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Architects Against Housing Alienation will put a spotlight on housing crisis at exhibition
The Spice | | Media coverage
Landscapes can be weaponized to influence public opinion and perception during war
The Conversation | | Media coverage
Affordability needs to be built into Edmonton's plans to boost density with infill development: expert
Edmonton Journal | | Media coverage
School of architecture and landscape architecture professor Patrick Condon said if Edmonton wants to keep housing prices down it needs to be intentional about building affordability into the way land is regulated and focus…
Architects Against Housing Alienation to represent Canada at international architectural exhibition
CityNews | | Media coverage
Architects Against Housing Alienation, co-led by school of architecture and landscape architecture professors Matthew Soules, Dr. Sara Stevens, Dr. Tijana Vujosevic, will represent Canada at next year's…
AAHA selected to represent Canada at the 2023 Venice Biennale of Architecture
| Announcement
The Canada Council for the Arts has announced that Architects Against Housing Alienation (AAHA)'s Not for Sale!, proposed by UBC SALA, will represent Canada at the 18th International Architecture Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia.
New research highlights the role of green spaces in conflict
| Announcement
Green spaces can promote well-being, but they may not always be benign. Sometimes, they can be a tool for control.
UBC Applied Science-led Research Excellence Clusters announced
| Announcement
UBC’s Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters (GCRC) competition awards funding to seven Research Excellence Clusters led by UBC Applied Science faculty members.
UBC spin-off secures $10M investment from Bill Gates-led fund
| Announcement
A University of British Columbia spin-off company that has found a sustainable way to boost the global supply of battery-grade lithium has received $10 million in funding from Breakthrough Energy Ventures, the investment fund founded by Bill Gates…
Nurses are the future of health care. And we need more of them.
| Announcement
Two years ago the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic. But among all that is different, I know at least two things that were true before and will remain true. The first is that nurses are the future of health care. The second is we need more of them.