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March 7, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • Proposed tower twists from triangle to rectangle [Vancouver Courier] • Eco-entrepreneurs put food scraps to work [Globe and Mail] • North...
By Erick Villagomez -
Enter Spacing’s creative mapping contest!
Spacing magazine presents the CREATIVE MAPPING CONTEST Do you love maps? Are you an illustrator, graphic designer, or visual storyteller? Spacing wants...
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Urban Planet: Historic Buildings as Parking Lots
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 -
Be a Part of Jane’s Walk – May 5 & 6, 2012
Jane’s Walk is a global weekend of free neighbourhood walking tours honouring the legacy of urbanist writer Jane Jacobs. This year’s walks are...
By Yuri Artibise -
From Wasteland to Condo-Land: Documenting Vancouver’s Olympic Village
One of the most talked about sites in Vancouver’s recent history is the former Olympic Village. From the Olympic celebrations to the eco-sustainability of...
By Yuri Artibise -
Sim City: A detailed look at Spacington
This week’s post is all about showing off Spacington to give readers a closer look at our newly established city. The images display an overview of...
By Dylan Collie -
Release: CoV Cultural Spaces Infrastructure Grant 2012
CULTURAL SPACES INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT – 2012 Financial support for costs related to planning, feasibility assessments, acquisition, renovation and...
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March 6, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • Vancouver city budgeting process not transparent enough, opposition says [Vancouver Sun] • Denman and Davie: “… about as perfect as urbanism can...
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Urban Planet: Energy Use Mapping
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...
By Hilary Best -
Vancouver Dialogues Project
The Vancouver Dialogues Project is an initiative taken by the City of Vancouver to create a conversation of understanding between Vancouver’s many...
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March 5, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • “Cycling specific” café opens near Hornby bike lane [Vancouver Sun] INTERNATIONAL • Q+A> Architecture Criticism Today [The...
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Price Points: the Bewildering Birth of Metrotown
The last in our series on Burnaby’s urban centres (Brentwood, Lougheed, Edmonds) based on the work of David Pereira. This week: Metrotown.Â...
By Gordon Price
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered