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World Wide Wednesday: Lots to Parks, Sidewalks to Roads, New Transit and Play
Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...
By Hilary Best -
Ask Gregor Robertson!
Spacing Vancouver is excited to announce that we will be holding an in-depth Q & A session with Mayor Gregor Robertson to be published as one of the...
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Release: City of Surrey Expressions of Interest Fleetwood Park Gardens sculpture
Expressions of Interest: Fleetwood Park Gardens sculpture The City of Surrey and Anthem Properties Budget: $40,000 Deadline: January 11, 2012 Expressions...
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November 30, 2011 Headlines
LOCAL • Vancouver city council rookies acknowledge learning curve [Vancouver Courier] • Province to pay for 42 winter shelter beds in Vancouver [Globe and...
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Release: Future of St. Paul’s Hospital – December 1st, 2011
Heritage Vancouver and St. Paul’s Hospital invite you to an evening of conversation about the “Future of St Paul’s Hospital”. Bonnie Maples, architect...
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Paula Scher MAPS
Author: Paula Scher (Princeton Architectural Press, 2011) Mapping has played an essential role in shaping human history. From military use to the division...
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Release: City of Richmond Call to Artists – Request for Proposals Interurban Tram Building
The City of Richmond Public Art Program seeks an artist or artist team to create a public artwork to accompany the construction of the new Steveston...
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November 29, 2011 Headlines
LOCAL • For healthy people, build a healthy city [Globe and Mail] • The greenest voters you’ve ever seen are in … Vancouver [Crosscut] • A...
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A suburban pilgrimage, Part II: Retrofitting Levittown!
[Editor’s Note: Former Vancouver reporter Christine McLaren is travelling around the world as the resident blogger for the BMW Guggenheim Lab, a...
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Price Points: Report from the Development Wars
Where is this going to be built – and what lesson is there to be learned? . . This is the proposed residential tower for 1241 Harwood in the West...
By Gordon Price -
November 28, 2011 Headlines
LOCAL • Plans envision transformation of viaduct lands [Globe and Mail] INTERNATIONAL • Key step for BART to San Jose [San Jose Mercury News] • How should...
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November 27, 2011 Headlines
INTERNATIONAL • Are made-from-scratch metropolises the answer to Asia’s urban overpopulation? [Slate] • Train Recycles Braking Energy to Power other...
By Erick Villagomez
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered