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March 16, 2016
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February 17, 2016
SALA Friends and Family Lecture by Frank Barkow, Barkow Leibinger, Berlin, Germany.
Frank Barkow studied architecture at Montana State University and the Harvard Graduate School of Design. In 1993, Frank Barkow and Regine Leibinger founded their practice in Berlin. Their discursive research-based approach to architecture and design allows the work to respond to advancing knowledge and technology, and places the practice at the forefront of digital and analogue fabrication techniques.
Important projects include the Biosphere in Potsdam, Germany, the Customer and Administration Building, the Gate House and the Campus Restaurant in Ditzingen, Germany, and the Trutec Building in Seoul. BL has received three National AIA Honor Awards for Architecture, the Marcus Prize for Architecture, recognizing emerging architects, and a Global Holcim Innovation Award for Sustainable Construction.
Date: February 29, 2016, 6:30-8pm
Location: Vancouver Playhouse – 600 Hamilton Street Vancouver
Cost: Free but ticketed
Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/sala-lecture-series-frank-barkow-tickets-20741716031
CES participants may self-report educational activities in accordance with the rules in AIBC Bulletin 80, Mandatory Continuing Education System (CES) Rules and Guidelines. Please refer to Bulletin 80 for further information.
February 17, 2016
A one-day seminar will be held for wood window and door manufacturers, as well as architects to review updates to energy efficiency and other requirements in the NAFS, BC Building Code and Vancouver’s Building Bylaw. A panel comprised of; wood window & door manufacturer, energy efficient windows and doors expert, building bylaws/codes expert, and product testing expert will present. Ample time will be allowed for manufacturers & architects to have specific questions answered at a Q+A panel.
Date: March 3, 2016, 10am-4pm
Location: Sheraton Guilford Hotel, 15269 – 104th Avenue, Surrey
Cost: $135
Register: http://cawp.ubc.ca/event/energy-efficiency-compliance-for-wood-window-manufacturers/
CES participants may self-report educational activities in accordance with the rules in AIBC Bulletin 80, Mandatory Continuing Education System (CES) Rules and Guidelines. Please refer to Bulletin 80 for further information.
February 17, 2016
This special dinner forum features a talk and discussion led by designers Joe Dahmen and Amber Frid-Jimenez who will present recent architectural installations exploring softness.
Soft systems attempt to account for non-linear processes whose complexity derives from the shifting interrelationships between elements whose stability is rooted in dynamism. The move toward soft methodologies across disciplines represents a significant shift with important implications for the way we approach architectural environments and materials. Contemporary architectural explorations of softness build in new and technically sophisticated ways on earlier efforts to reduce architectural space to its primary elements. This talk will look at the effects of physical and operational softness on the experience of architectural space through the lens of recent public space installations using mycelium biocomposites and recycled materials. The designers use creative material exploration to provoke fundamental questions about our relationship to architecture.
Date: February 24, 2016, 6-9pm
Location: UBC Peter Wall Institute, E Conference Room, University Centre, 6331 Crescent Road, Vancouver
Cost: $25
Register: http://events.pwias.ubc.ca/associate-events
CES participants may self-report educational activities in accordance with the rules in AIBC Bulletin 80, Mandatory Continuing Education System (CES) Rules and Guidelines. Please refer to Bulletin 80 for further information.
February 10, 2016
Join Leslie Van Duzer, Director UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, as she speaks with three of Vancouver’s most prominent architects.
Discussion will focus on where Vancouver architecture and design has been, where it is now and where it should be headed in the future.
The panel will discuss:
Date: February 26, 2016
Time: 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM PST
Location: Pavilion Ballroom – Sheraton Wall Centre, 1088 Burrard St, Vancouver
Cost: $75 + GST UDI members, $100 + GST non-members
Register: Online
CES participants may self-report educational activities in accordance with the rules in AIBC Bulletin 80, Mandatory Continuing Education System (CES) Rules and Guidelines. Please refer to Bulletin 80 for further information.
January 27, 2016
These seminars will provide up-to-date building science information about material selection and how to apply building science principles to construct resilient, durable, energy efficient and healthy buildings.
Construction professionals specify materials every day; your decisions affect the environment, our communities, and their health and safety. Harnessing the evolving body of knowledge about the impacts of materials on our communities is integral to improving the science and art of architecture and engineering.
Learning Tracks Covered:
Date: February 16 (Victoria), February 17 (Vancouver), February 18 (Kelowna) from 10am-2pm (lunch provided)
Cost: $139 + tax per seminar; $99 + tax per seminar for CaGBC members and SABMag subscribers (promo code: sustainability)
Register: http://www.materialselectionmatters.ca/
CES participants may self-report educational activities in accordance with the rules in AIBC Bulletin 80, Mandatory Continuing Education System (CES) Rules and Guidelines. Please refer to Bulletin 80 for further information.
