Strategic Priority Areas: Thriving Cities + Communities
At the Venice Architecture Biennale, architects tackle the housing crisis
The Globe and Mail | | Media coverage
SALA associate professor Dr. Matthew Soules comments on Canada’s Venice Biennale exhibit on the housing crisis.
Canada sees the rise of mall cities
The Globe and Mail | | Media coverage
School of community and regional planning professor emeritus Dr. Penny Gurstein discussed the potential of mall cities to solve Canada’s housing crisis.
Do we have the time and space for a 15-minute city?
Business in Vancouver | | Media coverage
School of community and regional planning PhD student Wes Regan discussed the 15-minute city concept.
‘A start’: Toronto multiplex policy aimed at boosting housing welcomed by observers
Toronto Star | | Media coverage
SCARP's Dr. Penny Gurstein, co-director of UBC’s housing research collaborative, commented on a new policy allowing single family homes in Toronto to be converted into low-rise multiplexes.
Making A Difference: One Project At A Time
| Spotlight
Emma's journey as a woman in Engineering, her initiatives in promoting diversity and inclusion and her multiple work experiences, the current one being Boeing.
'I was in a coma for about 45 days': UBC student graduates after near-fatal accident
CTV News | | Media coverage
Mechanical engineering student Yi Yi Du, who nearly lost his life and suffered brain injuries from a vehicle collision in 2021, will be graduating this week.
Will e-bike rebate program get people out of their cars? Here’s what UBC research shows
Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
Civil engineering's active transportation lab headed by Dr. Alex Bigazzi found that electric bikes help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and congestion. Civil engineering PhD students Amir Hassanpour and Elmira Berjisian were quoted.
Will e-bike rebate program get people out of their cars? Here’s what UBC research shows
Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
UBC’s research on active transportation lab and civil engineering prof. Dr. Alex Bigazzi found that electric bikes help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and congestion. Civil engineering PhD students Amir Hassanpour and Elmira Berjisian were quoted.
Insights from a civil engineer: Assessing the Sea to Sky Highway’s design
Squamish Chief | | Media coverage
UBC Okanagan School of Engineering professor Dr. Suliman Gargoum discussed the design of the Sea to Sky Highway that links Lions Bay and Whistler.
Would you pay $800 a month to live in a closet? In Vancouver, that may be all you can afford
CBC | | Media coverage
SCARP professor emeritus Dr. Penny Gurstein, co-director of UBC’s housing research collaborative, said that B.C. needs “all hands on deck” to deal with the housing crisis.