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Students respond to their Free Lab experience

The School of Architecture’s Free “Free lab is a counterpoint to our Lab program has run for over two architectural studies. It’s a reminder of the real and tangible outcomes of our decades. By giving students the scholastic efforts. A reminder that real opportunity to build their designs architecture goes beyond academia, at full scale in real communities, and manifests itself in built form. It’s the sense of community and teamwork that Free Lab helps students realize free lab so seamlessly incorporates.” their potential and inspires them to Mark Richer follow their dreams. This year, nearly “Free Lab was a chance to bond with a hundred students participated in fellow BEDS students and masters eleven projects around the world. In students. It provided me insight into what this issue of the ArchPlan newsletter, it means to build in a rural community. To experience the community’s appreciation students share with you in their own and involvement was incredible.” words what Free Lab means to them. Matthew Jarvis

Newsletter | Fall 2010 Pictured : top – Seaforth bus shelter; upper centre – archplan.dal.ca Bloomfield Centre entrance; lower centre – Periscope Free Lab 2010

“The hot sun woke me each “All too often, I feel limited a chance to work with or talk to, I morning; cool air off the Bay of in what I can do by the tools was introduced to a new material Fundy tucked me to sleep. Signs available. This free lab showed I now believe is underrated, and of hard work trailed into my tent us that with careful thought and I had the experience of breathing at night – muddy boots, sunburned a clear sense of the problem to life into a forgotten space.” skin, bug bites, sketchbook, an be solved, making customized Jerome Wan empty water bottle. Free Lab machines is possible. It can offered me exposure to realistic turn roadblocks into sources of “The best part was making a problems and solutions about discovery.” Adam Pelissero model and two weeks later having designing and building. Materials, a full size bench in front of you time, logistics, and simply the “I chose this free lab to work with that was going to a real site. scale of a structure were all part a community and with natural clay. In studio, we make models and of my learning.” Alice Fudge After a week, I was amazed at our never see them constructed. It outcome. I met people I never had was refreshing to see our design “Working with structural engineer Franz Knoll and guest reviewers Talia Dorsey and Mathieu Casavant was a great opportunity to see how professionals work. Franz advised us on structural strategies and how to minimize cost while keeping our bridge safe. The guest reviewers gave us design ideas to improve our concepts. Our bridge will join the trails across the Suez Canal, for utilization by hikers and cross-country skiers.” Luke Han

Pictured at top left to right: Mary Celeste complex; Centre de la Mi-Carême; bench building; Roaming Shell; Para_site, Saint-Sauveur, Quebec Dragon Trail Visitor Centre, Ladakh, India. Free Lab 2010

become a reality and being able to see our bench in years to come.” Ashlee Layton

“Roaming shell was about playing with ideas and studying how a form can be generated and repeated at a larger scale. Setting up patterns for the units to join, creating a larger figure, and exploring different connections were interesting parts of the project.” Samira Rostami Boukani

“I was exposed to still and video photography and video Seaforth bus shelter, Seaforth, NS editing software. We learned the importance of planning and preparation to get the shots we needed. Being a part of Ken’s free Free Labs lab, we got to be a part of all the Bench building – Lee Schuette, School of Kinistin Pow Wow Arbour – Kate MacKay, Brad Architecture, Halifax, NS Pickard, Ali Shaver, Crispin Smith, James Haney with free labs.” Kurt Von Kuster Bloomfield Centre: Clay Collaborations the Cities and Environment Unit, Kinistin, SK – Kim Thompson, Agne Kubiliute, Halifax, NS Para_site – Morgan Carter, Saint-Sauveur, QC Bus shelter – Sarah Zollinger, Jeff Adams, Periscope – Craig Rodmore, Tom Evans, Halifax, NS Seaforth, NS Roaming Shell – Susan Molesky, School of Cybertectonics – Emanuel Jannasch, Roly Hudson, Architecture, Halifax, NS School of Architecture, Halifax, NS The Uncertain Centre of the Mary Celeste Dragon Trail Visitor Centre & Commonwealth – Roger Mullin, School of Architecture, Halifax, NS Pavilion – Sarah Bonnemaison, Christine Macy, Documentation of Free Lab 2010 – Ken Kam, with Sergio Palleroni and Basic Initiative School of Architecture, Halifax, NS Druk White Lotus School, Shey, Ladakh, India

Cybertonics, School of Architecture, Halifax, NS Announcements

by Robert Jahncke on municipal planning universities to design a visitor centre using Message from the Dean and development. Lectures are open to traditional construction techniques. They the public. also designed and built a tensile pavilion Fall is Nova Scotia’s best time of year. For schedule see: archplan.dal.ca/current_events out of recycled parachutes, which was In the fields and woods, the fullness exhibited at the Earth Awards in London. of summer is passing, leaves are Urban Agriculture & 4 Days conferences turning and harvests are being drawn In September, the School of Planning MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Ghost Lab in. But in the Faculty of Architecture partnered with the Nova Scotia Agricultural Recent MArch graduate Jennifer Kudlats and Planning, the year is just start- College to host a two-day conference on received this year’s Ghost Lab scholarship. ing – as we welcome over a hundred Urban Agriculture. The first day in Truro “This year’s ghost lab built a boat house new students to the beginning of focused on new directions in urban food in Kingsburg, NS. Right from the first their professional life as architects production. The second day at the School night, the site was full of enthusiasm and and planners. They can look forward presented local initiatives in HRM, with the excitement. As groups of ‘ghosties’ trickled to learning about cities and land- participation of Councilor Jennifer Watts in from flights around the world, we sat scapes, and developing new skills to (MURP ’96), the Ecology Action Centre, around a fire discussing our perspectives imagine future ones. We welcome our Capital Health and the Edible Campus on architectural education with Brian new BCD, BEDS, MPlan and MArch group. Planning students are actively Mackay-Lyons and guest architect Peter students, and look forward to your involved in the upcoming 4 Days event, contributions to the life and culture created by alumni-owned firm Breakhouse. of the Faculty during your time here. 4 Days is an annual event meant to spark a better city and better life in Halifax. Christine Macy, Dean Maritime field trip for Planning students This year’s trip took the incoming MPlan Ghost boat house, Kingsburg, NS H. Allen Brooks Endowment class to PEI, where they learned about new We are happy to announce a $250,000 planning legislation, heritage protection, Stutchbury from Australia. It was clear endowment from the estate of architectural rural and watershed planning and climate that the next two weeks were going to be historian H. Allen Brooks. This generous change from local planners. educational on several levels. The first gift supports a periodic award for an week was filled with day-long design exceptionally promising graduate of Architecture students in Ladakh, India workshops – trying to agree on the shape Architecture or Planning, to be used This summer, Sarah Bonnemaison, and orientation for the project, while for study by travel and contemplation Christine Macy and Ramzi Kawar led keeping in mind the limitations of time while observing, sketching, reading, or an integrated studio for ten graduate and budget. As drawings were passed back writing, and having time free to think and students, concentrating all the term’s and forth, it was incredible to witness the mature. It was Dr. Brooks’ wish that this courses on the design of an NGO centre rapid development of the design. We began opportunity help the recipient acquire in the Himalayan region of Ladakh, India. building on day six, and were blessed knowledge useful for their future work, In July, Christine, Sarah and the students with incredible weather from then out. contributing to the profession and to The project came together before our eyes society. The award will be available to a with everyone working on construction. student starting in the fall of 2011. Evenings we relaxed over delicious dinners and lectures from guests or tours of Lecture series Brian’s work. The two week experience was The Architecture Students Association (ASA) challenging, educational, inspiring, and a Lecture Series line-up for 2010-11 includes perfect way to conclude my architectural Alessandra Cianchetta from France, education at Dalhousie.” Morten Schmitt of Schmitt Hammer Lassen Commonwealth Pavilion, London, UK (architects for the new Central Library), From the Co-op Office . . . and Kim Smith of BlueSky Architecture. traveled there, to participate in a design- Architecture and Planning alumni and This series is supported by alumni build initiative at the Druk White Lotus other employers can advertise positions, contributions to the Faculty through the School in Shey. This Buddhist school view student design portfolios, and see Annual Fund, the office of the VP Student designed by Arup Associates has won company listings on the Faculty’s Services, and the French Embassy. The international design awards for its fusion Employment web site. For info, please contact School of Planning’s Speaker Series kicked of traditional Ladakhi architecture with the Co-op Office at [email protected] off in September with Andy Fillmore’s talk ecological design principles. Our students on the importance of downtown, followed worked with peers from four American Features

The John D. Watson Memorial Scholarship

their tireless efforts. But the key figure sustainable design, conducted a survey behind the fund’s success is John’s father, of design topics and processes used by Dr. Wayne Watson. architects to create sustainable designs. Dr. Watson is dedicated to ensuring Robert Toth (MArchFP ’07), traveled to the award benefits students as much as northern Japan to work on a community possible. A decade after the establishment housing project and see examples of of the fund, he continues to grow it sustainable architecture. Asher de Groot and remains involved with the School, (MArch ’08) got hands-on experience in visiting annually and keeping abreast of sustainable design and construction by the latest award winners. Thanks to his working on a primary school in Sierra son’s influence, Dr. Watson has a keen Leone, Africa. Last year, Janice Quieta’s interest in architecture and never misses (MArch 10) interest in solar aquatics an opportunity to talk about design took her to Ocean Arks International issues with faculty members and John’s in Massachusetts where she learned hose who attended the School of colleagues. On a recent visit, Dr. Watson about biological waste treatment and its TArchitecture in the late 80s or early 90s reminisced “John opened my eyes to many applications in architecture. Most recently, have fond memories of their classmate, aspects of the world that were new to me. Mark Aseltine traveled to the Alps to look John Watson (MArchFP ’90). Professors and He believed that as an architect he could at sustainability in rural settlements there, staff members recall that John touched make a positive impact on the environment exploring connections between traditional the life of the School as few people do. and communities and he shared that living patterns and current populations. Kind, compassionate, fun, talented and passion with others.” He remembers fondly We’d like to thank everyone who conscientious – the life of every party and that, “most fathers are their son’s mentors, has contributed to the John D. Watson the heart of the student association – but John was mine.” Memorial Scholarship and supported John made a lasting impact that is still Since the fund’s maturity, the School these exceptional learning opportunities. remembered today. has awarded six scholarships. The first We continue to actively fundraise for this After John’s tragic death in an accident recipient, Julia Pitts (MArchFP ’05) used Scholarship to make an impact on students in November 1998, his family and friends the funds to attend an international in John’s name. If you are interested in rallied to ensure his memory would live on conference on affordable housing. Gabriel making a contribution, please contact at the School. In 1999, the John D. Watson Prost (MArchFP ’06), keenly interested in [email protected]. Memorial Scholarship was established. Intended to assist students with an interest in pursuing John’s passions – green design, sustainability, and new technologies – the fund quickly grew to become one of the School’s largest endowments supporting student research. In addition to the endowment, which supports an annual award, funds were also allocated for a renovation of the student lounge. A student competition was held, the winning entry was built, and today the John D. Watson Lounge – overseen by a framed picture of John – is a much used and much appreciated reminder to all students of the difference one person can make to a community. Under the leadership of John’s closest friend, Lorin Brehaut, former classmates and other alumni have been instrumental in securing the future of this fund through The John D. Watson Lounge is located between the east and west student studios

Faculty News

Sarah Bonnemaison students Marcus Paterson and Leifka Enjoying her first sabbatical after 17 years Vissers at the International Planning teaching, Sarah has been busy at the History Society conference in Istanbul, and @Lab. She is coordinating the design May two papers at the Innovation Systems and construction of a special warming Research Network conference in Toronto hut, to be erected near the 400 m skating in May. This summer she began collecting rink under construction on the Halifax data for a new research project on the Commons for the Canada Winter Games. factors that attract and keep immigrant Like all of @Lab’s projects, the hut is cultural sector workers in Halifax. Jill an experiment in creating responsive continues her work on several research environments. In collaboration with Alan projects: trends in suburban development; Macy, a creative electrical engineer who youth obesity and the built environment; specializes in biorhythms, the team has social dynamics of economic innovation; Cybertech torus patch created a “hot seat” that will register a and global suburbanism. human heartbeat to orchestrate responses Emanuel Jannasch in light, vibration and sound throughout Ahsan Habib Emanuel worked with Roly Hudson to lead the enclosure. Also this fall, she’ll be Dr. Habib is teaching two courses this a team of six students in a free lab devoted speaking on the work of @Lab at the semester – Sustainable Community Design, to computer-aided production of building Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna; on festival and Planning Studio. He recently presented parts. The challenge was to build a tool architecture at the University of Hamburg; a paper on job mobility and location choice that would import a cutting list directly and on her book and exhibit Installations for integrated land use and transportation from a parametric model and would turn by Architects at Haus der Architektur in modeling at the 12th World Conference on out, in a predefined sequence, the required Graz, Austria. Transportation Research in Lisbon. This parts. Emanuel’s hardware team added a paper was the result of collaborative mechatronic fixture to a vintage table saw, Ted Cavanagh research with the University of Toronto and controlling lengths and angles by stepper This summer Ted Cavanagh and ten MPlan student Bruce Mans as co-author. motors. Roly’s software team devised a students completed the third Coastal Dr. Habib presented another paper parametric model and a control interface Studio. The studio included a three week “Evaluation of Multi-Modal Transportation to drive the steppers. At the end of the lab, trip to the southern U.S. Returning to Nova Strategies during Emergency Evacuations” they were able to design and execute the Scotia, the class completed projects at at the 2010 Annual Conference of the torus patch shown above. Cheticamp that involved turning wind into Transportation Association of Canada in light, and an outdoor dining shelter for 80 Halifax in September. Patrick Kelly made of wood lamellas and polycarbonate Pat continues to teach Archaeoastronomy cladding at the Ross Creek Centre for the Roly Hudson as a graduate architecture elective. He is Arts. Designed by Matthew Kennedy and This year, Roly introduced a new graduate finishing up a five-year term as editor of Samuel Lock, construction involved eight course on parametric modeling. Highlights the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada’s students from the summer studio. (See the of his B3 Tech course were a visit by Paul Observer’s Handbook; another as Annapolis students’ blog at www.dalcoastalstudio. Shepherd from the UK, and structures Valley area coordinator for the Maritime blogspot.com.) This fall, B4 work term week – when 3 m structural spans were Breeding Bird Atlas, and two years as student Duncan Patterson is coordinating built and tested to destruction on the president of the Nova Scotia Bird Society. volunteers to build a ceramic shell camera front lawn. Before his arrival at Dal, obscura for a restored salt marsh at Roly worked with Dr. Shepherd of Buro Cheverie, supported by grants from ACOA Happold, and London-based architects and NS Department of Tourism. Ted is Populous, on the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. chairing an accreditation visit to Université The new Silverstone grand prix racetrack de Montréal and working with Canada in the UK was designed by Populous Council on the new framework for Canada’s using a computational tool created by participation in the Venice Biennale. Roly. The tool allowed the architects to predict where vehicles would come to Jill Grant rest should they lose control. Roly was Jill is this year’s recipient of the CIP Award also invited to contribute to the Estonian for Planning Excellence for her article journal Ehituskunst for a special issue “Experiential Planning: a Practitioner’s on architectural dialogues. His article is Account of Vancouver’s Success.” In July, focused on the use of computation and she presented papers with graduate parametric modeling in design. Beaverbrook Art Gallery expansion

Faculty News

Richard Kroeker Mary Celeste complex – named after a Richard’s Pictou Landing Health Centre brigantine merchant ship built at Spencer’s won the International Architecture Award Island, and famously found floating in for 2010. Given jointly by the Chicago the mid Atlantic with no one on board – Athenaeum and the European Centre supports developing coastal tourism by for Architecture Art Design and Urban showcasing a rich cultural history through Studies, this prestigious award recognizes media projection, material artifact display, cutting-edge design. Winners are exhibited workshops, meanders, and soundscapes. at a conference in Madrid in November, followed by a European tour. Co-designers Eric Rapaport include Dal colleagues Brian Lilley and Eric’s winter planning studio looked at Peter Henry. Other recent projects include turning University Avenue into an active a collaboration with the Saulteaux transportation route and greenway for First Nation community, the Cities and handling stormwater. The results are being Environment Unit, and a free lab group used by Dalhousie’s Office of Sustainability (led by Brad Pickard) to design a pow-wow Cliff House 12 to inform campus planning efforts. His arbour in Kinistin, Saskatchewan. Richard paper, “Community Innovation in the Soft continues to work with Xeti Matebekwane Patricia Manuel Spaces of Planning” (co-authored with (MArch ’08) on the design and fundraising Patricia is back from sabbatical and just colleagues from the University of Northern for Boikhutsong Hospice. This facility, completed her Climate Change Adaptation BC and Dundee University) is forthcoming for victims of HIV and their families, is Plan for Glenburnie - Birchy Head - Shoal in the Journal of International Planning planned for the village of Mochudi in Brook (GBS), in Newfoundland. This Studies. In July, he chaired a session on Botswana. Contributions are welcome and was one of four pilot projects in Atlantic the environment at the Trans Atlantic can be sent to Boikhutsong Hospice Society Canada run by Natural Resources Canada Studies Conference in Durham, UK, and #2 Bar Harbour Lane, West Pennant, NS. and CIP as part of their mainstreaming presented a working paper “So Now You This Fall, Richard’s lecture and workshop climate change adaptation tools in land Know But Where Do You Go? Planning and schedule includes trips to Carnegie Mellon, use planning. Patricia presented two Stagnation in the Face of Climate Change University of Graz in Austria, and the papers at CIP in Montreal – her climate – a comparison between Nova Scotia University of Illinois. change adaptation work and a paper with and Scotland”. Eric Rapaport describing climate change Brian MacKay-Lyons projects undertaken by our students since Lee Schuette Last spring, Brian received the 2009 North 2003. This paper was also presented at Artist-in-residence Lee Schuette led American Wood Design Award for excellence the Coastal Zone Canada conference in architecture students in a summer free in wood architecture. In mid-October, Soo Charlottetown. Patricia will present a paper lab making benches out of massive logs Kim’s film on Ghost 12 will be featured on the built environment and youth obesity transported to the woodshop for debarking, at the Architecture and Design Film Festival at the Making Cities Livable Conference in splitting and chiseling. All done by hand... at the Tribeca Cinemas in New York, and Charleston, SC. no bolts or nails please! The benches, each Brian will be there to participate in a panel weighing several hundred pounds, were discussion (www.adfilmfest.com). New Susan Molesky installed at LeMarchant-St Thomas School, projects in the MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Susan’s free lab involved the construction the Bloomfield Centre, and the George office include Cliff House 12 and an of a lightweight wood shell out of cellular Dixon Community Centre for all to enjoy. expansion for the Beaverbrook Art Gallery units, inspired by the forms of microscopic in Fredericton, NB. This Fall, Brian has a sea diatoms. Weight and buoyancy were Grant Wanzel busy lecture schedule, including stops at calibrated so the shell would leave marks We are delighted to announce Grant Wanzel Middlebury College and Norwich University in the sand as it rode the tidal currents of as our most recently appointed Professor in Vermont, the Boston Society of Architects, the Bay of Fundy. It is currently suspended Emeritus. He continues to teach part-time Laval University, Mississippi State, Ryerson, from the Exhibition Room ceiling. – housing design, history and theory – and and the AIA Arkansas State Convention. will be offering a new graduate elective in He will also serve as a juror at the AIA Roger Mullin real estate development next term. Minnesota Convention in November. Roger advanced his Spencer’s Island project in this year’s free lab, adding a dwelling for an artist-in-residence. The Alumni

1972 – Barry Johns, BArch initiative and maintains responsibility for the firm’s Scholarships In 2007, Barry merged his practice with Group2 continuing ISO registration. He regularly teaches Architecture Engineering to become Johns Group2 graduate design studios at the School of Architecture, Thanks to the generous support of our alumni Architecture Engineering. The firm’s recent projects as well as continuing education seminars in and friends, we have awarded the following include an expansion to the Red Deer College Building architectural practice. George was the principal- scholarships for the summer and fall terms: Communities for Learning Project, The Triffo Hall in-charge of the newest addition to the Dalhousie

In Architecture: Centre for Advanced Studies at the University of campus, the Mona Campbell Building at the corner Barry Johns Scholarship for Design ($1000) Alberta, the Lemur Pavilion in the Edmonton Valley of Coburg Road and LeMarchant Street. Fowler – Michael Zabinski Zoo, the Innisfail Library, and the First Choice Health Bauld & Mitchell was recently awarded the contract Bruce and Dorothy Rosetti Scholarship ($3500 & Wellness Centre at the University of Lethbridge each) – Mark Aseltine, Colin Harper, Adam Smith, for the design of the new Halifax Central Library in Sofia Villarreal, Graeme Verhulst (in association with Gibbs Gage Architects). Barry association with Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects Colin Gash Scholarship ($2000) has received 65 design awards from around the of Denmark. The library will be located on the corner – Thanasis Ikonomou world, including the Governor General’s Award for of Spring Garden Road and Queen Street, directly next George W. Rogers Award ($1000) – Tyler Rozicki Architecture in Canada. He is a Fellow of the RAIC, a to the School of Architecture. John D. Watson Memorial Scholarship ($1500) Member of the Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts, – Mark Aseltine and an Honorary Fellow of the AIA. Barry continues 1984 – Jonathan Cohn, BArch Medjuck Architectural Design Scholarship ($1000) to serve as a design critic and studio instructor in Following his TUNS degree, Jonathan moved to New – Catherine Wong a number of Canadian universities. He co-founded York, to complete a Master of Science in Architecture Newfoundland and Labrador Association of the Innovative Practice Group in Architecture at and Building Design from Columbia University. Now Architects / William J. Ryan Scholarship ($1000) the University of Calgary, and is working with the an Associate Principal at New York-based Ehrenkrantz – Mark Whalen RAIC and Athabasca University to create a new Nova Scotia Association of Architects Scholarship Eckstut & Kuhn Architects, Jonathan has led ($2000) – Amanda McLeod distance-education degree program in architecture. multidisciplinary teams for the architectural design of Shaw Group Environmental Design Scholarship He is currently working on a book project with former some of the largest infrastructure and transportation ($2500) – Christopher Barrie colleagues from Arthur Erickson Architects. Since projects in New York’s recent history. These include Steel Structure Education Foundation Scholarship 2004, Barry and his wife Margo have supported the JFK International Airport AirTrain Light Rail ($3000) – David Cocks two scholarships at the School of Architecture: the stations, a new transit center designed by Santiago Architects Association of New Brunswick Prize Barry Johns Design Scholarship and the Barry and Calatrava for the World Trade Center site, and the new ($1000) – Jordan Rice Margo Johns Family Bursary. He and Margo are proud Moynihan Station that will supplement Penn Station William Nycum and Associates Scholarship grandparents of Sofia (4) thanks to their daughter as the busiest transit hub in the country. Jonathan ($1000) – Joshua Collins Melanie and Joao in Edmonton, and Evan (2) thanks is also working on large scale design projects in William P. Lydon Memorial Scholarship ($600 each) to their daughter Krista and Jeff in Ottawa. Their Los Angeles, Cleveland, and Houston, and this year – Sarah Prodor & Adam Pelissero son Graeme is completing his Masters in Electrical served as a visiting critic at Columbia’s M.Arch In Planning: Engineering in Paris. program. His experience has given him a deep belief API Award (Graduate) ($1000) – Troy Gonzalez that transportation facilities, integrated with other API Award (Undergraduate) ($1000) – TJ Maguire 1975 – Mitchell Brooks, BArch public and private development, can make a real Bruce and Dorothy Rosetti Scholarships ($6000 Mitch is the President of Sperry & Partners Limited, total) – Shaan Desai, Susanne MacDonald, Bruce contribution to the public realm. Mans, Lynn Roxburgh, Dan Scott, Ian Watson recently merged with ADI Limited of Fredericton, NB. NS Planning Directors Scholarship ($500) Mitch joined the firm and became a partner in 1987. 1985 – Ron Burdock, BArch – Ian Watson He recently completed a community centre project Ron joined WHW Architects in Halifax three days Stanfield Scholarship ($2000) in East Dartmouth, and a major upgrade to a postal after graduation. He is now a senior architect – Michaela Cochrane sorting facility in Dieppe, NB. He is a Past President and associate of the firm, one of the largest in of Construction Specifications Canada. Aside from eastern Canada. He has worked on a wide variety Please consider setting up a scholarship. Our architecture (and hockey), Mitch loves to travel. He’s of projects over the past 25 years, including the greatest need is for entrance scholarships experienced Asia, covered the better part of South new Life Sciences Research Institute currently at the BEDS and MPlan levels. Although our America, most of Europe and recently spent the first under construction on Dal’s Carleton campus. In programs are among the best in the country, part of 2010 in Sydney, Australia with his wife, Mary, recent years, Ron has concentrated on museum and our scholarships are limited. Every year we lose a professor at Dalhousie’s School of Business. interpretive projects – including a restoration of students to other Schools who can offer better Thinkers’ Lodge in Pugwash, NS; a new interpretive entrance awards. We rely on private funding to 1981 – George Cotaras, BArch centre in Africville; preservation and rehabilitation of fulfill this need. You can set up a named fund After completing his BArch at TUNS, George pursued the Fisheries Museum in Lunenburg; and the design by committing to a minimum annual gift of graduate studies in architecture at Tokyo Institute of of the Joggins Fossil Centre (which received a Medal $1,000 for five years, or an endowment with a Technology. He returned from Japan to join Halifax- of Excellence in the Lt. Governor’s Design Awards in gift of $5,000 over five years. Please contact based Fowler Bauld & Mitchell in 1983, where he is 2008, and was published in Canadian Architect, SAB [email protected] for more details. currently Vice President and General Manager. He Mag, and World Architecture Magazine in China.) For directed the firm’s ISO 9001 quality management years, Ron has enjoyed taking part in the B3 summer Alumni

round-robin crits at the School of Architecture. This 1996 – Glen McMinn, MArchFP 1997 – Ping Jiang, MArchFP April, he began a two-year term as NSAA President Glen is Creative Director and a founding partner Ping Jiang is a partner in MAD Architects of Beijing, and has been participating in the organization of the of Breakhouse, a Halifax-based studio that spans China. After a brief sojourn in Vancouver, he moved to first – and hopefully annual – architecture awards architecture, graphic and interactive design, Chicago to join Skidmore Owings & Merrill. He stayed gala scheduled for later in 2010. interior architecture, industrial design, fine art in the Windy City ten years, working for a number and illustration. Responsible for the design of of American firms in design leadership roles before 1985 – Mark Ostry, BArch Halifax landmarks such as Jane’s on the Common, returning to China and joining MAD. MAD Architects Mark Ostry is a founding principal of Acton Ostry Carbonstok, and the Extreme group offices, is well known in Canada for winning the design Architects, one of British Columbia’s leading Breakhouse also counts among its clients Bell competition for Absolute Towers in Mississauga. architectural practices. Recent awards for the Canada, Wind Mobile and McDonalds Canada. firm’s work include a Lieutenant Governor of British Breakhouse has been a leading fixture in promoting 2001 – Christopher Sweetnam-Holmes, BEDS Columbia Medal in Architecture, two Canadian progressive design in the city, inaugurating a Pecha Christopher is a principal in EcoCité Developments, Green Building Awards, two Heritage BC Awards Kucha night, creating an annual exhibition and a Montreal-based firm at the forefront of green including an Outstanding Achievement Award, and symposium 4 Days-Thinking Forward Halifax , and residential development since 2002. Notable projects a Northern BC Building Excellence Award of Merit. hosting events to cultivate the importance of art and include the first EcoCondo project in Montreal, Three of the firm’s projects are featured in the recently design, while providing a venue for others to present Habitat 1 (which uses 80% less energy than the published A guide to Contemporary Architecture in their ideas. He and partner Peter Wuensch recently Model National Energy Building Code), followed by Vancouver. Mark contributes to the profession and lectured on the necessity of design to students of the EcoCité on the Canal in Ottawa and a LEED for Homes the community, serving on the City of Vancouver Ivey School of Business at the University of Western pilot project. The firm recently completed Abondance Urban Design Panel and the City of Vancouver Artist Ontario and the John Labatt Visual Arts Centre in Montreal, Canada’s first 100% solar condo project. Live/Work Studio Implementation Committee. He is London, Ontario. This net-zero energy, three-unit project (with Quebec’s currently President of the Board of Directors of Pacific largest residential solar array) proves that healthy, Cinémathèque, has been an advisor to the Canada 1997 – D’Arcy Jones, BEDS comfortable homes with minimal energy costs can Council and the City of Vancouver Cultural Planning D’Arcy Jones recently received the first Arthur be a reality for Canadian cities. Christopher is a Department, and is a member of the Canada Green Erickson Memorial Award, a recognition of emerging director of BioRegional North America, a member of Building Council. design talent awarded by Western Living Magazine the LEED-NC Design and Construction Taskforce, and and the Arthur Erickson Foundation for Excellence was recently elected to the Canadian Green Building 1991 – Ron Wickman, MArchFP in Architecture. Working on Vancouver’s East Side, Council Board of Directors. He enjoys teaching, At home in Edmonton, Ron attributes his career in D’Arcy’s four-person firm has been quietly producing presenting at conferences, and speaking to the media universal design to the inspiration of his father, innovative residential work. about sustainable communities. who was in a wheelchair for most of Ron’s life. He contributes to conferences and workshops across 1997 – Sean Rodrigues, MArchFP 2002 – Heather Bowen, MArch the country focusing on barrier-free housing and After graduation, Sean returned to Vancouver with Heather is currently employed by Michael Napier universal design. He is on the board of the Alberta wife Chantal, had 2 daughters (Danielle in 1998 and Architecture in Halifax, where she is a Design Team Association of Architects and a member of the Safety Soraya in 2001), became a registered architect and Leader with a focus on seniors’ housing, long-term Code Barrier-Free Council. He regularly teaches at the ran a private practice until 2005, when he joined care facilities, health care facilities and sustainable University of Alberta, in the Faculty of Rehabilitative VANOC (Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 design. She is also working toward her license and Medicine and a continuing education program in Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games). For 5 years, recently finished a term as a volunteer board member Residential Interiors. In his free time, Ron donates he was Senior Project Coordinator for Construction at of the Dal Alumni Association. Heather married fellow as much of his time as possible to universal design the Whistler Nordic Competition Venue, and Project School of Architecture alumnus, James Bugden, and projects for non-profit organizations. See website: Manager for Whistler Athlete Village Centre, Whistler they recently celebrated the second birthday of their members.shaw.ca/Rwickman/index.htm Volunteer Housing Centre, Additional Team Official son, Quintin. Housing/Social Housing project, Four Host First 1994 – Kelly Hayes-McAlonie, MArchFP Nation Aboriginal Pavilion, Whistler and Vancouver 2003 - Steffen Käubler, MURP Kelly left Cannon Design for a job at the University at Transportation depots and spectator park and rides. Since graduating, Steffen worked for two consulting Buffalo last May where she is the Associate Director He was also Project Manager for the BC Place/Canada firms in Halifax and has been busy raising Nadia (2) for the Capital Planning Group. She loves her new Hockey Place Exterior works. Now he is a Senior Project and Frida (6) with wife Lisa DeLong. His private sector role and has been very busy with various volunteer Manager with MHPM in Vancouver, leading BC Hydro’s work on urban planning and design projects has activities. She is about to become the president elect Building Infrastructure Group. Sean and Chantal been recognized with awards by the Canadian Society of AIA NYS and is active on a planning committee recently celebrated their 14th wedding anniversary of Landscape Architects and the Toronto Design for a new Architecture and Design Academy with the and are planning an extended trip to India in Exchange. Steffen recently returned from Scotland Buffalo Public Schools. The academy is a vehicle to December to celebrate. where he was invited by Cairns Intersphere Consulting prepare students in Buffalo for a university education Limited to join an international team to assess the and is focused on helping students reach college, and regeneration plans for Edinburgh’s waterfront, stalled attend architecture school. by the global economic downturn. The goal was to explore a new paradigm to restart waterfront renewal. Alumni

2004 – Chris Woodford, MArchFP road hockey, is a Planner with Scheffer Andrew Ltd. Chris is living in Vancouver and employed by Gair They are enjoying their life spent in Edmonton and on Williamson Architects. Chris’ recent adaptive re-use Alberta’s ski slopes, and are expecting their first child Class of 1980 project, The Keefer, was awarded a Lieutenant- (MPlan ’35?) in January. In July, members of the class of 1980 got Governor of British Columbia Award in Architecture. together for their 30th reunion celebration! 135 Keefer Street is a restoration project that brings 2008 – Jennifer Myers, BCD Attendees included Sebastian Butler, George new life to Vancouver’s historic Chinatown. The Jen is a planner in Calgary, where she serves on Cotaras, John Hearn, Christopher Manson- design team salvaged a building that was likely the sustainability committee for AECOM. She is Hing, Dan O’Reilly, Eric Rojo, Victor Suen, otherwise headed for demolition. The reconstruction currently working on the new Parallel Runway at Nancy Legate, Ian Robertson, Cynthia Street, project program included the insertion of three full- Calgary International Airport which, at 4.26 km, will floor suites within the existing shell; an additional be Canada’s longest runway. Jen got engaged in the residential storey; roof deck; outdoor kitchen facilities spring while in Cuba and is looking forward to her and loggia, and a ground floor restaurant. The Keefer wedding next summer in PEI! was named one of 2010’s best new hotels by Condé Nast Publication and was featured in the July issue of 2009 – Mason Lampard, MArch Azure Magazine. After graduation, Mason moved to Vancouver where he now works with Busby Perkins and Will, an 2006 – Keith Tufts, MArchFP integrated architecture, interiors, and planning firm. Keith is a principal at Halifax-based Lydon Lynch He is focused on starting his internship process Architects where, as the firm’s Senior Environmental and learning as many technical and design skills and Catherine Umland. The reunion kicked off Designer, he is developing a national reputation in as possible on the road to becoming a registered with a Friday night reception at the School, sustainable building design. He was the principal professional. followed by dinner at the Shoe Shop, a sailing designer for Halifax’s new Seaport Market, one of tour of the harbour, a lobster boil, and a day at the most environmentally-efficient buildings in 2010 – Leah Sturgess, MURP Martinique beach! Some came from as far as North America. He is currently Lead Designer on the Leah moved back to her home province and now Vancouver and California to enjoy a sunny, fun Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre, an ultra-green lives in Edmonton. Her hard work on her thesis topic, filled weekend with their classmates! project featuring a community pool, NHL-sized rink, “The Effect of Regional Planning on Intermunicipal library and community centre in Bridgewater, NS. As Cooperation in Alberta” seems to have paid off. part of a group working on the Cheticamp Children’s She is employed by the City of Edmonton as an Amphitheater, Keith won a 2006 Lieutenant Governor Intermunicipal Planner! New NSAA members! of Nova Scotia Arts Award and the 2005 National Post Congratulations to the following alumni recently Design Exchange Gold Medal. Keith has also worked Laura MacCormick, BCD Hons inducted into the Nova Scotia Architects Association: on environmental projects for Jersey Devil in Seattle, In August, Laura started a full time job as a Planner Monica Sweetapple (MArchFP ’91), Lisa Tondino Diamond Schmitt Architects in Toronto and Keen with Adam Brown, a land use planning and urban (MArchFP ’91), Troy Scott (MArchFP ’03), Tina Smith Engineering in Toronto. development lawyer in Toronto. She assists in (MArchFP ’03), Gabriel Prost (MArchFP ’06), Rayleen applications for plan amendments, zoning by-law Hill (MArchFP ’06) and Jane Abbott (MArchFP ’06). 2006 – Kevin Brooks, MPlan amendments and minor variances. She is pleased They were welcomed at the annual general meeting Kevin moved to Fort Saint John, BC, with wife Nikki with this opportunity and the learning opportunity in May by outgoing president Therese LeBlanc and and son Torin, to take up a newly established position it presents. incoming president Ron Burdock. as City Planner. His focus will be on broad city-wide planning and sustainability initiatives, such as Robert Ruggiero, BCD Hons Dalhousie Fund enriches student experience carbon net zero housing, active transportation and Robert is en route to Brussels to start a Master of In 2009-10, alumni gifts to the Dalhousie Fund various urban design projects. Arts in European Urban Cultures. It’s a collaborative supported a range of student-initiated, student-led programme, and he will be studying in Belgium, the extracurricular activities. Some of the highlights: 2007 – Jane Dauphinee, MPlan Netherlands, England, and Estonia. MPlan student participation in the CIP Annual 2007 – Brad MacDonald, MPlan Meeting; cross-school participation in the Dal In March 2009, Jane and Brad married at a small Student Union-led Brains for Change conference; ceremony in Banff attended by fellow Dal graduates. Call for photographs BCD students helping lead a contingent to Louisiana They acquired Municipal Planning Services Ltd., Next year is the 50th anniversary of the founding of to work on a Habitat for Humanity project; and our a company based in Edmonton, AB that provides the School of Architecture. If you have some great annual entry into CANstruction, a food fundraiser for planning support and services to rural communities photographs of your years at Tech-TUNS-Dal, we the local community. This year, the Dalhousie Fund throughout Alberta. Jane is Principal/Senior Planner. would love to have a digital copy for our archives and will also support the ASA lecture series, allowing for Brad, when not trying to make a go at professional to help in planning our celebrations. two or three speakers to be invited each term. Features