January 27, 2016
Join the celebration at the 35th Annual Heritage BC Awards Gala where the outstanding and significant achievements of British Columbia’s heritage conservation heroes are recognized.
Enjoy drinks, appetizers and networking with B.C.’s heritage advocates, organizations, groups, businesses and government officials as we announce the winners of the 35th Annual Heritage BC Awards.
Our awards gala venue, The Imperial, in downtown Vancouver is an excellent example of adaptive reuse of a culturally significant heritage building. The previously abandoned Chinese-language movie theatre has been transformed into a fabulously renovated venue that respectfully nods to its past.
Network with some of the most influential people in our sector, congratulate award winners and celebrate with fellow leading and up-and-coming heritage enthusiasts.
Date: February 18, 2016, 6-9pm
Location: The Imperial, 319 Main Street, Vancouver
Cost: $50
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the Heritage BC website.
January 20, 2016
(Image: Charles Montgomery is the featured keynote speaker at Feb 18 UDI lunch. Photo by Trevor Hagan)
The Urban Development Institute (UDI) presents TEDx featured international speaker Charles Montgomery as its February keynote.
What if our cities themselves had the power to make or break our happiness? Charles Montgomery explains how cities influence how we feel, behave, and treat other people in ways most of us never realize. Everything from the length of your commute to the depth of your front yard can have an unseen effect on your mind, emotions, and social life.
By understanding the effect that design has on our emotions and decisions, we can all share this empowering new vision of city life.
Referencing global and local examples, Charles shares his insights and research findings:
Date: February 18, 2016, 11:30am-1:30pm
Location: Hyatt Regency Hotel, 655 Burrard Street, Vancouver
Cost: $85 + GST UDI membership pricing for all registrations including non-members
Register: http://udi.memberzone.com/events/details/udi-vancouver-lunch-charles-montgomery-165
CES participants may self-report educational activities in accordance with the rules in AIBC Bulletin 80, Mandatory Continuing Education System (CES) Rules and Guidelines. Please refer to Bulletin 80 for further information.
January 13, 2016
Building Smart with New HVAC Code Requirements is a half-day workshop and webinar focussing on how to design and select HVAC systems and equipment, including complying with building codes for home construction in British Columbia. Please join us for an exciting exchange of ideas and learn from the practical experience of our panel of local and national experts.
For more details about the topic, visit the Building Smart Workshop page and register for the in-person session or the online webinar today.
This event is presented by the Homeowner Protection Office (HPO), a branch of BC Housing, in partnership with BC Hydro, Fortis BC, City of Vancouver, and City of New Westminster.
Date: January 20, 2016
Time: 7am-12pm (registration and breakfast start at 7am, the program begins at 8am)
Location: Hilton Vancouver Metrotown – Crystal Ballroom, Burnaby
Register: In-person or webinar
CES participants may self-report educational activities in accordance with the rules in AIBC Bulletin 80, Mandatory Continuing Education System (CES) Rules and Guidelines. Please refer to Bulletin 80 for further information.
January 6, 2016
Georgeen Theodore
Interboro, New York, and New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey
Date: January 11, 6:30pm
Location: Robson Square, 800 Robson Street, Vancouver
Form and Energy Lecture
Janette Kim + Erik Carver
All of the Above + Erik Carver Design, New York
Date: February 1, 6:30pm
Location: Robson Square, 800 Robson Street, Vancouver
Chris Cornelius
Studio Indigenous and University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Date: February 22, 6:30pm
Location: 1101 – Pharmaceutical Sciences Building, 2405 Wesbrook Mall
Friends and Family Lecture
Frank Barkow
Barkow Leibinger, Berlin, Germany
Date: February 29, 6:30pm
Location: Vancouver Playhouse, 600 Hamilton Street, Vancouver
Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/sala-lecture-series-frank-barkow-tickets-20741716031
Please note that this is a free but ticketed event.
Margolese Prize Lecture
Cornelia Hahn Oberlander
Date: March 7, 6:30pm
Location: Vancouver Playhouse, 600 Hamilton Street, Vancouver
Please note that this is a free but ticketed event.
Yusuke Obuchi
Studio Obuchi and University of Tokyo, Japan
Date: March 21, 6:30pm
Location: Robson Square, 800 Robson Street, Vancouver
Lectures are free and open to the public.
CES participants may self-report educational activities in accordance with the rules in AIBC Bulletin 80, Mandatory Continuing Education System (CES) Rules and Guidelines. Please refer to Bulletin 80 for further information.
December 15, 2015
The San Gemini Preservation Studies Program is now accepting applications for the summer 2016 field school. San Gemini Preservation Studies is a summer field school that organizes lectures, research, fieldwork, workshops and field trips in the disciplines of historic preservation, restoration and conservation. It is located in Central Italy in the city of San Gemini.
