Spacing Vancouver

Movie Reviews from an Urban Planning Perspective – Cars (2006)

Because it is possible to watch a movie incorrectly.

Dense Confusion (Part 2) – On Affordability, Building Types, and Towers

Dense /dens/ (adjective) 1 marked by compactness or crowding together of parts 2 slow to understand: thickheaded Affordability is so damn complex. In my...

By Erick Villagomez

Spacing

SALA Spring Event Series 2024

The UBC SALA James Taylor Chair in Landscape and Liveable Environments is hosting a series of events to explore the challenges and opportunities for local...

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Architecture

Event: reGENERATE Ideas Challenge – City of New Westminster REMINDER

Event Reminder! Registration closes soon Registration closes January 15, 2024 at 5:00pm PST Submission deadline is January 31, 2024 at 5:00pm PST The City...

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Events

EVENT: Gentle Density Leaders’ Summit 2024 – Jan 24-25th

Gentle Density Leaders’ Summit 2024 Date: Wednesday, 24th & Thursday, 25th January Location: Holiday Inn Vancouver Centre & Hollywood Theatre...

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Curiosities

Tracking a Ghost Sign on Kingsway

Blink and you may miss these fleeting glimpses of old Vancouver and the shopping habits of yesteryear.

By Christopher Cheung

Culture

I Kant Exit Anywhere

stockholm stockhausen syndromeminimal liminal nordic disneylandare you socialist capitalismor capitalist socialismno lingonbarriers to social mobilitywe...

By Derek DeLand

Urban Design

Planning the City: Working with all City-Building Professionals

How community planners and other land related professionals can collaborate and learn to build complete cities.

By ericaderneck

Architecture

Event: reGENERATE Ideas Challenge – City of New Westminster

The City of New Westminster is launching the reGENERATE Ideas Challenge to seek bold ideas for reimagining the residential neighbourhood around 22nd...

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Community

Dense Confusion

Confusion and erred thinking in the BC Government's Transit-Oriented Development plans.

By Erick Villagomez

Community

Observations on Bill 47

The City of Vancouver image above summarizes the province’s intention to introduce 20 storey towers at the center of each concentric ring where transit...

By scothein

Community

Why YIMBYs and NIMBYs Need Each Other

PREAMBLE I will continue to work hard to find new opportunities for what I refer to as “those left behind”. This drives me daily and why I will never give...

By scothein