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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.
How controlling land prices could help solve the housing crisis
| Announcement
Patrick Condon doesn't buy the argument that sky-high housing prices in Vancouver and Toronto can be pinned down to a problem of supply and demand."A lot of people think that just by adding new supply to the city of Vancouver, things will…
Vancouver urges residents to download emergency alert app
Business in Vancouver | | Media coverage
A UBC-developed disaster preparedness app for Vancouver Island was mentioned in a story on a similar app for the city of Vancouver. The UBC app was developed by Dr. Ryan Reynolds, a postdoctoral…
Cut your air conditioning bill in half with radiant cooling
The Weather Network | | Media coverage
Story quoted a UBC research report on how radiant cooling can replace air conditioning, co-authored by Dr. Adam Rysanek, a professor in the school of architecture and landscape architecture.