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Parks Board Meeting – “A-maze-ing Laughter” at Morton Park
The result from the public consultation in March of the proposed long term loan/donation of “A-maze-ing Laughter” at Morton Park will be presented to the...
By Erick Villagomez -
Making Space for People on Robson Street
Finding a place to sit on Robson Street can be tricky, especially when the sidewalks are overflowing with people. With the lines of buildings fixed, it...
By Kathleen Corey -
April 11, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • Residential development proposed for Avalon Dairy property [Vancouver Courier] • CNN profiles Vancouver in two-part series [OpenFile] • Richmond...
By Erick Villagomez -
Urban Planet: Chalktrail
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...
By Hilary Best -
Visual Notes for Architects and Designers – Second Edition
Author: Norman Crowe and Paul Laseau (John Wiley & Sons, 2012) As children, we all loved to draw. Be it for recreation or otherwise taking a pencil...
By Erick Villagomez -
April 10, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • Metro Vancouver residents fear transit fare hike will lead to more cheating [Vancouver Sun] • B.C. police boards and community engagement...
By Erick Villagomez -
Urban Planet: Seasteading – Floating Tech Cities
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...
By Hilary Best -
Price Points: An Easter House
The perfect home for Easter: magnolias in the front yard, daffodils on the boulevard, arcs of eggs strung over the stairs, and probably a ham cooking in...
By Gordon Price -
The vague terrain of art in the generic city
The same day Beyond Vague Terrain: The City and the Serial Image closed at the Surrey Art Gallery, Artswest had an exhibition in the new Surrey Library...
By Don Schuetze -
April 9, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • Vancouver mayor, councilors invited to Downtown Eastside discussion [Vancouver Sun] • Vancouver’s bagpipe ban prompts outcry [Globe and...
By Erick Villagomez -
April 8, 2012 Headlines
INTERNATIONAL • The Curious Case of the ‘Imposturbs’ [The Atlantic Cities] • U.S. PIRG Report: Young Americans Dump Cars for Bikes, Buses...
By Erick Villagomez -
Spacing Saturday: Public Squares, Gould Street and The Dominion Building
Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. Spacing’s...
By Marcus Bowman
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered