Neighbourhood Watch

A selected image from the Spacing Vancouver Flickr pool. Image courtesy of waferboard. A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. A...

February 1, 2013 Headlines

LOCAL • Developing story: Construction starts soon on Kerrisdale development [Vancouver Courier] • Anti-poverty activists call out Adrian Dix, demand a...

Invitation to Places That Matter’s China Creek Cycle Track Celebration

Video Vancouver: Old London Street Scenes (1903)

Made over 100 years ago, this footage shows a number of scenes shot around central London, taking in locations such as Hyde Park Corner, Parliament Square...

Dogs on the Move Staying Longer

Gisele Amantea’s suite of poodle themed temporary works travelling the trolleys of Vancouver’s Main Street have been extended past February...

January 31, 2013 Headlines

LOCAL • Community centres protest Vancouver park board plan [Vancouver Courier] • Surrey’s Civic Hotel to open in 2015 [Vancouver Sun] • Metro Vancouver...

Public Art Speaker Series 2013 – Langara College Centre for Art in Public Spaces presents Lead Pencil Studio

Presentation of Peripheral Vision by Lead Pencil Studio Public Art Speaker Series 2013 – Langara College Centre for Art in Public Spaces...

Urban Planet: Cultural museum in China reflects Islamic architecture

The Yinchuan Exhibition Center in northwestern China fuses traditional Chinese architecture with Islamic motifs. The five story 25,302 square meter...

January 30, 2013 Headlines

LOCAL • “The Mat” – An Unsolicited Proposal for the New Vancouver Art Gallery [The Mat] • There’s No Such Thiing As A Free Parking Space [Hush...

Urban Planet: Boston packs up City Hall in truck to go

Boston City Hall has decided to take their services on the road. This truck—which used to be a SWAT vehicle—has been transformed to offer constituents a...

January 29, 2013 Headlines

LOCAL • B.C. Votes: Better know a Vancouver district [Vancouver Courier] • BC Hydro powers up Site C megaproject [Vancouver Sun] INTERNATIONAL �...

Vancouver’s Gritty History: Social Views and the Urban Landscape

In an urban setting it is easy to get lost in the everyday of concrete, cement and asphalt. Colour becomes a beacon that cuts through the grey and entices...