Topics: SALA
5 tips for staying cool at home without air conditioning
UBC Beyond | | Media coverage
Nursing Professor Dr. Jennifer Baumbusch and SALA Associate Professor Dr. Adam Rysanek share their expert tips on how to stay cool at home without AC.
UBC Applied Science-led research receives over $2 million in funding from NFRF
UBC Research + Innovation | | Media coverage
Researchers from UBC Engineering, SALA and SCARP are leading interdisciplinary teams tackling climate change mitigation and community solutions.
Five UBC Applied Science graduates tackling equity locally and globally
| Announcement
Here are five of these graduating students and Rising Stars of 2024, whose efforts to build more inclusive places and solutions for people are improving lives around the world.
The best architecture design studios for international students
Study International | | Media coverage
UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture listed as one of the best options for international students.
Land values: Step into the winding debate around stair restrictions in BC buildings
BC Business | | Media coverage
SALA Associate Professor Inge Roecker is a member of LGA Architectural Partners, which has been shortlisted for the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s “Housing Supply Challenge” competition to develop solutions to the country’s supply…
Drawing from Across Disciplines to Build Better Cities
| Spotlight
I’m a recent graduate of the Bachelor of Design (BDes) program, and while I’ve been lucky to call Vancouver home for the past four years, I’m originally from Phoenix, Arizona. I left home to study abroad during high school in Changshu, China, and…
The Symbiotic Relationship of Culture and Landscape Architecture
| Spotlight
UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture alum Zahra Hirji
From research to real-world impact: Meet four UBC Applied Science women inspiring inclusion
| Announcement
Architects and landscape architects. Community and regional planners. Engineers. Nurses. This International Women’s Day (IWD), we celebrate the achievements and contributions of women within UBC Applied Science.
Creating nature-based childcare spaces
Global News | | Media coverage
UBC SALA professor Susan Herrington, and student Jennifer Richards spoke about the potential benefits of locating childcare play spaces on public sites.
Blair Satterfield appointed director, pro tem, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
| Announcement
A message from James Olson, Dean, Faculty of Applied ScienceI'm very pleased to announce that Professor Blair Satterfield has been appointed as Director, pro tem, of SALA for a one-year term.