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Classes moving online January 10-23, 2022
| Announcement
From January 10 – 23, 2022, all classes will be online, unless instructors or programs indicate otherwise.
Why New York’s billionaires’ row is half empty
The B1M | | Media coverage
Matthew Soules, a professor at the school of architecture and landscape architecture at UBC’s faculty of applied science, discussed how wealth is reshaping our buildings and zombie urbanism.
Gentle density on single-family lots helps first-time buyers get into Vancouver’s housing market
The Globe and Mail | | Media coverage
Patrick Condon, a professor at the school of architecture and landscape architecture in UBC’s faculty of applied science, was mentioned about his advocacy for gentle density with a permanently affordable component. &…
SSHRC grants awarded to UBC Applied Science-led research projects
| Announcement
Four research projects led by faculty members in the UBC School of Nursing and the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture have received funding through the Insight Development Grant and
Building higher dikes may be a losing battle, experts warn
Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
Kees Lokman, a professor at the school of architecture and landscape architecture at UBC’s faculty of applied science, gave comments about the need for holistic flood planning.
Book review: Little book brimming with big ideas on affordable housing
Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
Postmedia featured a book by Patrick Condon, a professor at the school of architecture and landscape architecture in UBC's faculty of applied science, that reflects on the lessons about inequality that we learned at…
Getting passenger rail on track poses steep challenges
Business in Vancouver | | Media coverage
Patrick Condon, a professor at the school of architecture and landscape architecture in UBC's faculty of applied science, spoke about restoring passenger travel to some of B.C. rail lines.
Vancouver’s dramatic new plan for broadway: Five questions
The Tyee | | Media coverage
Patrick Condon, a professor at the school of architecture and landscape architecture in UBC’s faculty of applied science, wrote an article about the City of Vancouver’s Broadway Plan and five key questions it leaves unanswered.…
B.C. has a new flood strategy in the works
The Tyee | | Media coverage
Kees Lokman, a professor at the school of architecture and landscape architecture at UBC’s faculty of applied science, discussed the need for B.C. municipalities to create a holistic plan to help coordinate climate change adaptation and protect…
Environmental concerns raised as ‘iceberg homes’ become more popular
CBC The National (1:25 mark) | | Media coverage
Matthew Soules, a professor at the school of architecture and landscape architecture at UBC's faculty of applied science, discussed iceberg homes being a cause of environmental concern.