First Nations Community Planning

wanting to put their planning education The CEU’s community plans and its into practice. associated design-build projects are a After plans are in place, students help success story for everyone touched by to realize a portion of the plan. An example them. In 2008, the Unit received the this past summer was the Kinistin Arbour prestigious Canadian Institute of Planners Free Lab. The creation of an arbour complex Award for Planning Excellence in the was one of the first steps identified category of Rural/Small Town Planning. as an objective in the comprehensive And for the communities involved, says community plan – to strengthen traditions, Frank, “they have been inspired to re-think celebrate culture and increase ownership and re-see their resources in a creative of community improvements in Kinistin, way to achieve a positive outcome. This Saskatchewan. The arbour provided mindset builds on itself, leads to more a quality communal gathering space opportunities, and leaves the community ver the past four years, students, and made use of available resources to with an attitude and an approach to Oplanners, and faculty researchers at accomplish a previously unattainable making positive change a reality.” the Cities and Environment Unit (CEU) community goal. An exciting result of the work has been have been working on a pilot project to For two weeks, Kinistin community the creation of a network of several First assist 11 Saskatchewan First Nations members worked with a dozen Dalhousie Nations Communities in Saskatchewan. communities shape their future. students and graduates on the arbour. This planning network will act as a way The CEU is an action and applied The community was able to muster of informing other communities about the research group focused on community more internal support than they had benefits of community planning. It will also planning, that has been based in the ever imagined possible – from donated help communities realize their plans by Faculty of Architecture and Planning telephone poles out of a farmer’s field, sharing resources and skills and will keep since 1993. With over 15 years expertise to myriad construction and interpersonal the process of community planning and in working with communities, the skills. “It was a terrific project for us implementation at the forefront of First CEU’s involvement with First Nations from a technical perspective,” reflects Nation priorities. “At the end of the day,” in Saskatchewan has led to a level of Brad Pickard, a member of the design- Frank says, “communities with plans use engagement in the planning process never build team, “but working closely with the them.” For more information on the CEU, before experienced in these communities. community was a great learning experience please see the website: CEU founder Professor Frank Palermo for us all.’’ ceu.architectureandplanning.dal.ca describes how the process unfolds and where it leads: “The process begins by providing opportunities for communities to gather, decide where they want to go, and determine what skills and resources they need to get there,” he says. “The goal is for the community to become aware of its potential. The next step is to assist the community in using locally available resources creatively to influence positive change.” How does this work? Frank explains: “by providing examples and a view from the outside, people are able to come to grips with their stumbling blocks and see how to move forward. The CEU helps communities to set goals by instilling a sense of hope and actions.” This translates into a profound benefit to the communities, and a rich learning experience for students Pow-wow arbour, Kinistin, Saskatchewan Dalhousie University Faculty of Architecture andPlanning

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The School of Architecture has appointed to pursue his career there as well. We are March 2011, Toronto : Sexton Campus Event three new adjunct professors to serve grateful for the dedication and talents Terry hosted by Christine Macy and Josh Leon. as MArch thesis examiners: Carol Burns so generously shared with his students (Boston), Brian Carter (Buffalo), and Peter and colleagues. He is an inspiring and May 2011, Vancouver: Architecture and Sassenroth (Berlin). We would like to thank enthusiastic teacher, an able administrator, Planning Alumni Reception hosted by outgoing examiners Jacques Rousseau and and a well-liked and admired colleague. Christine Macy Peter Lynch. We wish Terry and Rebecca success in their careers and a happy and fulfilled life. May 2011, Calgary: Annual Engineering & We are sad to announce that our friend and Architecture and Planning Lobster Dinner colleague, Terrance Galvin, has stepped Alumni Officer Anne Swan and her husband down as Director and will be resigning from Lukas are expecting their first child in late October 2011, Halifax: Homecoming 2011 his position in the School of Architecture December. Nancy Farmer will be filling in – 50th Anniversary of the founding of the at the end of the year. This July, Terry and for Anne during her maternity leave, all of School of Architecture! his wife Rebecca enhanced their family 2011. Please make a note in your address with the addition of twin girls Sophia books to send your news items or updates to and Heloise. Rebecca has begun a PhD [email protected]. program in Montreal and Terry has decided ARCHPLAN is edited by Anne Swan and Christine Macy

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