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Main Streets: At the Heart of Vancouver’s Communities
Main streets enliven downtowns everywhere. The mix of public spaces with a diverse array of heritage buildings and new developments house cafés, theatres...
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Cartographically Speaking: Vancouver Neighbourhood Puzzle
Vancouver Neighbourhood Puzzle. Click here for a larger version Black-and-white ‘figure-ground’ city maps – that depict blocks as black and streets...
By Erick Villagomez -
EVENT: Women in Architecture Public Talk with Johanna Hurme, Mar. 4th
Women in Architecture is happy to present our upcoming March event: a public talk on the evening of March 4th by one of Canada’s most exciting young...
By Spacing -
RELEASE: Moving Forward Transit Referendum Campaign
Christine McLaren and Erin Millar of Discourse Media just launched an exciting and important journalism project leading up to this spring’s transportation...
By Spacing -
Video Vancouver: Skytrain Hip Hop
Written and Performed by Emotionz Actin by D. Nelson and M. Hirtle Beat by DJ Moves Breaks by Vnice and Kian of Body Language Edited and Directed by Matt...
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Book Review – Fit: An Architect’s Manifesto
Author: Robert Geddes (Princeton University Press, 2013) We often approach architectural design with our traditional older paradigms of thought. Form...
By Isabelle Kim -
Release: Deep Cove Parking and Traffic— February 21, 2015
Do you hike, bike, or paddle on the North Shore? Help us improve parking and trail access around Deep Cove! Join us on Saturday, February 21 to explore...
By Spacing -
Urbanist Meetup—Sunday, February 8, 2015, 3pm-5pm
It’s time for February’s Vancouver Urbanist Meetup! This month we’ll be meeting on Sunday, February 8, 2015 at The Harrow Eatery & Bar at 850 Thurlow...
By Yuri Artibise -
EVENT: Sensational Vancouver at Lynn Valley Library
WHEN: February 11, 7:00 p.m. WHERE: Lynn Valley Library: 1277 Lynn Valley Road, North Vancouver ADMISSION: Register for this free event at 604-984-0286...
By Spacing -
Book Review From The Stacks – Arctic Perspective Cahier No.1: Architecture
“The Arctic Perspective Initiative (API) is a non-profit, international group of individuals and organizations whose goal is to promote the creation of...
By Sean Ruthen -
What are Vancouver’s Best Public Spaces?
Photo courtesy of Jay Banks. Growing up in Vancouver, I didn’t really have a good understanding of what makes a lively public space until I had travelled...
By Jillian Glover -
Video Vancouver: Do our cities still work?
Over the last century, cities have been designed to accommodate the automobile. So, how do we redesign them to benefit people? CBC’s The National...
By Yuri Artibise
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered