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Redefining Granville Island?
I feel a bit ignorant for being oblivious of the changes that have been happening on Granville Island over the past year. I didn’t realize it they...
By Isabelle Kim -
Video Vancouver: To Build a Better City (1964)
A 1964 City of Vancouver/CMHC film There was a time when old poor neighbourhoods were considered an urban blight and needed to be razed to make way for...
By Yuri Artibise -
EVENT: 7th Annual SCARP Symposium | Contours and Coastlines: [de] Constructing the Pacific Northwest
7th Annual SCARP Symposium|Contours and Coastlines: [de] Constructing the Pacific Northwest When: Friday, February 27th, 2015, 8:00am-6:00pm Where: Thea...
By Kathryn Gwun-Yeen Lennon -
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...
By Yuri Artibise -
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
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered