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May 31, 2010

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Notice to Eligible Candidates: Oral Reviews - Tuesday, June 22 and Wednesday, June 23, 2010

The AIBC will be hosting its next set of oral reviews on June 22 and 23, 2010. The oral review is open to those intern architects who have:

• completed and logged at least 2800 hours; and
• completed the required AIBC courses.

Eligibility will be confirmed by the Registration & Licensing department. Click here to view complete details and to download the application form.

In preparation for the oral reviews, the AIBC will be hosting an Oral Review Preparation Workshop on Wednesday, June 2 at 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at the AIBC offices (#100 - 440 Cambie Street, Vancouver). All interns and alternative qualifications candidates are welcome to attend. Please RSVP to registration@aibc.ca

The application, the letter from your employer and the oral review application fee, must be received by Wednesday, June 9th, 2010.

If you have any questions regarding the oral review or the application for registration, please contact the Manager of Registration and Licensing, Róisín O’Neill, at registration@aibc.ca.

Information Session for Foreign Registered Architects and Alternatively Qualified Individuals

The AIBC’s Registration & Licensing Department is hosting an information session for anyone registered as an architect outside of Canada and the United States and interested in registering in British Columbia through alternative qualifications, as well as those candidates who may be eligible through Section 37 of the Architects Act. It takes place Monday, May 31, 2010 from 12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m. in the AIBC large boardroom. Note: lunch will not be provided so please feel free to bring your own. Those interested in attending are asked to RSVP to AIBC Manager of Registration and Licensing Róisín O’Neill at roneill@aibc.ca. Also, if you know of anyone who may be interested in attending, please encourage him/her to attend. Attendees are also advised to review the information on the Foreign Trained Architect registration process prior to the session by visiting www.aibc.ca/fta.

2010 NCARB ARE Preparation Seminars - Revised Schedule

Over the coming months, the AIBC Intern Architect Committee will be holding a series of free ARE preparation seminars to help IAs prepare for the NCARB ARE exams. These seminars will be held approximately every two weeks, and will generally run from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the AIBC Architecture Centre (#100 - 440 Cambie Street, Vancouver). Click here for seminar topics, dates and times.

The seminars are designed to provide strategies and other tips for each exam. They are not intended to cover specific exam content. IAs will find it helpful to have some familiarity with exam materials and some experience with the graphic practice program prior to attending each respective seminar.

The next seminar will be Building Systems on Monday, May 31, 2010, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Reservations to registration@aibc.ca are encouraged but not mandatory. For more information, please contact Manager of Registration & Licensing Róisín O'Neill at roneill@aibc.ca. Note: Schedule subject to change.

2010/2011 AIBC Council

The institute has a new governing council following its annual meeting on Saturday, May 8, 2010. Pierre E. Gallant MAIBC AAA MRAIC has been re-elected as President for the coming year. Other officers include Gordon C. Richards MAIBC MRAIC (Vice President), Tim Spiegel B.Sc. (QS) PQS (Treasurer), and Scott Kemp MAIBC MRAIC (Registrar). Veronica Gillies MAIBC MRAIC was also re-elected to council, while Joan Hendriks MAIBC and Lynne Werker MAIBC are newly-elected.

The four Liaisons to council, representing the three associate categories of Architectural Technologist, Building Designer / Residential Designer and Intern Architect, and representing the Interior Designers Institute of British Columbia (IDIBC) include Michael Currie AT.AIBC, David E. Boswell BD.AIBC AScT, Nathaniel Nacionales IA.AIBC and Keath Seeton RID (Fellow).

Click here for a complete listing of 2010 / 2011 AIBC council members.

Click here to see the schedule for 2010 / 2011 council meetings.

2010 AIBC Annual Conference

Once again, the 2010 AIBC Annual Conference has been a big success. Appreciation goes out to all who participated, supported or otherwise contributed to that success. A very special thank-you to our valued sponsors and exhibitors:

 

2009 AIBC Annual Report

The 2009 AIBC Annual Report is now available in digital format on the AIBC web site. Click here to access the online PDF.

Continuing Education System Audit Results

In accordance with AIBC Council policy, up to 5% of registrants are randomly selected at the end of each reporting period and asked to provide back-up documentation of their self-reported learning activities. I am pleased to report that the recently completed audit for the reporting period that concluded on June 30, 2009, revealed 100% compliance. This result demonstrates the high professional standards and level of commitment to professional development held by AIBC registrants. Thanks to all for your cooperation.

Maura Gatensby MAIBC
Director of Professional Services

Continuing Education Transcripts

Registrants required to report their professional development activities will have now received their second Continuing Education transcript for this reporting period, which includes all educational activities reported up to March 8, 2010. Please review your transcript to determine if it matches your own records. Should you have any questions, or if you believe that some learning units are incorrect or are missing, please e-mail Professional Development Coordinator Catherine Bolter (cbolter@aibc.ca) or Professional Development Coordinator Aleta Cho (acho@aibc.ca). The end of the Continuing Education System reporting period is June 30, 2010. Architects, Building Designers, Residential Designers and Architectural Technologists are required to report 18 learning units by this date, of which at least eight must be core learning units.

In the previous reporting period ending June 30, 2009, 89% of self reports were received online. Building on this success, we will be joining our colleagues in most of the rest of the country and going paperless; this current reporting period will be the last one in which paper copies will be accepted. As of July 1, 2010, all self-reports of learning activities must be reported online. If you need any assistance with online reporting, please contact Catherine or Aleta.

Maura Gatensby MAIBC
Director of Professional Services

 

Building Envelope Education Program Course Registration

For those registrants wishing to complete the AIBC’s Building Envelope Education Program (BEEP), now is your chance. Follow the link http://www.aibc.ca/member_resources/professional_dev/index.html and check out the course descriptions and scheduled dates. You can also access it from the AIBC home page. Click on "Course Registration" under Quick Links and register online. These courses are only offered once a year, so don’t miss out.

BEEP Module I:

Building Science and the Building Envelope (Available Online)

Topics for Module I include:

• The Outdoor and Indoor Environment

• Conditions Within the Envelope

• Materials and Their Moisture Content

• Rain Penetration

• Pressure Differences Due to Wind

• Predicting Building Envelope Performance

For more information, please contact Professional Development Coordinator Catherine Bolter at cbolter@aibc.ca or (604) 683-8588, extension 312.

18 Core LUs

The AIBC 2009 PD/CES Course Schedule and Registration Form are available online at www.aibc.ca/member_resources/professional_dev/index.html

IMAGINiT Technologies

Revit Architecture 2011 BIM Management
Revit Architecture is a powerful Building Information Modeling (BIM) program that supports the ability to coordinate, update, and share design data with team members throughout the design, construction, and management phases. The objective of the Revit Architecture 2011 BIM Management course is to enable students who have worked with Revit to expand their knowledge in setting up office standards. Specific topics include setting up templates with annotation styles, preset views, sheets and schedules, as well as custom element types and families. By creating standard templates and custom elements, a key component in the BIM process is to establish a company foundation for different types of projects. Doing so ensures that new projects flow smoothly and efficiently. The length of this training session is one day. Please contact Kam Seignarack of IMAGINiT Technologies for more information at 604-207-2114 or by e-mail kseignarack@rand.com.
6.5 Core LUs

Sustainable Design: Ecotect Analysis Fundamentals (Web-based Workshop)

Ecotect Analysis software is a comprehensive concept-to-detail sustainable design analysis tool, providing a wide range of simulation and analysis functionality. Users can interact with powerful 3D feedback to explore factors such as solar energy, shadows and reflections, and day lighting. Using Autodesk Ecotect Analysis, architects and designers can gain better insight into building performance early in the process, helping to achieve more sustainable designs, faster time to market, and lower project costs. For more information or to register, please contact Kam Seignarack by e-mail (kam.seignarack@rand.com) or phone (604-207-2114).

16 Core LUs

Simon Fraser University City Program

Urban Design Certificate
The award-winning Urban Design Certificate Program is a part-time, interdisciplinary, mid-career professional development program designed for working professionals from diverse backgrounds. Courses are taught by leading urban design practitioners in two- and three-day intensive courses in Vancouver as well as Alberta. Participants will complete six core courses and two electives.

Core courses:

1. UD: Theory and Practice
2. UD: Visual Communication
3. UD: Economic Fundamentals
4. UD: Studio I (Analytic Tools)
5. UD: Ecological Planning and Sustainable Design
6. UD: Studio II (Synthesis of Urban Form)

Electives: 

1. UD: Alternative Development Approaches
2. UD: Designing Integrated Neighbourhoods
3. UD: Implementation Methods
4. UD: Planning for Transportation and Accessibility
5. UD: Public Realm
6. UD: Urban Revitalization

For details or to register, please visit http://www.sfu.ca/city/udc.htm by July 16, 2010.

Sustainable Community Development Certificate

The Sustainable Community Development Certificate is designed to give participants the most current and practical information on sustainable development. Courses are taught by experienced consultants and instructors in the field. This flexible program, offered by the SFU City Program and the Centre for Sustainable Community Development, is comprised of eight two- and three-day intensive courses over 10-18 months.

Core courses:

1. Foundation in Sustainable Community Development
2. Applications in Sustainable Community Development
3. Sustainable Economics for the Real World
4. Making Change Happen: Building Commitment to Create Sustainability
5. Integrating Social Dimensions into Sustainability
6. Sustainable Community Development Studio

Electives:

1. Strategic Decision-Making for Sustainable Results
2. Communicating Sustainability for Awareness, Accountability, and Action
3. Urban Transportation: Planning and Designing for Sustainability
4. Leading Edge Solutions to House Everyone
5. Tackling Climate Change - Going Carbon Neutral and Beyond
6. Green Economy Frontiers and Opportunities

For details, or to register, please visit http://www.sfu.ca/city/scd-sustain.htm.

The Urban Design Certificate and Sustainable Community Development Certificate are part of SFU’s certification programs for md-career professionals. All courses qualify for non-core learning units. The application deadline is July 16, 2010.

 

Acting Local: Municipal Government Responses to Climate Change (Kamloops)
In addition to development permit powers, what can local government do to meet ambitious greenhouse-gas reduction targets? This course will use a “climate change” lens to review a broad range of existing local government bylaws. For instance, do siting regulations prevent the positioning of a building to take maximum advantage of solar exposure? Is there still a bylaw on the books requiring the clearing of vegetation from vacant lots? Are there too many incentives in the zoning bylaw to demolish and replace existing buildings instead of adaptively re-using them? The one-day course will also explore new types of bylaw provisions, describing their scope and potential application to energy or water conservation as well as greenhouse gas reduction; providing core bylaw wording; identifying typical bylaw drafting and enforcement issues; and providing links to existing local government bylaws. The course is co-sponsored by the Planning Institute of British Columbia. It takes place Monday, May 31, 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at the Coast Canadian Inn, 339 St. Paul Street, Kamloops. The cost is $325 (GST included). For details or to register, please visit http://www.sfu.ca/city/course14popup.htm.

6 Non-core LUs

Vancouver Heritage Foundation

Cool Conversions Vancouver Heritage House Tour

This year’s Heritage House Tour includes an electric mix of homes, featuring re-purposed industrial and heritage buildings. Along with a stunning collection of traditional houses, the tour includes five buildings that have been successfully converted from heritage commercial, institutional and industrial structures into contemporary homes. Reusing and rehabilitating older buildings are important ways of achieving sustainable communities, recycling materials on a large scale and diverting debris out of the landfill. It also helps to preserve a sense of place.The tour happens on Sunday, June 6, 2010, from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tickets cost $35 plus GST and can be purchased online at www.vancouverheritagefoundation.org or by telephone at (604) 264-9642 prior to the event. Tickets can also be purchased at 1438 West 32nd Avenue on the day of the event.
7 Core LUs

Heritage Vancouver

Powell Street: A Walk into the History & Future of the Japanese Canadian Community

Join Heritage Vancouver on a guided walk through old Japantown led by Judy Inouye and Ray Ota, volunteers at the Japanese Canadian National Museum. Celebrate Asian Heritage Month with this historical tour back in time to the pre-war, bustling community of Japanese Canadians who lived and worked in the area. See where Japanese-style bath houses, tofu makers, the Maikawa Department Store and many other successful businesses anchored the community. The date is Saturday, May 29, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon. Tickets are $15 ($10 for Heritage Vancouver members), and the tour is limited to 30 people. Meet at 220 Jackson Street in front of the Japanese Buddhist Church. For more information or to purchase your ticket, visit http://www.heritagevancouver.org or e-mail info@heritagevancouver.org.

2 Non-core LUs

Royal Architectural Institute of Canada

Renaissance Architecture and Restoring Strategies

The RAIC is offering two summer courses in Ferrara Italy on historic restoration and 21st  Century sustainable practices.

Renaissance Architecture and Restoring Strategies

This course offers a synthetic framework of the Renaissance innovations including art, architecture and cultural changes. The Renaissance in Italy went from the XIVth to the XVIIth century, with the climax in the first half of the XVIth Century, when all around Europe the papacy was a strong catalyst to the artistic production, from architecture to the urban design, from art to literature, produced by many masters such as Palladio, Michelangelo and Raffaello. Ferrara, Italy has been one of the capitals of the papacy that, together with the dukedom, gave great support to massive examples of building innovations and elegant decorations. To safeguard and maintain this important building heritage, specific conservation policies and methods have been developed, testing innovative materials and techniques that will be presented during the course with lessons and guided on-site visits of private and public buildings.

21 Core LUs

 

Approach to Sustainable Architecture

The sustainable approach is now firmly joined with architecture all over the world. Italy has a growing experience of building design using an energy efficient approach, starting many years ago with a more “European” style coming from northern countries, resulting in a more “Mediterranean” strategy that includes both summer and winter evaluation in the building design. Research on sustainable architecture in Italy is following key ways: new performances for traditional materials and components (mainly applied to the refurbishment of buildings in the city centres); and the promotion of renewable energies through the upgrading of building envelopes and systems (to plan, improve and design new buildings). Italy is developing a specific background on the sustainable refurbishment of building heritage, merging its experience in restoration and conservation with the need for more efficient services and materials. Working primarily to maintain and manage their cultural real estate, Italian architects need to properly deal with the traditional using innovative technologies, testing with care the compatibility between energy requirements and historical matters. This course will give an outlook of the state of the art in Europe, with many national and international examples and showing how all issues are linked with energy efficiency and new trends for sustainable architecture that should be at the core of the environmental approach adopted for planning Expo 2015 in Milan.

21 Core LUs

For more information, please see the online PDF.

AEC Daily Online Learning

AEC Daily offers free online courses worth core learning units. For a list of offerings, please visit their online learning centre at http://www.aecdaily.com/en/236763?list=4

Current Exhibit: 2010 Annual AIBC Architectural Awards

May 17 – June 28, 2010
AIBC Gallery: #100 – 440 Cambie Street, Vancouver

Winners and other submissions for the 2010 Annual AIBC Architectural Awards are on display at the AIBC Gallery this spring. This year represented another record-breaking number of submissions across four award categories: The Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia Awards in Architecture; The AIBC Innovation Award; The AIBC Special Jury Award; and the AIBC Emerging Firm Award. The AIBC Gallery is free and open to the public Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Click here to view a slideshow of project submissions

Pacific National Exhibition

AIBC registrants can now take advantage of reduced rates for the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) in Vancouver. Save up to 15% for 2010 PlayPasses at the PNE Playland when you order online. Go to http://www.aibc.intrd.com/product.php?id=199 to redeem your discount. For more information on the Club AIBC program, please visit http://www.aibc.intrd.com.

