Urban Design
Deconstructing Visuals
By Erick Villagomez
The power of imagery is well known. Architecture and design disciplines related to the built environment have a unique relationship to... Read More
Writing Vancouver: ‘Starting Over’ – A Personal Memoir in Search of the Future – Part 1
By grahammcgarva
[EDITOR’S NOTE: Spacing Vancouver is excited to kick off this 3-Part poetic memoir by Graham McGarva. As founder of Baker... Read More
EVENT: VCPC’s 2020 Year-in-Review: A discussion of milestones that transformed Vancouver
By Vancouver City Planning Commission
2020 will be remembered as a transformative year around the world. How did it change Vancouver? For the sixth year, the Vancouver City... Read More
How Much of Vancouver Is Even Left to Plan?
By scothein
Atop this article is a “Five-minute City” drawing I made in 2007 as Vancouver’s senior urban designer when my team was asked to scope... Read More
Housing, Like Beer, Is Better Done in Small Batches
By scothein
Forty years ago, Molson, Labatt, and Carling O’Keefe collectively owned 96 percent of Canada’s beer market. Their shared monopoly... Read More
Event – Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Genius Loci, Jan. 24
By Spacing
Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Genius Loci Online Panel Discussion Presented by the West Coast Modern League in Partnership with the West... Read More
The Laws of Settlements book available for free online!
By Erick Villagomez
Are there fundamental laws that govern all settlements—from the smallest village to the largest cities? This is the question that... Read More
Events: Placemaking in a Pandemic – UBC CAPACity Design Challenge 2020
By Spacing
Placemaking in a Pandemic – UBC CAPACity Design Challenge 2020 REGISTER by: November 23rd, 11:59 PM PST SUBMISSION DEADLINE... Read More
Video Vancouver: Tour Chinatown with Christopher Cheung
By Yuri Artibise
CanU 2020 Vancouver Tours Stroll through Vancouver’s historic Chinatown with Tyee reporter Christopher Cheung. It’s easy to get lost... Read More
Video Vancouver: The Missing Middle Mystery
By Yuri Artibise
Via About Here Metro Vancouver primarily has two types of housing. High rises or the single family house. What happened to all the... Read More