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Event: The 24th Annual Winter Solstice Lantern Festival, Dec. 21
The 24th Annual Winter Solstice Lantern Festival Date: December 21 Time: 6–10 pm Price: Single: $10 | Dual (2 Single tickets): $15 | Family (2 adults + 2...
By Spacing -
Can We Raise Children in Vancouver? – UBC Dialogues Recap
Local leaders in social policy and population health tackled the question “Can we raise children in Vancouver” in the Creekside Community Centre gym...
By Vanessa Kay -
Event: VanPlay Smart City Talks: Celebration + Diversity, November 1
Imagine Parks and Recreation. What could Vancouver’s parks, public space and recreation opportunities look like in 25 years? How about 100 years? Details...
By Yuri Artibise -
Book Review – Handbook of Biophilic City Planning and Design
Author: Timothy Beatley (Island Press, 2016) The term “biophilia” may be new to many people. In recent years, people have become more aware and accepting...
By Andrew Cuthbert -
Video Vancouver: Stand up for Public Space
Via UN-Habitat: In this lecture, Luisa Bravo, president of City Space Architecture, advocates for that public space in cities is a common good, meant to...
By Yuri Artibise -
Visual Thoughts #61
Last VT image: Idiosyncratic attic window in Strathcona, Vancouver. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at Spacing Vancouver. He is also...
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Release: Free UBC online edX course – Ecodesign for Cities and Suburbs, April 4th
ECODESIGN FOR CITIES AND SUBURBS A New Free Internet Course Offered on edX by the University of British Columbia Architects, urban planners, real-estate...
By Spacing -
11 Milestones that will Shape Vancouver’s Future
What are the significant events, activities and decisions in 2016 that will shape Vancouver’s future? Earlier this fall, the Vancouver City Planning...
By Jillian Glover -
Book Review – The Last Gang in Town
Author: Aaron Chapman (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2016) Those who love and study Vancouver know how quickly it transforms through redevelopment, displacement...
By Vanessa Kay -
Cartographically Speaking: The Politics of Flight
Click here for a larger image. We tend to think of cities in their horizontal dimension—artifacts the spread laterally across the landscape. This is...
By Erick Villagomez -
EVENT – Webinar: ‘Species at Risk- Baselines’ – Nov. 16th
Webinar: ‘Species at Risk- Baselines’ DATE: Wednesday, November 16th TIME: 11am – 12:30pm (PST) REGISTRATION...
By Spacing -
Is Vancouver Ready to Grow from Laneways to Living Lanes?
Land in Vancouver is among the world’s most valuable, yet 27% of it is used for roads, streets and laneways. At $150 per square foot, these 3000 hectares...
By mitchellreardon