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Release: Cameron Kerr Sculptures 2012
Cameron Kerr Sculptures 2012: Queen Elizabeth Plaza, Georgia and Hamilton Streets, Aug 30 – Nov 1, 2012 City of Vancouver Public Art Program Five...
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Visual Thoughts #9
Last VT image: Coco Taxi – Varadero, Cuba. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at Spacing Vancouver. He is also an educator...
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August 30, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • A Car-Free Robson Square is looking more permanent [The Straight] [DT Vancouver BIA] • PavCo wants Georgia Viaduct to remain [VancouverSun] • City...
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Urban Planet Weird Wednesday: Venice of the Netherlands
Weird Wednesdays on Urban Planet takes a look at obscure, absurd, and curious things about cities around the world. Although Venice steals the show in...
By Mike Bulko -
Restaurants that Changed Vancouver: The Naam
[Spacing Vancouver is proud to present this ongoing series about how food helps define the city. Dr. Lenore Newman and Katherine Burnett look into the...
By Katherine Burnett -
Release: The Vancouver Heritage Foundation’s 2012 Vancouver Special House Tour
The Vancouver Heritage Foundation’s 2012 Vancouver Special House Tour DATE: Saturday, September 22nd TIME: 1pm – 5pm ADMISSION: $30+tax. To purchase...
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August 29, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • Metro Vancouver gets grant to kick-start electric vehicle charging network [Vancouver Observer] • Transport Canada explains bike-sharing...
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Release: Arts in the Heart – A night of public space shorts
Arts in the Heart – A night of public space shorts DATE: Thursday, August 30th TIME: 8pm LOCATION: behind Our Town Cafe – Main &...
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Book Review: Branding Cities
Edited By: Stephanie Hemelryk Donald, Eleonore Kofman, and Catherine Kevin (Routledge, 2012) Can a city be described in just a few words? Paris as the...
By Chris Quigley -
August 28, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • Vancouver’s housing affordability worst in Canada: RBC [OpenFile] • TransLink boosts Surrey-area bus frequency [Surrey North Delta Leader...
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Where are all the commercial vehicles? Surrey.
According to the most recent statistics come from B.C. Stats (via ICBC), Surrey has more licensed commercial vehicles than Vancouver. It looks like...
By Don Schuetze -
August 27, 2012 Headlines
INTERNATIONAL • Collapse of New Bridge Underscores China’s Infrastructure Concerns [The New York Times] • Critic’s Notebook: Frank Lloyd Wright...
By Spacing
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered