Video Vancouver: A Love Song to Public Transit

Heritage Vancouver Announces the Launch of the Vancouver Interactive Building Permits Database

Heritage Vancouver is pleased to announce the launch of the Vancouver Interactive Building Permits Database. This is the result of 17 years of work that...

Neighbourhood Watch

A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. Translink could be put under the radar as the Metro Vancouver mayors council voted to...

November 3, 2011 Headlines

LOCAL • A short chat with Jarrett Walker about his new book [The Buzzer Blog] • Vancouver artists target Mayor Robertson online [Vancouver Courier] • The...

Spacing’s next issue will be national

With the success of Spacing’s first national issue — our special summer edition has sold twice as well as any previous issue we’ve ever...

Release: Last Candidate Standing event will introduce voters to all 61 municipal election candidates

On Sunday, Nov. 6, the Vancouver Public Space Network (VPSN) and UBC’s School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture will proudly present Last...

World Wide Wednesday: Healthy cities, arenas, historic sites

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...

November 2, 2011 Headlines

LOCAL • City not likely to force an end to Occupy Vancouver protest [Vancouver Sun] • Numbers: When will Surrey pass Vancouver in population? [Price Tags...

Neon Vancouver Curator’s Talk and Tour on November 3rd

Did Vancouver’s flashing neon signs signal glamour, excitement and big city living? Or was neon part of a tawdry display that disfigured Vancouver’s...

Geometry of Design

Author: Kim Elam (Princeton Architectural Press, 2011) “The purpose of Geometry of Design is not to quantify aesthetics through geometry, but rather to...

November 1, 2011 Headlines

LOCAL • The People’s Order of BC: Your Nominations, Please [The Tyee] • Protecting agricultural land is a key election concern [Vancouver Sun] â€...

“This is my favourite street in Surrey”

“This is my favourite street in Surrey,” my wife said as we turned onto Central Parkway, the street the Surrey Central Skytrain station is on...