Urban Design
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RELEASE: Win two tickets to the Land Awards Gala, October 25 2013
Via the Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia: WIN: Two tickets to the Land Awards Gala, October 25 2013 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Vancouver The...
By Yuri Artibise -
GO PLAY IN THE STREET – The Power of PARK(ing) DAY
Public Intervention on Public Space Last Friday (September 20) a special thing happened in parking stalls on streets in many city’s across North America...
By Kathleen Corey -
Do High-Rise Towers Destroy Community?
When I first moved into a high-rise condo tower in Downtown Vancouver several years ago, I remember my excitement at being able to enjoy great views of...
By Jillian Glover -
Experimental Urbanism
The words “experiment” and “urbanism” are rarely in the same sentence. “Experimental urbanism” even less so. A...
By Erick Villagomez -
Book Review – Street Value: Shopping, Planning, and Politics at Fulton Mall
Author: Rosten Woo and Meredith Tenhoor with Damion Rich (Princeton Architectural Press, 2010) Who knew that such a small and unassuming book could cut...
By Jeremy Senko -
Disasters by the Book
Would you be able to rely on your neighbors in the event an earthquake struck your home? How helpful would public institutions remain if a flood swept...
By YarOn Stern -
Introducing Park-A-Park: Vancouver’s Recently Launched Mobile Parklet
If you’ve visited Vancouver’s Commercial Drive recently, and walked by the southwest corner where East 1st Avenue crosses The Drive, you may have caught...
By Liz Vossen -
Northeast False Creek & Eastern Core Consultation Questionnaire
Via the City of Vancouver: The City of Vancouver will be undertaking two parallel planning processes for Northeast False Creek (including the viaducts...
By Yuri Artibise -
Gordon Price at Creative Mornings on August 2, 2013
Spacing contributor Gordon Price will be speaking at the next Creative Mornings Vancouver on August 2, 2013. CreativeMornings is a monthly breakfast...
By Yuri Artibise -
Video Vancouver: Smaller House Initiative
Smaller houses on smaller lots could once again make housing affordable for young families, and at the same time provide suitable detached suites for...
By Yuri Artibise -
Cartographically Speaking – Safety in Numbers: Why a Bike Lane in Kitsilano?
By Jen Cook & Holly Foxcroft In the heart of Kitsilano, a rumbling started to occur in reaction to the city project to create a safe link between the...
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Playing in the Sandbox
The process of urban planning has always been a bit of a mystery to me and I don’t believe I am the only one to feel this way. The technical...
By Natalia Zdaniuk