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In Memoriam – Peter Cardew
This past week, the Vancouver architecture community was saddened to learn of the passing of Peter Cardew, an architectural titan and longtime champion...
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Virtual Talk – Day of Audio Visual Heritage, Oct 27th
Virtual Talk – Day of Audio Visual Heritage Date: Oct, 27th at 5pmAdmission: Sign up for free via Eventbrite The United Nations commemorated this...
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Event: AFTERSHOCK – Looking back at 1918 for a view of Vancouver’s future
Event Details Date: October 27, 2020 Time: 7:00-8:30-pm Via: Zoom RSVP and more information Event Description The first victim in Vancouver of the 1918...
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Student Housing as a Response to the Housing Crisis
The global housing crisis is a challenging and multi-faceted problem. Part of the solution, already successfully employed by universities, the campus...
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Book Review: Planning on the Edge
Editors: Penny Gurstein and Tom Hutton (UBC Press, 2019) Planning On The Edge: Vancouver and the Challenges of Reconciliation, Social Justice, and...
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Video Vancouver: The Amazing Housing Politics of Spider-Man
Pop Culture Urbanism via Pacific Legal Foundation How can Spider-Man possibly afford to live in New York? And how can we make the city more affordable for...
By Yuri Artibise -
Transform Underutilized Lands, Revitalize Our Cities, Recover Our Economy
It’s time for the new normal. But what exactly is the new normal? For the city building sector, it could be using a confluence of unprecedented new...
By carlaguerrera -
Book Review – Human Scale Revisited: A New Look at the Classic Case for a Decentralist Future
Author: Kirkpatrick Sale (Chelsea Green, 2017) Reading Human Scale Revisited by Kirkpatrick Sale from Athens, Greece during a global health pandemic was...
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Bentham’s City: An Urban Monograph of Vancouver City Hall
[Editor’s Note: This piece was published over a decade ago—in what would eventually become Spacing Vancouver. In light of the ongoing discussion on...
By Erick Villagomez -
Video Vancouver: Polis Station
While this video was produced over 4 years ago, it has renewed resonance today. Widespread outrage and protests over recent acts of police violence in the...
By Yuri Artibise -
EVENT: The Post-Pandemic City We Want – June 23rd, 7:00 pm
How can we create a post-pandemic Vancouver that is just, equitable, decolonized, and inclusive for all? June 23, 2020 7:00pm via Zoom | REGISTER From the...
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Bike Manners
The world is different and times are uncertain, but the current pandemic has brought a change to our streets. People are going into their garages and...
By Andrew Cuthbert
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered