N E T W O R K University of Manitoba | Faculty of Architecture | Annual Faculty Newsletter | September 2007

J. A. Russell Building Preserved

Completed in 1958, the John A. like curtain wall. While highly innova- hea vil y in the design and the selection of a jury member commented, “this was the Russell Building for the Faculty tive, the unique cladding system deterio- cladding materials and in the refinement best of the urban spectacle projects that of Architecture at the Univer- rated over time, necessitating its complete of details . we saw [out of the 70 submissions]”. removal and replacement. The building en v elope project w as com- LM’s joint venture with Patkau Architects sity of Manitoba, represented LM Architectural Group as prime con- pleted and re-dedicated in 2006. W ith the on the Millennium Library has won four the modernist ideology of its sultant with Crosier Kilgour and Partners restoration of the courty ard to its original major Canadian architecture awards. progressive dean for whom the as the building envelope consultant were design, scheduled for completion in the Sustainable Design is not just a market- building is named. An iconic retained in 2003 to undertake the project. summer of 2008, the R ussell Building will ing tool for LM Architectural Group — example of the Modern Move- After an extensive analysis of the exist- be read y to inspire another g eneration of their offices are located in Winnipeg’s his- ment, and influenced by the ing wall system and components it was students with its elegant simplicity and toric East Exchange District in what was determined by the consultants that, with timeless beauty. once a former warehouse space — some work of Mies Van de Rohe the exception of some minor architectural F ounded o v er 50 y ears ago , LM Archi- of their staff have been known to skate- and others, the building was elements, none of the original construc- tectural Group board and canoe to work! Twenty-five originally designed by the firm tion could be salvaged. Recognizing the and its interior design di vision, En vi - percent of their staff are LEED accred- of Smith Carter Katelnikoff historic value of the original design, a ronmental Space Planning ha v e been in v olv ed in care, corporate, and civic projects slated hue, the principal designer. restoration of the building. This neces- many a w ard-winning projects in W in - for either Gold or Silver sitated a coordinated effort by the design nipeg – some of which w ere recentl y LEED certification. While having the appearance of a cur- team working in close collaboration with highlighted in an e xhibit of Modernist tain wall exterior cladding system, the Terry Danelley of LM the client to resolve the technical deficien- Architecture at the W innipeg Art Gallery. Architectural Group is a original design was in reality a hybrid of cies while maintaining the integrity of More recentl y, LM took second place at member of the Partners early curtain wall technology and wood the original design. Computer modelling the International Design Competition for Program. ¢ frame construction, assembled to appear and the use of full scale mock-ups figured the redesign of P ortag e and Main where

1963. Since then, the F aculty of Architec- ture has ann uall y a w arded appro ximatel y Paying Trib ute to an $350 each to moti v ated students in all fi v e programs of stud y – En vironmen - tal Design, Architecture , City Planning , Interior Design and Landscape Architec - ture . F or toda y’ s students , ho w e v er, this is the equi v alent of funding onl y one half- course in a full y ear of stud y. In order to more accuratel y reflect Dean R ussell’ s hug e impact on the F aculty, w e w ould like to increase the amount in the fund to at least $250,000 which w ould allo w the F aculty to offer substantiall y higher ann ual a w ards in Dean R ussell’ s name . W ith y our help , w e can reach our A man of integrity, leader - goal of $250,000, allo wing the F ac - ship, and vision, former dean John.A. Russell, June 1964 ulty of Architecture to offer either fi v e of Architecture, J ohn A. R us - ann ual a w ards of at least $2,000 each, or a greater n umber of ann ual a w ards of sell, w as instrumental in estab - $1,000 each. lishing the first “stand alone” Dean R ussell w as a comm unity leader, School of Architecture in who w as intensel y dedicated to architec - ture program before becoming the F aculty w orking to w ards sustainable comm unity tural education and the students and staff Canada which e v olv ed into the of Architecture’ s first dean in 1964. de v elopment. His w ork and leadership in in the F aculty of Architecture . F or nearl y onl y m ultidisciplinary design T rained in the Beaux Arts tradition, architecture , architectural education and 40 y ears , Dean R ussell poured his heart school in this country. Dean R ussell w ent on to lead a school cel- the performing arts w as , and contin ues to and soul into the faculty and the uni v er - ebrated for its promotion of the Modern be , inspiring . A dean for onl y tw o y ears before his sity. To honour his legacy, w e in vite y ou style . In addition, Dean R ussell belie v ed To recognize his vital contribution to death in 1966, Dean R ussell left an indel- to consider a financial contribution to firml y that being an architect in v olv ed a the faculty, the Architecture Building w as ible mark on the Uni v ersity of Manitoba help build the J ohn A. R ussell Alumni certain responsibility and service to the formall y named the J.A. R ussell Building through his 38 y ears of teaching – 20 of Bursaries . Tog ether, w e can ensure R us - comm unity – finding inno v ati v e solutions in 1967. After an e xtensi v e building reha- which w ere spent heading up the architec- sell’ s spirit will li v e on through future g en- to common en vironmental problems and bilitation, it w as reopened and rededicated erations . in September 2006. This building , and the cultural institution to which he ga v e his For more information please all, are still of the highest quality and bear contact: witness to his achie v ements . Douglas Clark, FCSLA, MCIP Ex ecutiv e Director, P artners Progr am Dean R ussell’ s e xample has also been t 204.474.6801 f 204.474.7533 honoured through the creation of the [email protected] ¢ J ohn A. R ussell Alumni Bursaries in

Faculty of Architecture work of faculty and students in Winnipeg Allan Waisman and Turkey. The Faculty believes strongly in the importance of these outreach initia- Lecture tives and applauds faculty, such as Profes- The inaugural Allan Waisman Lecture sor Kelley Beaverford, for spearheading was very successfully launched in Octo- such activities. ber 2006 with a stimulating and chal- I had the privilege of visiting the Turkey lenging presentation by Peter Busby of studio and seeing first-hand how faculty Perkins Will+Busby. To a standing room and students are able to work closely with only audience in Centre Space, Mr. Busby a rural village and design and build an presented a compelling argument for a important amenity for the community. fresh approach to design that embodies Perhaps one of the best outcomes is the the holistic notions of ecology. He noted chance for students to live with the villag- that the current path of development, ers for one month and experience their consumerism and design was headed to life in the fullest. a dead-end unless the design professions respond with resiliency and vigour. From the Dean’s Desk The Allan Waisman Lecture is endowed as the result of Allan Waisman’s signifi- This has been a period of In addition to these physical improve- cant financial contribution to the Faculty. ments, the Faculty has been completing a Mr. Waisman is a distinguished gradu- renewal for the Faculty. Fol- ate of the Department of Architecture. lowing a year of curtain reform of the undergraduate Environmen- tal Design Program. This major reform He was a principal in the establishment wall replacement and other process involves the streamlining of offer- of Number 10, Waisman Dewar Carter upgrades, including replace- ings, creation of a four-year ED Program, Grout and Architectura. His practice has ment of the foundation and a streaming into four options (architecture, been international in scope with projects new network system, we are interior environments, interdisciplinary such as the new Vancouver International studies, and landscape + urbanism) in the Airport, and was the largest in Western well settled back in the J. A. Canada before being acquired by Stantec Russell Building. The invest- third year so that students have the oppor- tunity to spend two years ‘specialising’ in Architecture & Engineering. ment of $5.2 million, funded l to r: Dean David Witty (in red), Professor Kelley The Lecture will occur annually and a particular area. Three of the four options Beaverford, architecture graduate student Joe through the Province of Man- will have discipline-related requirements, Kalturnyk and locals review plans for the tea house will focus upon an environmental design itoba’s venture in campus infra- while the fourth, interdisciplinary studies, We continue to explore and develop theme. ¢ structure improvements, has will be non-discipline-based and will be a strategic approach to international resulted in a wonderful ‘new’ oriented to a broad selection of environ- exchange agreements that facilitate the space (designed by graduates at mentally focused studies in collaboration movement of students (and potentially with other Faculties. faculty) between institutions, such as FACULTY REPORT FACULTY LM Architectural Group) that Much work is still required to gain Chongqing University in China, Istanbul replicates and complements approval from University Senate, Govern- Technical University, universities in New the original Russell Building ment and Administration. However, it is Zealand and Australia, and South Amer- design. our belief that a reform of ED is essen- ica. Those initiatives build upon existing tial to address the increased interest in the relationships in Europe. Faculty and society’s desire to explore (in We continue to celebrate the achieve- the words of Bruce Mau) the design of ments of faculty, students and adminis- the world. tration staff. All contribute to this special At the same time, the Faculty has devel- community we call the Faculty of Archi- oped a proposed Aboriginal Design and tecture. I invite you to explore NET- Planning degree to complement the ED WORK to discover the depth and breadth reform and situate itself in parallel to ED. of our scholarship and award-winning This new degree has received significant work. We are proud to be part of Dean support from Manitoba’s First Nations Russell’s legacy. If you are interested in and Métis communities. It too must con- contributing to his legacy, please see the tinue to move through internal approval description of the fundraising initiative on processes. With both of these proposals, the first page withing this NETWORK. the Faculty hopes to grow the undergrad- view of the courtyard in its current condition uate program and expand our capacity to The completion of the courtyard, which accept qualified students, many of whom was impacted due to foundation work, we currently turn away due to lack of was outside of the curtain wall mandate. resources. On another front, the Faculty continues In an effort to address that shortfall, the David R. Witty, Ph.D., MRAIC, FCIP Class of 1964, led by retired Professor to reach out to the various communities Dean, Faculty of Architecture Peter Busby speaking at the Faculty in October ¢ 2006 Faye Hellner, organised a fund-raising that exist in the region and beyond. In campaign. I am pleased report that Dr. other space in NETWORK, you will find Robert Leadingham (awarded an honor- some interesting discussions about the ary doctorate in fall 2006) has donated $110,000 to complete the design and land- scaping of the Russell Courtyard. Design work, undertaken by former graduates at Hilderman Thomas Frank Cram Land- scape Architecture and Planning, is well underway.

work is almost complete on Curry Place in between the Nursing and Russell Buildings (June 19, 2007)

As I look out my window in 201 Rus- sell, I am also able to see the transforma- tion of Curry Place into a wonderfully designed and refurbished outdoor space (designed by graduates at Scatliff + Miller + Murray) that sets JAR within an ele- gantly textured and structured space.

local children and Faculty of Architecture students at the partially built Teahouse in Turkey (photo: Vanessa Aleshka)

Page 2 September 2007 Partners Program by Douglas Clark, Executive Director

Everyone reading this publi- Management of the Program has been cation has a vested interest in carried out by a number of key personnel design, even if you have never and support staff: Mission crossed the threshold of the Professor Faye Hellner To provide a formal funding and communication vehicle between the Faculty Executive Director 1993 - 2004 of Architecture and constituents served by the Faculty (industry, design profes- Faculty of Architecture build- (support: Susan Shanley and others) sionals, students and community at large) so that the direction taken by the ing or studied or worked pro- Joan Blight Faculty serves the long-term interests of all constituents. fessionally as a designer. Associate Executive Director 2000 - 2001 The physical creation of space and Susan Shanley Mandate Program Co-ordinator 2003 - 2006 objects permeates every aspect of our Relevant Graduates (support: Kristina Nordstrom and others) daily life. Design changes the way we see The Partners Program will promote communications between professionals, the world and the way we move and work Douglas Clark industry, educators and students to ensure that students within the Faculty of Executive Director 2006 - Present within it. Increasingly it is understood by Architecture receive an excellent professional education rich in theoretical and (support: Shelly Goodacre) business and industrial leaders that good technical skills. design is also good business. In the latest round of debate it is certainly understood Community Outreach that today good design that is also “green Faculty of Architecture The Partners program will match resources in the Faculty of Architecture with FACULTY REPORT “ is not only better for business but neces- at a Glance opportunities and needs in the community. By so doing the Faculty of Archi- sary for our survival. tecture will be making a net contribution to the community and the value of History Universities have always been entrusted good design and planning will become more evident to the public at large. The University of Manitoba was estab- with the pedagogical training of pre-pro- lished in 1877, as the first University in fessional students. Formal education Research and Development Western Canada. must, however, be supported by travel, The Partners Program will find opportunities where our resources and activi- The teaching of Architecture was ini- exposure to contemporary attitudes and ties can be effective in the public and private sectors. tially instituted in 1913 when the Univer- solutions and integration with business sity of Manitoba offered a four-year Bach- Public Relations and practice. As a result of this discussion, elor degree through the Faculty of Arts. The Partners Program will feature examples of professional, academic, student the Faculty of Architecture, at a retreat in and research work in the press and other media June 1993, enthusiastically endorsed a 1920 the degree was offered through proposal to create the Partners Program. the newly created Faculty of Engineering and Architecture By the very nature of its title, the Part- Over 5800 Graduates of solutions to deal with every conceiv- ners Program was intended to ensure a 1933 Master of Science degree in able aspect of living. This innovative and strong and vital link with the Faculty of Architecture Students 2006-2007 often award-winning work is generated Architecture staff and students both out- 1938 three-year diploma offered in Undergraduate 316 in one of over forty studios which form side of the Faculty of Architecture and interior decoration was instituted Environmental Design 1 (105) Environmental Design 2 (100) the nucleus of the Faculty graduate and with the world outside of the University. 1948 the entire school was reorganized Environmental Design 3 (111) undergraduate curricula. Partnership was obtained through mem- under the “School of Architecture” and This past year, the Partners Program bership subscriptions, involvement with provided: Graduate 281 Architecture (122) assisted in hosting an Open House featur- the school and the reciprocal dialogue that five -year Bachelor of Architecture degree City Planning (65) ing the work of Interior Design Students, would lead to research, job and internship four-year Bachelor of Interior Design (the Interior Design (34) which was held April 19 at the Union opportunities. first Bachelor of Interior Design program Landscape Architecture (60) Bank Building, 191 Lombard, and the first Today, over thirty key business leaders in Canada) Academic Staff 90 annual Department of Architecture Open contribute time and resources in further- 1949 one-year graduate program Full Time (34) House, which was hosted at the John A. ing the goals and objectives of the Fac- in Community Planning was created Adjunct (23) Russell building on April 26. ulty. In December, 2006 we celebrated for graduates in Architecture and Contract and Sessional (33) Whether you are in business, industry and recognized the contribution made by Engineering (Canada’s longest Annual Scholarships and Bursaries or practice, the Partners Program invites the following in sustaining the Partners continuing degree granting program in Scholarships approx. $123,000 your input and invites you to join and par- Program for over ten consecutive years: City Planning) Bursaries approx. $78,000 ticipate in this unique collaboration. BP Products Richard Rosenblat, Linton approval granted for the 1957 During the regular school term, which Mounk development of Canada’s first exclusive For more information contact: runs from September until April, over Douglas Clark, FCSLA, MCIP Smith Carter Partners Jim Orzechowski, dedicated building for the study of architecture 700 people are actively involved in the Executive Director, Partners Program Jim Yamashita, Esther Patzia exploration, research and presentation t 204.474.6801 f 204.474.7533 [email protected] ¢ Hilderman Thomas Frank Cram 1959 ribbon cutting to officially open Garry Hilderman, Heather Cram the John A. Russell Building Lewis Communication Jim Lewis 1963 The school was re-organized as the “Faculty of Architecture” and E.H. Price Ltd. Gerry Price provided: Palliser Furniture/EQ3 Art DeFehr, five-year Bachelor of Architecture degree Loreen Epp, Paul Hiebert, Peter Tielman four-year Bachelor of Interior Design degree two-year postgraduate degree in Community Planning 1966 introduction of Bachelor of Environmental Studies, followed by a three-year Bachelor of Architecture degree 1970 program was changed to introduce a three-year Master of Architecture degree 1972 first Graduate level degree (three-year) in Landscape Architecture introduced 1992 Environmental Studies program becomes Environmental Design Class of `57 Homecoming Reunion 2002 Master of Interior Design degree implemented and Bachelor of Interior The Partners Program plays a key role in maintaining a link with Faculty Design discontinued graduates. On September 14, 2007 graduates from 1957 met for lunch at Centre Space in the J. A. Russell Building. 2007 introduction of PhD Program in Jim August of North Portage Development Back Row Ron Lane-Smith (B Arch 1957), Professor Ted McLachlan (Head, Landscape Corporation, Chair, Partners Program Planning & Design Architecture), Les Stechesen (B Arch 1957), Dr. Ian Wight (Head, City Planning), Norm Metz (B Arch 1957, M Arch CP 1958), Dr. David Witty (Dean, Faculty of Architecture), Sandra Scarth, The Faculty of Architecture has had Dave Scarth (B Arch 1957), Jim Donoghue, Professor Grant Marshall (BID 1955) Since the inception of the Partners Pro- many “firsts” and continues to lead in Middle Row Chuck Herman (BID 1954, B Arch 1957), Dale Robinette, Professor Joan Harland gram, we been very fortunate to have had the development of curriculum advance- (B Arch 1938), Audrey Rose, Jim Rose (B Arch 1958), Elspeth Cameron (BID 1957), Dr. Richard Perron (Associate Dean) three key individuals volunteer their time ment as well as awards and recognition Front Row Sheila Herman, Bill Neish (B Arch 1957), Sheilagh Dobbyn (BID 1957), Alice Webster and expertise in the capacity as Chair: achieved by students and academic staff. (BID 1957), Stan Osaka (B Arch 1957 M Arch CP 1958), Marilyn Donoghue (BID 1957), Don Lehrer (B Arch 1957), Joyce Lehrer Gerry Price 1993 - 2002 Missing from photo Barbara Livingstone (BID 1957) Jim Yamashita 2002 - 2007 Jim August 2007 - Present

Annual Newsletter Page 3 architectural design, structural, mechani- cal and electrical engineering systems, as well as universal design, and progressive sustainable design principles. Founded in 1954, Stantec is one of North America’s leading sustainable design firms. With nearly 300 LEED®- accredited professionals and a portfo- lio of hundreds of sustainable projects, ‘green’ practices are applied to all aspects of the business. The company’s commit- ment is to meet the needs of the present, while contributing to an environmentally sustainable future. Stantec believes in an integrated approach to environmentally-conscious design, one that involves all of their pro- fessional disciplines. They provide sus-

tainable design and consulting services atrium (west view) showing integration of new and in planning, architecture, engineering, existing building elements, and grand staircase connecting to the University’s below-grade surveying, and project management. At pedestrian street system Stantec, sustainable design is responsible Engineering Information Technology Centre (EITC) at University of Manitoba design that balances economic, social, and environmental values, which together constitute the cornerstone of their vision. Stantec Architecture Leading by example, the firm’s employ- ees are also strong proponents of green Stantec Architecture Ltd. pro- lition and replacement of building. Kevin Hydes is Vice President of vided architectural and inte- another building, and linking Buildings Engineering and sector leader rior design services for the of all three buildings around of sustainable design at Stantec. Kevin is renovation and expansion of a central atrium. The atrium also founder and director of the Canada Green Building Council. In May 2007, he the Faculty of Engineering provides a gathering space and was appointed Chair, World Green Build- facilities, and the creation of central “heart” to these facul- ing Council. new facilities for the Depart- ties, as well as a shared assem- John C. Petersmeyer FRAIC of Stantec ment of Computer Science at bly space for socializing within Architecture is a member of the the University of Manitoba. this educational environment. Partners Program. ¢

OUR PARTNERS 2 This 41,800 m project involves The design approach capitalizes on the renovation of two existing the opportunity for the building to be a demonstration project for students and atrium (east view) highlighting the careful engineering buildings, demo- articulation of the new EITC Building with the the public, highlighting and integrating original 1914 Engineering Building

Skateboard Plaza at The Forks, Winnipeg

Skateboard Plaza at The Forks, completed June 2006 The design is a 3,700 m2 skatepark consisting of a 1,100 m2 bowl area and Manitoba Hydro Downtown Office under construction in Winnipeg a 2,600 m2 plaza. The park contains one of nearly every type of skatepark feature, including an inverted cradle and skateable PCL Constructors Canada Inc. sculptures, stairs and planters. Finishes In 1906, an enterprising Ernie Manitoba Hydro Downtown Office, Recent award-winning Winnipeg Dis- include coloured, stamped and ground current project trict Project completions include: concrete, protective granite capping and Poole started what has become steel nosing as well as stone and masonry one of the largest contracting The Project is a 21-floor office tower with a three-storey podium and one level Engineering Information accents. Landscaping within and around organizations in North Amer- of underground parking. There is also a Technology Centre (EITC), the park are extensive to blend the park University of Manitoba, ica today: the PCL family two-storey mechanical penthouse. with the surrounding Forks environment. completed in the fall of 2006 of companies. A century of This project is pursuing a LEED Gold The project included the construction Up and Coming Certification. building prairie school houses, of a new 1250 m2 building and the 930 m2 We are thrilled to have been working The building features in-floor heating, large health institutions, entire renovations to the existing facilities, some with the Friends of the Canadian Museum double wall curtain wall system, solar towns, majestic bridges, mag- of which were built in 1914. The new and for Human Rights and we look forward to chimney, geothermal wells and a green existing buildings are now connected and the opening in the near future. nificent skyscrapers, complex roof. serve as one complex. industrial parks, shopping malls The project is scheduled to be completed Kevin Skinner of PCL Constructors and more. in early 2008. Canada is a member of the Partners Program. ¢

Page 4 September 2007 back view of the new Winnipeg Humane Society’s building Number TEN drives activity in Winnipeg and Vancouver Island When the new Winnipeg continues this effort with the design of the OUR PARTNERS Humane Society opens its University of Winnipeg Science Complex doors in the fall, amid the wag- and Richardson College for the Environ- ment: a $40 million ‘state of the art’ sci- ging tails, there’ll be plenty of ence complex in downtown Winnipeg. excitement that comes with Further west through its Victoria Office, unveiling a vital new and Number TEN is designing Aquattro — a engaging community facility. distinguished, 660 unit condominium But beyond feting the open- development embracing the beauty and ing of a new building, Number environmental integrity of a 20-hectare waterfront property in Colwood, BC. It is TEN Architectural Group, that crafted in West Coast style with extensive designed the facility along with glazing, wood and rustic stone detailing. George Miers & Associates, As a leader in design innovation and will also be celebrating the cul- implementation, the firm has established mination of a rewarding design areas of excellence in commercial, hospi- process and a statement of its tality, institutional, education and recre- ation design. Number TEN is currently core principles. being funded to research new design This innovative architectural and inte- approaches to energy-efficient schools for rior design practice, with offices in Win- a prairie climate. The firm continues to nipeg and Victoria, remains genuinely push design excellence and to contribute committed to both communities. With to the betterment of its home communi- its design of the MTS Centre, in associa- ties. tion with Sinks Combs Dethlefs, Number University of Winnipeg Science Complex and Richardson College for the Environment Barbara A. Myers of Number TEN is a TEN was one of the first forces to drive member of the Partners Program. ¢ the business and cultural renaissance that is taking place in downtown Winnipeg. It

The Professional Interior Designers Institute of Manitoba

Bradley Curran, Cynthia Coop and the PIDIM Leeland Finch and Laney Stewart president Laney Stewart The PIDIM is pleased to announce that the following members were granted Emeritus status this year: Cynthia Coop Life Member Leeland Finch Fellow, Life Member Debbie Lexier Fellow, Life Member, Founding Member Donna Mae Yeo Fellow, Life Member, Founding Member It is due to their long-standing membership and unwavering com- mitment to the PIDIM that these members were chosen to receive Laney Stewart, Faye Hellner and Debbie Lexier Leeland Finch, Donna Mae Yeo and Laney Stewart this honour. The PIDIM would once again like to thank and con- gratulate these dedicated members.

Laney Stewart, Presidient of the PIDIM, is a member of the Partners Program. ¢

Annual Newsletter Page 5 competiton boards of Artery Park It serves as a gathering place and focal included Amanda Ross (M.Arch. 2006), Ayn- point – drawing people into the recre- slee Hurdal (M.Arch. 2007), city planning The Okanagan Green ation centre and educating them about thesis student Jessica Roder and Tim Krahn, a the cycles of the ecological world through recent graduate from the Faculty of Engineer- Design Competition experiential interaction with the Artery ing. ¢ Park systems. by Jessica Roder, Graduate Student, City Planning Building orientation, efficient hydronic panels, and smart design largely balance The challenge for the Okano- Some unique features of our design indoor temperatures without the need for gan Green Design Competi- (Artery Park) are that it is multi-genera- external inputs. Photovoltaic panels help tion 2006 was to turn the old tional and provides various amenities for meet the energy needs of residents. artists. The site incorporates an alterna- Our team, Plain Zero, represented- STUDENT PERSPECTIVE Kelowna Secondary School site tive fuelling station and a hazardous waste into a showcase of sustainable Canada at the GreenBuild Conference recycling depot specifically equipped to in Denver in November 2006, where we design. Some of the require- handle waste from the art studios and competed against regional winners from ments for the 5.5-hectare site graffiti gallery. District greywater treat- across the United States. ment leads all water to the on-site marsh included at least 2 hectares of Editor’s Note: The Okanagan Green Design contiguous park, a diversity of after it has gone through the solar aquatic system in the greenhouse. Competition 2006 was a tremendous success housing types and indoor recre- A central tree-like tower, the Chiasma, with participation nation-wide. Three of the four team members are from the Faculty of ational facilities. projects geothermal roots deep into the Plain Zero (l to r): Amanda Ross, Jessica Roder, Tim ground and harvests sunlight up above. Architecture. The Winnipeg team, Plain Zero, Krahn and Aynslee Hurdal with their competition boards

Jelly Beans in Merchant Park, Winnipeg (400 Portage Avenue between Edmonton and Kennedy Streets) Jelly Bean Park: a temporary exploration with sculpture transformating an otherwise overlooked space By Erica Swendrowski, Graduate Student, Landscape Architecture Art on the Avenue: student in May of 2006 to pro- Jelly Bean Park ordinary and giving them something to duce ten large sculptures to be smile about. Sculpture Walk When we are lost within the hustle I was inspired by the idea of using mounted between Memorial of everyday life, spaces tend to blur into In an effort to enhance the everyday objects from everyday life to fill Boulevard and Main Street for one another and disappear into their sur- an otherwise forgotten space in an effort visual quality and pedestrian one year. roundings. When filled with one of life’s to reveal the human element in both the experience of Portage Avenue inconspicuous little pleasures, these over- During the summer of 2007, nine new physical landscape and contemporary looked spaces can take on new meaning the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ sculptures added to the existing ten that culture. I also wanted to create a place and offer a fleeting moment of delight to commissioned nine University were auctioned off in October 2007. of interest and delight that will remain in the passersby — jolting them out of the of Manitoba Art students and one’s memory long after the pieces were one Landscape Architecture gone. ¢

Page 6 September 2007 “Anyone Can Paint” mural, painted by students from all faculties throughout the Art Walk week Faculty of Architecture students enhance the student environment around campus by Maya Cochrane, Coordinator of Art Walk, Enivironmental Design graduate and UMSU Representative for Student Architectural Society 2006-2007 Art Walk tribute greatly to the student community A design charrette was held in the Fac- and work together with student unions to ulty of Architecture’s student lounge to Art Walk was started in 2005 by Joe have our work displayed and discussed on encourage various levels of participation Kalturnyk and assisted by Maya Cochrane an university-wide level. by all the students and to brainstorm ideas under the pretext that art is for everyone. Thank you to all the students who par- on how we can create a scary interesting It is difficult for up-and-coming art- ticipated and to UMSU for providing the environment. ists or designers to find the space to dis- space for the work to be displayed. The measure of a successful turn-out is play their work or generate enough work that six boxes of pizza donated by UMSU to have a single showing. Art Walk was were consumed and pages of design ideas established to provide space to demon- were created. Students from various years, STUDENT PERSPECTIVE strate the talent of the students at the Uni- disciplines and faculties came together to versity of Manitoba. Since the first show, work through design development, and to this has become an annual University of build and install the work. Manitoba Student Union event, thus far Working with 930 m2 of space and a Faculty of Architecture student creates veins organised by a student from the Faculty a budget of $1000 we came up with the with rope lighting and red electrical tape (photo: Matthew Norman) of Architecture. theme, “get your heart pumping.” Taking This year’s goal was to encourage the inspiration from the work created in the The transformed space received posi- interaction between the Faculty of Archi- pre-masters studio, we used the draw- tive response from UMSU and all who tecture and other faculties, and to display ings of muscular body parts to create attended the event. and question our student work around wall panels and hanging ceiling elements. Just over 25 students participated at campus. Art Walk occurs over one week Veins were created with rope lighting and various stages of this project contributing in March when students from various dis- electrical tape that covered the walls cre- a spider spooks the University (photo: Matthew whatever time they could take from their ciplines are encouraged to submit what Norman) ating interesting seating areas. A movie busy schedules. they consider to be art. The work is then composed of student work from mas- I want to take this opportunity to thank displayed and rotated through various ters, pre-masters, ED2 and ED3 students Faculty design the students who participated and made venues around campus. played on stage behind the DJ and red and this event possible and successful. Cer- Art Walk was one of the most success- creeps into the UMSU blue lights accented the hanging panels. tainly this is the first of many opportuni- ful this year, with just over 60 pieces of The main dance area led people to the Malpractice Social ties for collaborative work with the Uni- work, and the strong majority of partici- bar with outlines of bodies on the floor. The University of Manitoba Student versity that involves our faculty in trans- pants coming from the Faculty of Archi- The bar was made into a morgue with Union (UMSU) approached the Students’ forming spaces around campus. ¢ tecture. Students’ art was located in places silver stenciled bugs over clean white sur- Architectural Society (SAS) to create a where students frequent for coffee, lunch faces. The bugs also climbed up the win- design for their annual Malpractice Hal- and relaxation. dows transforming a transparent surface loween Social. to a more reflective surface at night.

Faculty of Architecture student work displayed in the GOSA (Gallery of Student Art) in University Centre Work by students in the Faculty of Architecture was located in the Archi- tecture and Fine Arts Library, Music Library, GOSA (Gallery of Student Art), above and below: festivities begin in the creepy space created by Faculty of Architecture students St. John’s College Daily Bread café, the UMSU student lounge, Degrees Dinner and GPA’s coffee shop for students. One of the major interactions with the greater student body included the wall mural “Anyone can paint.” This blank canvas filled up with whatever students desired to express throughout the week. This provided a space for those who are not in a creative field to express them- selves. The event ended with the Faculty of Architecture’s annual coffee house featuring performance art and musical talent. This event demonstrates that students in the Faculty of Architecture can con-