New RAIC ED

The Royal Architecture Institute of Canada (RAIC) has announced the appointment of Jim McKee at the RAIC’s new executive director, effective July 19, 2010. McKee previous headed the Coalition for Cultural Diversity, involved in mobilizing cultural organizations in Canada and elsewhere in support of the UNESCO Convention on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. He has also previous worked for the Writers Guild of Canada, Transport Canada, First City Trust and Deloitte & Touche. He replaces Jon Hobbs, who had held the position since 2001.

BC Building Code Revisions for High-efficiency Plumbing Fixtures

Effective October 4, 2010, high-efficiency (4.8 litre) toilets or dual-flush toilets will be required in all new residential buildings (or when major renovations occur). In all other occupancies, the requirement for a maximum flush cycle of 6 litres will remain unchanged. Whenever urinals are installed, high-efficiency (1.9 litre) urinals will also be required. Information on the new standards can be found online at http://www.housing.gov.bc.ca/building/consultation/het/index.htm. For further information, please contact Christine Webb, Senior Policy Advisor - Building and Safety Standards Branch - Ministry of Housing and Social Development (phone: 250-356-8165; fax: 250-387-8164; e-mail: Christine.A.Webb@gov.bc.ca).

Review of New CSA Standard on Building Commissioning

The Canadian Standards Association is seeking public input on the first edition of a national standard on building commissioning. The CSA Z320 Building Commissioning Standard will provide a comprehensive process for validating and documenting the performance of a completed building and its systems. It applies to both new construction and renovations, and includes mechanical, electrical, vertical and horizontal transportation, control systems and architecture. The standard is open for public review for 60 days beginning March 10, 2010. To see the public review standard, visit https://review.csa.ca/opr/documents/3477Z320%20PR%20Draft%20March%202010.pdf. Comments can be submitted to Vanessa Mitchell at vanessa.mitchell@csa.ca.

Sustainable Region Initiative

The Future of the Region Sustainability Dialogues and Sustainability Community Breakfasts are outreach components of Metro Vancouver’s Sustainable Region Initiative (SRI). They involve a series of high-profile debates and discussions intended to help decision makers shape the future of the region by presenting a range of views and stimulating fresh thought on regional issues such as housing, industry, labour and immigration, drugs and crime, regional economy, transportation, energy and agriculture. For more information, visit: http://www.metrovancouver.org/region/breakfasts/Pages/default.aspx.

Sustainability Community Breakfast
Topic: Sustainability Education for Youth - Engaging Tomorrow's Leaders

In order to secure the future for the region, it is critical to foster youth involvement, leadership and action in the area of sustainability. This Sustainability Community Breakfast will focus on youth leaders who are advancing sustainability in schools, and whose efforts should be supported. The event will profile collaborative educational and community-based initiatives at the provincial and school district level.

Speakers include:

• Patrick Robertson, Past President, Environmental Educators' Provincial Specialist Association (EEPSA)
• Anne Hales, District Facilitator, Maple Ridge / Pitt Meadows School District
• Bruce Ford, Sustainability Education Coordinator, Metro Vancouver

The breakfast will take place on Wednesday, June 2nd, 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) downtown campus at 555 Seymour Street, Vancouver. If you plan to attend, click here to RSVP.

Sustainability Dialogue
Topic: How should we manage our waste?

