-
EVENT “Planning Canada” Book Launch – June 17, 2016
Please join us for a book launch to celebrate the publication of Planning Canada: A Case Study Approach. Details WHEN: Friday, 17 June 2016 from 4:00 PM...
By Spacing -
Back to the Water? (Re)engaging with Coal Harbour
By Annika Airas and Trevor Wideman Vancouver’s waterfront has undergone rapid transformations over the past decades, following a global movement that has...
By annikaairas -
RELEASE: Heritage Vancouver’s 2016 Top 10 Most Endangered Heritage Sites
Heritage Vancouver has released this year’s Top 10 Watch List. This year we are seeing particular threats to our neighbourhoods’ character, culture and...
By Spacing -
RELEASE: Vancouver Heritage House Tour 2016
Via Vancouver Heritage Foundation: Coming up on Sunday, June 5th from 10am – 5pm is VHF’s 14th annual Heritage House Tour. The 2016 one day self-guided...
By Spacing -
RELEASE: 2016 Vancouver Urban Design Awards
Via City of Vancouver. Vancouver honours best in local architecture and design Thirteen projects representing the finest in design and architecture were...
By Spacing -
EVENT: Shaping Vancouver 2016: What’s so special about “The Drive”? May 18th
Shaping Vancouver 2016: What’s so special about “The Drive”? Wednesday, May 18, 2016; 7pm to 9pm Admission is free; donations are much appreciated as we...
By Spacing -
Bob Williams Reflects: Past, Present & Future
Guest Post: Kenneth Chan Few Vancouverites have had such a profound legacy on building communities in British Columbia as Bob Williams. Now 83 years...
By Spacing -
Book Review: Planting in a Post-Wild World
Authors: Thomas Rainer and Claudia West (Timber Press, 2015) Planting in a Post-Wild World: designing plant communities for resilient landscapes is easily...
By Shelley Long -
10 Tips for Blogging About Cities
In January, I was invited by the National Capital Commission in Ottawa to speak about urbanism and blogging. It challenged me to reflect on how far my...
By Jillian Glover -
Event—SCCP Webinar: Species at Risk – In Context, May 4th
Webinar: ‘Species at Risk- In Context’ Wednesday, May 4th from 11am – 12:30pm (PST) Join the South Coast Conservation Program as we...
By Spacing -
Video Vancouver: Why you’re safer on a bike share bike
It’s heavy and unwieldy, and that’s a good thing. Read more about the study in this piece from Vox’s Brad Plumer.
By Yuri Artibise -
Videos from the 2016 UBC Urban Design Forum
On March 10 and 11, 2016, the UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA) and The School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP...
By Yuri Artibise
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered