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Vancouver's housing crisis goes global at major architectural festival
Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
Architecture professor Matthew Soules said that homes are built as financial assets rather than spaces for living in Canada.
Patrick Condon: Behold Vancouver, where there are housing solutions to be found
Business in Vancouver | | Media coverage
SALA professor Patrick Condon argued that Vancouver should build more non-market housing projects to address the affordable housing problem.
UBC students construct one of Canada’s first ‘carbon-minimal’ hempcrete buildings
The Globe and Mail | | Media coverage
UBC student engineering and architectural team Third Quadrant Design’s new carbon-minimal hempcrete building was featured by the media. The team was advised by SALA associate professor Dr. Adam Rysanek.
Calgary's long quest to infuse downtown with life enters new phase as election looms
CBC News | | Media coverage
Professor Patrick Condon from the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture discussed converting commercial buildings in downtown Calgary for residential use.
UBC students construct one of Canada’s first ‘carbon-minimal’ hempcrete buildings
Globe and Mail | | Media coverage
James Olsen, Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science, commented on Third Space Commons, the new institutional space that is made out of hempcrete.
UBC engineering, architecture students redefine sustainable construction
| Announcement
Welcome to UBC Third Space Commons - a near-zero carbon emissions building designed and built by students from UBC Applied Science and other faculties. This new space at UBC Vancouver is the first such building designed by students in Canada.
Land lift: How Vancouver zoning policy creates multi-million-dollar teardowns
CTV News | | Media coverage
School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture professor Patrick Condon discussed how Vancouver pioneered the model where developers provide monetary or in-kind contributions to the city in exchange for rezoning, allowing them to build denser…
There are cons, not just pros, for a subway to UBC
Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture professor Patrick Condon discussed arguments about proposed subway to UBC.
Is it time to 'rethink' how we fund public transit in Metro Vancouver?
Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
Professors Patrick Condon from the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture and Dr. Lawrence Frank discussed the need to reconsider Metro Vancouver's regional transit strategy.
A multisensory design approach makes a major difference in both indoor, outdoor spaces
Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture professor Daniel Roehr answered questions regarding his book, Multisensory Landscape Design - A Designer’s Guide for Seeing.