Every year, Metro Vancouver residents and businesses generate 3.4 million tons of garbage and recyclables. With that in mind Metro Vancouver is consulting on a new Draft Integrated Solid Waste and Resource Management Plan to guide the management of solid waste in an affordable and environmentally responsible way. A series of public meetings have been scheduled (see below). If you wish to speak at a public meeting, you will be asked to register at the front desk (five minutes per speaker). Written submissions are encouraged and will be acknowledged. Send your comments by July 14, 2010 to either Lois E. Jackson, Chair - Metro Vancouver or Greg Moore, Chair - Metro Vancouver Waste Management Committee, who will be chairing the meetings. Issues raised in correspondence and at public meetings will be addressed prior to submission of the final plan to the B.C. Minister of Environment for approval.

Wednesday June 16: Fraser Valley Regional District	Best Western Rainbow Country Inn, 43971 Industrial Way, Chilliwack
Thursday June 17: New Westminster/Burnaby	Fraser River Discovery Centre, 788 Quayside Drive, New Westminster
For those listed above, the open house will begin at 6:00 p.m., with public input from 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. followed by a Q&A.

2010 RAIC/SAA Festival of Architecture

Registration is underway for the RAIC/SAA Festival of Architecture, talking place June 22 – 26 in Saskatoon. When registering, be sure to scroll down to the Additional Tickets section for a ticket to the Jazz Festival Party on Saturday evening. Included in the ticket is great music, food and beverages all under a VIP tent in the historic Delta Bessborough Gardens. Reduced SAA room blocks are available at the Delta Bessborough (www.deltabessborough.com/sdra08) and the Hilton Garden Inn (www.hilton.com Group Code "SAADEL"). For more information, go to http://www.festival.raic.org/index_e.htm.

Edifice Exhibition

Heritage Vancouver and the City of Vancouver Archives are pleased to present Edifice – Exploring Art, Archives and Architecture featuring Vancouver artist Graham Winter. The exhibition is a multi-faceted exploration of early- to mid-20th Century downtown Vancouver buildings that represent the “modern” of the artist’s childhood and are now the subject of his latest series of realist paintings. The show is at the City of Vancouver Archives Gallery, 1150 Chestnut Street, from June 2 - August 26. You are also invited to attend an opening reception on Tuesday, June 1, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the gallery. Additional related events include a panel discussion, “Iconic Constructions, Iconic Reflections”, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday July 9 at the gallery; and “Downtown Vancouver in a New Light”, a guided walking tour on Saturday, June 12 beginning at 10:00 a.m.. Tickets for the walking tour are $25 ($20 for Heritage Vancouver members) at www.heritagevancouver.org. Admission to the Archives Gallery is free.

Bike to Work Week

Bike to Work Week is May 31 – June 6, 2010. The Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition encourages people to try biking to work, and celebrates with those who already do. Watch for commuter stations - celebratory pit stops along bike routes - where you can grab free food and drinks, bike maps, bike maintenance, and fabulous prizes. Participants are also eligible to win a new bike for recruiting the most co-workers or recording your commute online. Awards will also be given for workplaces with the highest participation, kilometers, and number of trips logged. Simply track your progress online. Visit www.biketoworkmetrovan.ca.

Septessence

AIBC registrants are invited to Septessence, an upcoming art exhibition from the Federation of Canadian Artists. The exhibition features seven artists with seven spirits: Enda Bardell, Tanya Bone, Tony Yin Tak Chu, Sally Clark, Rose-Marie Goodwin, Gary Sim, and Helen Vokaty. The FCA Gallery is located at 1241 Cartright Street on Granville Island. The exhibit runs from June 1 -13, with an opening reception on Thursday, June 3, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. For further information, call (604) 681-8534 or visit http://sim-publishing.com/fcashow1.htm

Americas Convention of Civil Engineers

The Institution of Civil Engineers' 2010 Americas Convention comes to Richmond June 3 - 5, 2010.
Titled "Engineers @ the Heart of Society: Collaborating + Innovating for Our Common Future", it will focus on the growing need for collaboration across disciplines along with regional and global innovation. The conference will offer a mixture of serious discussions, inspiring examples, leading edge tools and provocative inquiry. It will open with a look at the challenges of low-carbon design. Other sessions will focus on climate change issues, sustainable development, innovation and globalization. To download a convention program and to register, visit http://ice-americasconvention2010.eventbrite.com/

IDSwest 2010

Mark your calendars for the next Interior Design Show West, October 14-17, 2010 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. IDSwest is Western Canada’s premiere annual residential design show featuring 200 exhibitors showcasing quality products and services to an audience of architects, designers, industry professionals, consumers and media. New program highlights this year include Future Masters, a showcase of young design talents and local design institutions; and Spare the Change, a design challenge with a $2 budget. For detailed information including speakers, exhibitors and schedule, keep an eye on the event web site at http://www.idswest.com/index.php.

CaGBC National Conference

The third annual Canadian Green Building Council National Conference takes place in Vancouver from June 8-10, and registrations are now being accepted. The theme for 2010 is Performance Matters: The next generation of buildings and communities, with sessions and workshops on how to foster an energy conservation and efficiency culture resulting in dramatic and permanent reduction in the use of electricity in new construction, existing home and commercial markets, and sustainable communities. Note: CaGBC Member pricing applies to AIBC registrants who attend the conference, and AIBC intern architects and student members are eligible for CaGBC student pricing (less than half price) by registering online. In addition, IAs and students are invited to attend the tradeshow free of charge on Thursday afternoon – simply provide the necessary identification at the registration desk. For more information and to register, go to http://www.cagbc.org/cagbc/conference/registration.php.

Save the Date: Building SustainABLE Communities

The Fresh Outlook Foundation is hosting its fourth Building SustainABLE Communities conference in Kelowna, BC from November 16 to 18, 2010. Speakers include:

• Terry Tamminen: Climate action advisor to California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and BC Premier Gordon Campbell. Author of Lives Per Gallon: The True Cost of Our Energy Addiction. 
• Dr. Reginald Bibby: Sociologist at the University of Lethbridge and Canada's premier tracker and interpreter of social trends.
• Michael Kinsley: A senior consultant with the Rocky Mountain Institute who has helped build sustainable economies and environments since 1983.

For more information, please visit www.freshoutlookfoundation.org.

Call for Papers: Heritage Challenges Conference

École de design and Institut du patrimoine of Université du Québec à Montréal are organizing a conference entitled “Preserving Modern Architecture in Québec, Canada, and Elsewhere: Heritage Challenges and the Mobilization of Knowledge”. It will be held in Montréal from October 14 - 17, 2010. Submissions are currently being accepted for conference presenters. For detailed information, including the Call for Papers, visit the conference web site at http://www.ip.uqam.ca/

Call For Submissions: 2010 Design Exchange Awards

The Design Exchange Awards promote Canadian design excellence and recognize the critical role of design in all types of organizations including commercial entities (large and small businesses), not-for-profit organizations, and the public sector. The awards celebrate the success stories achieved through close partnerships between clients and designers. The DXAs are Canada’s only award program to judge design by results, balancing function, aesthetics and economic success. The early submission deadline is July 20, 2010, followed by the final submission deadline of September 30, 2010. Click here to learn more or visit the DXA web site for complete details.

AECOM Competition

AECOM Technology Corporation, one of the world's largest engineering and architectural design firms, is pleased to announce Urban SOS: Transformations, a design competition offering US $20,000 in prize money for integrated design responses to sites in select global cities. The competition is open to students in the fields of architecture, urban and regional planning, urban design, landscape architecture, economics, environmental science, engineering, and related disciplines. Now in its second year, Urban SOS gives students around the world the opportunity for real engagement with issues facing built, natural and social environments. Last year’s competition attracted more than 1,000 entrants from 239 colleges and universities in 64 countries. This year, the competition will explore the topic of “Transformations”, looking at cities that are in the midst of change that represents both challenge and opportunity to their future. Featured cities include Beijing, China; Istanbul, Turkey; Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Johannesburg, South Africa; Phoenix, United States; Port au Prince, Haiti; and São Paulo, Brazil. The competition seeks creative, viable proposals for site redevelopment. The five semi-finalists will receive a trip to the World Architecture Festival in Barcelona this November. Submissions will be accepted until July 31, 2010. Visit www.aecom.com/urbansos for complete submission requirements.

