Stanley Kwok and the Two False Creeks: Part Two – Mirrors, Mirages and Vancouverism in the Middle East

On April 19th, developer-designer Stanley Kwok sat down with architecture critic Trevor Boddy as part of the Museum of Vancouver’s presentation of...

West End focus group – participants required!

We’re a group of West End renters interested in building a web site and undertaking related activities to provide information to BC renters. In order to...

May 14, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • Langley Township ‘not District 12’ [Globe and Mail] • Natural-gas plans could alter B.C.’s climate-change goals [Globe and Mail...

Grandview-Woodland Open House Reminders

Sunday, May 13, 11 am – 3 pm – Grandview-Woodland Open House – Mother’s Day Edition We’ll be having a fun, family-friendly...

May 13, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • COUNTERPOINT | Allen Garr attacks the poor, loses all credibility [The Mainlander] • Vancouver’s second oldest fire station reopens in...

May 12, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • Winters in Vancouver can be dark [Fraseropolis] • Surrey Building Stats from 2003 – 2011 [Civic Surrey] • Reader Soapbox: Son of STIR: New rental...

Urban Planet: Copenhagen Philharmonic Flash Mob

Urban Planet is a daily roundup of  blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...

Sim City: City Slums

Like we mentioned a few weeks ago, Spacington has developed a bit of a slum. As displayed above, this once thriving neighborhood has become an area of...

Creative Mapping Contest deadline extended to May 31

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 31st Spacing magazine presents the CREATIVE MAPPING CONTEST Do you love maps? Are you an illustrator, graphic designer, or visual...

Neighbourhood Watch

A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. Looks like the City of Burnaby will be joining the likes of other municipalities, like...

May 11, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • Architect behind “Vancouver Pair” proposal gives talk in Vancouver [OpenFile] • West Vancouver centennial marks growth from logging...

Video Vancouver: TELUS Garden