Topics: SALA
Should ‘vacancy control’ be a ballot issue?
The Tyee | | Media coverage
Dr. Patrick Condon, professor in UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, discussed 'vacancy control', which caps the rent landlords can charge when a unit changes tenants.
Canada’s largest residential Passive House is at UBC and tenants just moved in
Vancouver Is Awesome | | Media coverage
Residents of UBC Vancouver's first residential Passive House, called Evolve, have just moved in. School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture professor Dr. Adam Rysanek will lead the research phase on this project.
Inside UBC’s Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre
Maclean's | | Media coverage
Maclean's called the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre building a well-designed and thoughtful structure that also provides respite for survivors and loved ones. The project's lead architect was Alfred Waugh, a UBC…
SALA's Adam Rysanek leads research group for UBC Passive House project
| Announcement
The first of its kind on UBC’s Vancouver campus, Evolve will provide an unprecedented opportunity to study the benefits and trade-offs of Passive House construction.
Powell Street Festival is back
Megaphone | | Media coverage
A highlight this year is a set of water stations designed and built by University of British Columbia School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. The program is called Fuki no Mizu フキの水, which translates from…
Architecture and capital in the 21st century: An interview with Matthew Soules
Spacing Vancouver | | Media coverage
UBC SALA students bring resilience and relief through bespoke water fountains and misters
| Announcement
Fuki no Mizu is an initiative that provides this year's Powell Street Festival attendees drinking water and mist for cooling through pavilion structures. This was designed by a team of UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture…
How will ‘managed retreat’ fit into Canada’s climate-change adaptation plans? Communities face hard choices in any scenario
The Globe and Mail | | Media coverage
UBC student team aims to build a net-zero student space on campus
| Announcement
UBC’s award-winning Third Quadrant Design– a team of more than 60 students in engineering, architecture, business, and arts – is about to start construction of a new student space on campus that redefines sustainable design.
Rethinking our relationship with water
| Announcement
Humans love to settle near coastlines and river valleys, lured by the flat, fertile land and opportunities for trade but water floods fields, swallows ships, and stirs up hurricanes that wipe out entire settlements in an instant.