Future Site
Kamloops Museum and Archives, Kamloops, BC.

Our built environment is composed of three elements — space, place, and time — represented by three images in the KMA alcove.

Space is represented by a photograph of the pre-construction site where the KMA building now sits. In urban environments, space is a vacant lot or building, an available parking spot, or a blank wall. Space is full of potential, but often lacks meaning.

Place is represented by a photograph of people outside the Kamloops Museum & Archives on opening day, 1957. Place is a space infused with meaning and experience — a movie theatre, an art gallery, a sports arena, or a public park. Places require people. Places are a destination.

Time is represented by a photograph of the KMA building, mid-construction, 1956. Time affects space and place through changing needs and values. Development, demolition, and construction signify that a city is growing. Time causes us to outgrow and refill space. Time leads us to rebuild and redesign place.

The vibrancy and diversity of our built environment depends on creating more places than spaces. A city with inclusive, engaging, well-designed places can create a more safe and welcoming environment for all its citizens and visitors.

Further information is provided in the zine Space, Place, Time.