” and “urbanism” are rarely in the same sentence. “Experimental urbanism” even less so. A...

Media

Release: Vancouver’s Megaphone becomes first street paper in world to release a phone app

Vancouver’s Megaphone magazine has become the first street paper in the world to create and release a mobile phone application to make it easier to find...

By Spacing

Events

Public Art Walking Tours

PUBLIC ART WALKING TOURS Culture Days 2013 Join us for a leisurely guided tour of public art pieces in the city. There are two easy and accessible tours...

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History

Booming Vancouver: The Beginning of the Vancouver Special

Much of Vancouver has been shaped by periodic large influxes of residents, resulting in major housing booms. Much like today with the on going...

By Vancouver Heritage Foundation

Civic Engagement

RELEASE: Vision Critical, City of Vancouver launch Talk Vancouver, an innovative online community

Vision Critical, the world’s leading provider of insight community technologies, is partnering with the City of Vancouver to launch Talk Vancouver, the...

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Events

Public Space Scavenger Hunt in Vancouver on September 21st

It’s pretty easy to find Vancouver’s more famous landmarks, like Science World and the Olympic Cauldron. But do you know where your closest neighbourhood...

By Jillian Glover

Events

UBC Campus Heritage Tour: Modern Buildings & Landscapes

Location: Meet at the Koerner University Centre (recently restored faculty club), 6331-Crescent Road Time: September 19th, 4:00pm-6:00pm Admission...

By Spacing

Film & Video

Video Vancouver: SKATE Vancouver with Rick McCrank

Rick McCrank and Ben Blundell show you the best of Vancouver’s skate spots.

By Yuri Artibise

Features

Book Review – Street Value: Shopping, Planning, and Politics at Fulton Mall

Author: Rosten Woo and Meredith Tenhoor with Damion Rich (Princeton Architectural Press, 2010) Who knew that such a small and unassuming book could cut...

By Jeremy Senko