Topics: SALA
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.
Vancouver highrise clusters not bad, but 'a bit cold'
Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture professor Patrick Condon noted that local politicians have embraced the planning model based on organizing high-density projects around rapid-transit stations.
Dan Fumano: Making Vancouver playgrounds a little less safe, for the kids' sake
Vancouver Sun | | Media coverage
Susan Herrington, professor of School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, discussed the balance of risk and play in the designs of playgrounds for children.
Mom and Pop Inc. increases share of Vancouver housing
Globe and Mail | | Media coverage
School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture professor Patrick Condon commented on a study which found that corporate ownership of homes in Metro Vancouver increased by 14 per cent.
Building bridges across design and research: architecture and landscape architecture
| Spotlight
I was born and raised in Vancouver, BC. UBC’s School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA) has been my second home in recent years as I developed my capacities for design in the dual degree Master of Architecture and Master of Landscape…
Applied Science staff recognized with 2022 Dean’s Awards
| Announcement
Recognizing staff members' exceptional contributions to UBC Applied Science, the 2022 Dean's Staff Awards for Excellence go to Tamara Ross, Erik Wilson, Renee Leboe, Heather Gerrits, Ellen Siu, Erin Fehr and Dr. Joanne Moszynski.
A radical politics of hope
Architects Newspaper | | Media coverage
In light of the death of Mike Davis, who was a writer, urban theories and political activist, associate professor at the School Architecture and Landscape Architecture Matthew Soules paid tribute to Davis's work.