New RAIC Fellows

The following AIBC registrants will be inducted to the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada's College of Fellows at the upcoming RAIC- SAA Festival of Architecture, June 23 - 26 in Saskatoon:

• Alan Mark Endall MAIBC
• Bryce Rositch MAIBC
• James N. Taggart (Retired Architect)
• Karen Marler MAIBC
• Michael Paul Barnes MAIBC
• Walter George Francl-Uchatius MAIBC

The RAIC College of Fellows formally recognizes members and distinguished laypersons who have made outstanding contributions to the profession. Fellowship is an honour conferred on members singled out for their contribution to research, scholarship, public service or professional standing to the good of architecture in Canada, or elsewhere.

MCM Appointments

Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership Architects Designers Planners (MCM) has announced the appointment of Robert Callahan MAIBC as an associate, and Celso Stifelmann MAIBC as a senior associate. As one of MCM’s leading sustainable design experts, Callahan has been responsible for coordinating and submitting LEED® documentation for many of MCM’s certified projects. Stifelmann brings more than 20 years of experience, from Brazil as well as Canada, in mixed-use, residential and retail building types including master planning, design, project and construction management services. The appointments are effective May 1, 2010.

New SALA Director

The University of British Columbia's Faculty of Applied Science has announced the appointment of Professor Leslie Van Duzer as the new Director of the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA). Professor Van Duzer comes to UBC from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis where she served as Director of Undergraduate Studies. She has taught at numerous schools in the United States, Canada and Europe and is currently serving a five-year term as an external examiner for Dalhousie University in Halifax. An expert in early-modern European architecture, Van Duzer is co-author of four books: Adolf Loos: Works in the Czech Lands; Mies van der Rohe: Krefeld Villas; Rudolf Arnheim: Revealing Vision; and Villa Müller: A Work of Adolf Loos. She practiced architecture in San Francisco and Vienna prior to her academic career. Her five-year appointment commences July 19, 2010.

HUD Announces the End of Urban Sprawl as We Know It, New Urbanists Feel Fine

By Greg Lindsay, Fast Company
May 21, 2010

"It's time the federal government stopped encouraging sprawl," Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan declared this morning before the Congress for the New Urbanism. He'd announced moments before that the department would fund $3 billion worth of projects this year alone, and they'd henceforth use "location efficiency" (based on transportation access, residential density, and so on) to score grant applications. They'll also use the criteria of LEED-ND, the brainchild of CNU, the U.S. Green Building Council, and the National Resources Defense Council, Donovan said. It was launched last month to apply the green principles of LEED to urban development. More ...

Architecture: Buildings That Will Be And Might Have Been

by Paul Wells, MacLeans
May 24, 2010

I was distracted last month when the Musée National des beaux-arts du Québec (MNBAQ), which gives visitors to Quebec City a well-assembled but very limited selection of prominent Quebec paintings through the ages, announced Dutch star-chitect Rem Koolhaas as the winner of an international competition to choose the architect who will dramatically expand and reboot the museum. It’s a big project. The international character of the competition was unusual for Quebec. In reading up on the selection of Koolhaas, I stumbled across a resource all architecture geeks will want to know about. More ...

Congress Moving on Aid for Haiti, But Little Rebuilding in Country

By Tom Ichniowski, Engineering News-Record
May 26, 2010

More than four months after a devastating earthquake hit Haiti, Congress is stepping up efforts to provide funds for disaster relief and start rebuilding the country. More...

Piano Conceives a Respectful Addition to Kahn's Kimbell Masterpiece

By David Dillon, Architectural Record
May 28, 2010

The Kimbell Art Museum expansion project is finally moving forward. More...

 

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