Park(ing) Day!

Today, Friday, September 16th, is PARK(ing) Day! In cities around the globe, artists, activists and citizens will transform metered parking spaces into...

Release: Finalists announced for 2011 City of Vancouver Book Award

Four titles that reveal Vancouver’s history of diversity have been selected as finalists for the 2011 City of Vancouver Book Award. This...

September 16, 2011 Headlines

LOCAL • Vancouver eyes massage-parlour crackdown [Globe and Mail] • Former NPA councillor wants politicians not to attack urban agriculture [State of...

Video Vancouver: Isang Litrong Liwanag

Neighbourhood Watch

A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C.

September 15, 2011 Headlines

LOCAL • False Creek welcomes “Skybridge” [OpenFile] • Vancouver architects to participate in public consultation for Edmonton airport...

World Wide Wednesday: Safe Cities, LA Bike Lanes, Park(ing) Day

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...

Release: Heritage Vancouver -A Conversation with Brent Toderian about Heritage in Vancouver

Heritage Vancouver once again welcomes Brent Toderian, Director of Planning for the City of Vancouver for our annual heritage review. This will include...

September 14, 2011 Headlines

LOCAL • Vancouver’s oldest schoolhouse facing wrecker’s ball gets new lease on life [Globe and Mail] • Leak under Vancouver Shell gas station contaminates...

“My Park Is _____” Fill in the Blank at Park(ing) Day 2011

What does your park mean to you? If you could describe your local park in one word, what would it be? Quiet? Lush? Dirty? How would you describe Vancouver...

Release: Call for Submissions – Proposed Video Art Screen

Call for Submissions -Proposed Video Art Screen Ontario, Canada Deadline for Submissions: 11:59PM ET on September 30, 2011 Toronto-based Public Art...

The Mythic City: Photographs of New York by Samuel H. Gottscho, 1925-1944

Author: Donald Albrecht (Princeton Architectural Press, 2005) In 1925, at the age of 50, traveling salesman Samuel H. Gottscho quit his job and began a...