Urban Design
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EVENT: Downtown Vancouver BIA Launch Vancouver Laneway Pilot Project, Sept. 15th
More Awesome Now reimagined laneway WHEN: Thursday, September 15, 2016 from 5pm-8pm. WHERE: W. Hastings between Seymour and Granville. View map...
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Events: Happy Streets Living Lab Offers Groundbreaking Public Space Experiment, Sept. 12-14
Around the world, city streets are being transformed into better places to walk, socialize and celebrate. But how do these changes influence the way we...
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Events: Heritage Vancouver Top 10 Tour + Talk: False Creek South & Japantown/North Strathcona
Heritage Vancouver Top 10 Tour + Talk: False Creek South: Past, Present and Future Saturday, September 17, 2016 – 10:00am – 12:00pm Meet at...
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RELEASE: City appoints Gil Kelley as the General Manager of Planning, Urban Design & Sustainability
City of Vancouver News Release: “Gil’s extensive experience in cities like San Francisco and Portland is highly valuable at a time when Vancouver is...
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Lessons on Affordability from Germany and Austria
Vancouver’s City Council Vision Vancouver has implemented a number of creative ways to tackle the city’s affordability crisis. In its most...
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Launching Planning Canada
On June 17th, School of Community and Regional Planning alumni, students, and faculty gathered at the UBC Bookstore to launch the new comprehensive...
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EVENT: AIBC 2016 Architectural Walking Tours begin Canada Day
Event: Architectural Walking Tours Dates: July 1-August 31, 2016 Times: Thursdays to Mondays at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Admission: $10. Space is limited, so...
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EVENT REMINDER: Planning Canada Book Launch, June 17th
Please join us for a book launch to celebrate the publication of Planning Canada: A Case Study Approach. Details WHEN: Friday, 17 June 2016 from 4:00 PM...
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How False Creek Turned Pink
[Editor’s Note: As we, at Spacing Vancouver, have discussed in the past, having intelligent urban lighting can transform a city. We are republishing...
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Video Vancouver: Three Waves of Urban Reform
UNDERSTANDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF CANADIAN CITIES The story of urban reform in Canada can be understood in terms of waves. Here are some highlights of how...
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EVENT “Planning Canada” Book Launch – June 17, 2016
Please join us for a book launch to celebrate the publication of Planning Canada: A Case Study Approach. Details WHEN: Friday, 17 June 2016 from 4:00 PM...
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Back to the Water? (Re)engaging with Coal Harbour
By Annika Airas and Trevor Wideman Vancouver’s waterfront has undergone rapid transformations over the past decades, following a global movement that has...
By annikaairas