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Rising High, Falling Short: Construction-Related Carbon Emissions
An in-depth look at the carbon emissions of high-rise buildings.
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The Overhead: Security for Renters
Spacing and the Balanced Supply of Housing research node proudly present The Overhead: Understanding Canada’s Affordable Housing Crisis, a special podcast series.
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Rising High, Falling Short: Introduction
The Introduction to a continual series looking critically at high-rise urbanism and its broader impacts.
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UCS #39: The Broadway Plan in Action
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: Vancouver...
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UCS #38: ABC chooses its candidates for the by-election
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings...
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The Pro Forma Problem
Behind the Broadway Plan: Towers, Assumptions, and Disconnects.
By Erick Villagomez
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UCS #37: Vancouver introduces its new View Slits Policy
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: Vancouver’s...
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Book Review: The Architecture of Urbanity – Designing for Nature, Culture, and Joy
“The means for the design professions to advance an architecture of urbanity are clear – architecture practices should strive to build an...
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UCS #36: New Exhibition at the Art Gallery
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. ***
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Book Review – Designing Disorder: Experiments and Disruptions in the City
Relax and leave some space for life to happen.
By Andrew Cuthbert -
S101S: Defining Public Space: The Basics
Urban Landscape Fundamentals.
By Erick Villagomez -
UCS #35: Vancouver Prognosis 2025
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. ***
By Urban Cartoon Syndicate
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S101S—Understanding Residential Density: FSR, Building Setbacks and Height Regulations
What is Floor Space Ratio (FSR) and how does it interact with building setbacks and height regulations to create building forms and the ‘look and feel’ of...
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S101S – Describing Building Types: Why They Matter?
Why is an understanding of building types important to urban planning and design? What aspects of planning are they connected to? Given that urban...
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S101S: Explaining Transit-Oriented Development: Benefits and Drawbacks
What is Transit-Oriented Development and what are its benefits and drawbacks? Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) has become so common within urban...
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The False Creek Pump Station
On Saturday October 4th, the City of Vancouver hosted Doors Open Vancouver, a unique event which provided a rare opportunity for behind the scenes access...
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S101S – Understanding Residential Density: Why is it so Confusing?
What is residential density and why is it so confusing? Residential density is critical to urban planning. It refers to the number of people living in a...
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Inequality, Gender, Intersectionality, Gentrification, and the City: An interview with Leslie Kern
Cities are political and economic centers of power. This comes with its fair share of challenges like poverty and inequality. Spacing Vancouver...
By Erick Villagomez