1.0Spacing Vancouverhttps://spacing.ca/vancouverSean Ruthenhttps://spacing.ca/vancouver/author/seanruthen/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="SPuqcKdBH1"><a href="https://spacing.ca/vancouver/2013/04/02/torre-david-informal-vertical-communities/">Book Review – Torre David: Informal Vertical Communities</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://spacing.ca/vancouver/2013/04/02/torre-david-informal-vertical-communities/embed/#?secret=SPuqcKdBH1" width="600" height="338" title="“Book Review – Torre David: Informal Vertical Communities” — Spacing Vancouver" data-secret="SPuqcKdBH1" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://spacing.ca/vancouver/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2013/04/Torre-David.jpg448429We believe that design – whether of buildings, public parks, or infrastructure – is an invaluable tool for improving lives. Torre David, with its magnificent deficiencies and remarkable assets, gives us the opportunity to consider how we can create and foster urban communities. Thus this book’s discussion of our engagement with Torre David is intendedContinue reading