Parks
What are Vancouver’s Best Public Spaces?
By Jillian Glover
Photo courtesy of Jay Banks. Growing up in Vancouver, I didn’t really have a good understanding of what makes a lively public space... Read More
Visual Thoughts #47
By Erick Villagomez
Last VT image: Autumn at John Hendry Park, Vancouver. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at Spacing Vancouver. He is... Read More
Pop-up parks: Surrey Central goes gingham
By Don Schuetze
They’re popping up all over the place! Cities across North America, and perhaps further afield, are creating temporary spaces... Read More
What Makes Stanley Park the Number One Park in the World
By Adam Naamani
Vancouver’s 400 hectare urban oasis was recently voted the number one park in the world according to Trip Advisor, a travel... Read More
RELEASE: City of Surrey PARKit winners announced
By Spacing
Surrey’s pop-up park is going ‘Gingham Style’ this summer. The classic concept of an outdoor picnic, inspired by the quintessential... Read More
EVENT REMINDER: Downtown Playgrounds: Reimagined, May 31st
By Spacing
The Vancouver Society of Children’s Centres (VSOCC) and Projects in Place Society (PiPS) are excited to partner in greatly improving... Read More
City of Surrey 2014 PARKit Design Challenge
By Spacing
The City of Surrey is pleased to announce the return of our pop-up park design-build competition, the 2014 PARKit Design Challenge... Read More
Jericho Beach: 1860’s onward
By Vancouver Heritage Foundation
The Jericho Beach area has had a full history over the past century and a half, few traces of which remain today. Named for its lumber... Read More
Q & A with Julien Thomas, Mastermind behind the Commercial Drive Parklet
By Alicia Medina Laddaga
Last week Spacing wrote about a new public space project to land on Commercial Drive in 2014. The project titled Commercial Drive... Read More
Support a new public space in Commercial Drive!
By Alicia Medina Laddaga
There is an exciting project coming to Commercial Drive on 2014! The Commercial Drive Parklet is one of the selected projects from... Read More