These programs focus on the study of architectural survey and restoration, traditional methods of painting, conservation of archaeological ceramics, and the restoration of books and works of art on paper. The field projects involve the survey and restoration of medieval buildings, the archaeological excavation in the ancient Roman city of Carsulae, as well as work on local archival material.
The program is a collaboration between scholars from various universities and local preservation groups, fostering a multidisciplinary approach to historic preservation. All academic activities are held in English.
Courses are open to students from various disciplines, both undergraduate and graduate. All lessons are taught in English.
To find out more about the program and review the syllabi, please visit the San Gemini website.
CES participants may self-report educational activities in accordance with the rules in AIBC Bulletin 80, Mandatory Continuing Education System (CES) Rules and Guidelines. Please refer to Bulletin 80 for further information.
December 9, 2015
Dudoc (Dutch Urban Design Centre) Vancouver in cooperation with the Consulate General of the Netherlands is excited to present the Dutch Design Supermodels travelling exhibit that showcases the ingenuity of design and architecture from the Netherlands. Supermodels combines different design aspects; architecture, interior and product design. View 3-D printed scale models of a centry’s worth of iconic buildings and chairs designed by great Dutch architects, such as Gerrit Rietveld, Marcel Wanders and Bruno Ninaber van Eyben.
After having travelled to Salone del Mobile 2014 in Milan, Stedeljik Museum in Amsterdam, and Erasmushuis in Jakarta, the exhibit is making its way to Vancouver. With this, Supermodels creates a broad overview of the creativity of Dutch designers, artists and architects that gained worldwide attention over the last 100 years.
Date: Dec 15-Jan 11, closed Dec 23-Jan 3
Location: Dudoc Vancouver, 100 – 1445 West Georgia Street, Vancouver
For more information on the exhibit and opening hours, visit the Dudoc Vancouver website.
December 1, 2015
This symposium examines the linkages between global capital flows, urban policy initiatives, the waxing and waning of local democratic control, and the urban form that these three interacting factors make manifest.
At the same time that cities like Vancouver, London, Dubai, and New York become festooned with glittering high rise “cash boxes in the sky”, places like Mumbai, India and Surrey, BC double their population in just a few decades – a growth fueled by the intra and extra national migration of people of far more modest means.
How do we makes sense of this? In that attempt, relevant questions that this symposium will explore include: Is it possible to combine top-down, highly organized and performance-oriented urban design strategies, with bottom-up more individualized grassroots and entrepreneurial approaches? Which of these approaches is more ecologically sustainable, more politically practical, and more economically astute? How can new forms of governance, urban policy and planning enable the emergence of alternative urban design outcomes? What is the role of design in the imagination and construction of resilient and democratic urban districts?
We hope that our forum will shed light on the dramatic changes occurring in our urban landscapes, and suggest ways to make them better.
Additional information regarding the symposium is available online.
Date: March 10-11, 2016
AIBC Learning Units (LUs): March 10 – 6.5 non-core LUs; March 11 – 7 non-core LUs
Register: http://www.urban-design-forum.sala.ubc.ca/
Clarification (Feb 23, 2016): This event is not self-reported. You will be asked to sign an attendance record at this event and your attendance will be submitted to the AIBC where the LUs will be reported to your account on your behalf.
November 19, 2015
Earn up to 4 AIA CEUs at Facades+AM!
Facades+AM distills the best of the Facades+ 2-day event into a quick-take morning forum with a strong local flair—this time tailor-made for Seattle. The series delivers targeted information on and stimulates dialogue about specific, location-based issues in the fields of facade design, engineering, and fabrication.
The program includes three sessions with three speakers each who will discuss issues unique to the region, including innovative building skins, high performance facades, and the future face of Seattle.
Don’t miss exciting sessions by Joshua Zabel of Kreysler & Associates, Jeff Vaglio of Enclos, and Sangeetha Divakar and Devin Kleiner of Perkins+Will!
Visit am.facadesplus.com for more information and to register.
November 10, 2015
IIDEXCanada is Canada’s National Design and Architecture Exposition & Conference bringing together the interior design, architecture and real estate communities for a sourcing, networking and educational event that celebrates creativity and best practices. The Show, presented by Interior Designers of Canada (IDC) and the Royal Architecture Institute of Canada (RAIC), is held concurrently with Construct Canada, PM Expo, Homebuilder & Renovator Expo and World of Concrete Pavilion to create The Buildings Show, North America’s largest exposition, networking & educational event for design, construction & real estate industries.
For more information on IIDEXCanada, contact tmoreside@iidexcanada.com or visit www.iidexcanada.com.
Date: December 2-3, 2015
Location: 255 Front Street West, Toronto, ON
To register: https://www.microspec.com/reg/IIDEXCANADA2015/?_ga=1.65538986.584607762.1447189156
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