In preview to a public lecture on October 12th, we speak with Vancouver-based Patkau Architects and Oslo / New York-based Snohetta Architecture Design. We attempt to understand how broad the definition of culture is and what kinds of spaces foster it. We also speak with Calgary’s incoming General Manager of Planning, Development & Assessment, Rollin Stanley, about how planning and culture intersect. And finally, Reid Henry takes us behind the vision of the new cSPACE.