2015 AIBC Annual Conference Registration Now Open!

Early Bird Pricing Through September 15

The AIBC invites you to attend the 2015 Annual Conference – What’s Now – Insights and Directions. The conference will be held from October 28 – 30, 2015 at the Vancouver Convention Centre.

About the Conference

The 2015 AIBC Annual Conference brings together the architectural and design community to learn about cutting edge trends and issues in the practice of architecture, including future design directions, innovative technologies, community needs and business practices.

This annual gathering is the largest of its kind in British Columbia and gives you the chance to network, socialize and celebrate the work of practitioners and theorists. As in previous years, the conference will be rich in professional development and provides the opportunity to collect learning units (LUs).

Conference Program

The 2015 AIBC Annual Conference runs over three days and features plenary sessions, seminars, workshops, panel discussions and an industry exhibitor show.

Due to the positive feedback we received last year, we are excited to introduce a plenary format for 2015. This year, the conference will feature four plenary sessions led by prominent speakers from Canada and the U.S. On the following day, participants can choose from four session streams that are based on the previous day’s four plenary themes. These sessions will be led by one or more of the same plenary speakers who presented on the previous day. Themes include Fluidity and Architecture, Architecture of Place, Designing Practice/Practicing Design and Disruptive Trends.

View the 2015 AIBC Annual Conference Program to learn more about presenters, plenaries, workshops and sessions!

Featured Workshop Presenters and Conference Speakers Include

• Newsha Ghaeli – MIT SENSEable City Lab
• Lara Kaufman Architect CA, LEED AP – Snøhetta
• Bing Thom CM, Architect AIBC, FRAIC, AIA – Bing Thom Architects
• James Cheng B.Arch, M.Arch, Architect AIBC, FRAIC – James K.M. Cheng Architects Inc.
• Don Buchanan, MA Planning – City of Surrey, Transportation Planning
• Michael Lingerfelt FAIA, LEED AP – Lingerfelt International (FL, USA)

Visit the 2015 AIBC Annual Conference website to view all of our amazing speakers.

Workshops

Register for a day-long workshop, taking place on October 28, 2015. Choose one of the two specialized workshops; Practice Builder Bootcamp or Post Disaster Safety Assessment Program Training Workshop. Learn more about workshops at the 2015 AIBC Annual Conference.

Events

The 2015 AIBC Annual Conference kicks off with an Opening Reception featuring an Exhibitors’ Networking Session and the presentation of the 2015 AIBC Architectural Awards. Other highlights include a Move Night Reception and the screening of Sagrada: The Mystery of Creation. View the list of events at the 2015 AIBC Annual Conference.

Register Now!

Register now. Early bird rates will be in effect through September 15, 2015. View conference pricing and register.

For detailed information about the 2015 AIBC Annual Conference, please visit the 2015 AIBC Annual Conference website.

Numbers Building for Female Architects

by Rebecca Keillor
Vancouver Sun, August 7, 2015
(Image: T’it’q’et Community Hall and Health Centre in Lillooet designed by Vancouver’s female lead firm, Urban Arts Architecture. Courtesy of Vancouver Sun, photo by Martin Knowles)

While architecture programs at Canadian universities like the University of B.C. are made up of a fairly even number of female and male students, the number of women who stick with it and make it to the level of partner is significantly
less.

“Women enter the field and start working but the attrition rate is quite bad because it’s hard to stay in the field if you want to have children and balance different parts of your life,” says Cindy Wilson, principal at Vancouver’s Lang
Wilson Practice In Architecture Culture.

Entering the industry in the early 90s, Wilson says it was hard to find female mentors in architecture and the ones that were succeeding, like Zaha Hadid, were not relatable. Read more…