Annual Newsletter Page 7 ture for Humanity, Hannes Meyer states “Architecture is a process of giving form Housing Chai and pattern to the social life of the com- munity. Architecture is not an individual and Learning, act performed by an artist-architect and charged with his emotions. Building is a collective action” (Stohr, pg. 36). Before Turkey 2007 we arrived in Deydinler to build together, by Vanessa Aleshka, Graduate Student, Interior Design taking over the public squat toilets and disrupting the ducks, we had the respon- sibility of learning together how Islamic architecture and design relate to tradition, belief-systems and present-day routines. Visiting the Aya Sofia, an exquisite struc- ture I have wanted to see and photograph for years, was breathtaking. The intricate tiling and patterns created in a sitting room of the Topkapi Palace were visually stimulating yet peaceful in their beauty, the warm sunlight filtering in as I imag- ined myself sitting and reading quietly on a Sunday morning. The city smelled of spices and skin, and the call to prayer became for me an appreciated reminder Deydinler gentleman, provider of eriks (little sour plums) of how is important my own personal Under the illumination of a sea Where the village of Deydinler was thing real. The process of engaging the faith life was. located with respect to home was ques- project and the community began days In our discussions as a class about the of colored glass on the evening expectations concerning the course, we of May 9th, a group of respec- tionable, since it is too small to find on later as I studied the single-storey shell of Google Earth and most, if not all, maps. brick and plaster, and the overgrown site briefly reviewed the concepts of participa- tive strangers gathered in the Despite the understanding I shared with littered with rubbish, including a beauti- tory design and service learning. Before Kybele Hotel to signify the the other students that we were in Turkey ful pair of rusted steel doors. The notion arriving in the village, I had the impression beginning of a design venture. to participate in a cross-cultural, design- of service learning in the global commu- that the course was primarily a design- As the last of the group filtered build studio, there was still a sense of nity had not yet taken hold of me, and build studio, involving the community to uncertainty and unreality. The excitement the actuality of what I was going to learn a certain extent but with a focus on the in, backpacks heavy and bodies design and construction of a teahouse. tired, the realization that I of travel and of experiencing the Islamic through the experience not fully under- culture for the first time was foremost in stood. After being asked the question “What really had no idea why I was in my mind, with the actual studio project While in Istanbul, we tried to absorb as does service learning mean?” I began to Turkey became apparent. taking a temporary backseat. I speak hon- much as possible with respect to Islamic think about the studio as more than just estly, for my focus did shift quickly and design and life. In the book Design Like a design-build studio. The project became drastically, as the project became some- You Give a Damn edited by Architec- an opportunity to serve another commu- STUDENT PERSPECTIVE

student Marcella Poirier (city planning), host family introduction Kybele Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey student Marla Clarke (landscape architecture) painting

peaceful morning, Deydinler the site upon arrival to Deydinler village man with his sheep

students Leanne Muir (landscape architecture) and Zeina Hamady (graphic design) in the woman by hamam students Lauren Hauser and Jamie Edwardson (architecture) in Teahouse, upper level woodshop, Deydinler

Page 8 September 2007 nity, to exchange knowledge and experi- is lacking. After the plumber and I were ence, while adapting to the unexpected finished drawing in the plaster dust and and unfamiliar. I feel as though I have pointing to words in the Turkish-English learned more and have been given more dictionary, I felt confident enough that we through this experience than I myself understood each other. One of the most have given, despite my full immersion beneficial aspects of this cross-cultural in the project and the culture. Our group studio is that it removed us from familiar of students traveled to Turkey to provide territory, and forced us back to the basics the service of design and the work of our of simple (uncomplicated) design, physi- hands. We contributed the knowledge we cal work that connected us with our earth have gained through our years of univer- and each other, and our reliance on others sity study and that which we have gained for encouragement and affirmation. through our own personal life experiences. By participating in the studio we par- The families and the community provided ticipated in a varied and experiential form the service of completely opening up their of learning. This involved everything lives to us. Each family gave us a home from a purple puppet, with an attitude, student Jill Chinna painting Teahouse interior pottery painter, Cappadocia, Turkey to make our own, warm meals to fill our named Claudia, the making of 15 batches stomachs, and the opportunity to learn of Canadian-Icelandic pancakes, to the sense of hesitation in each of us, appar- we were their own children, and a few about their culture and way of life, while relentless tying of rebar, and a continually ent as I photographed the introduction of quiet tears fell as the celebratory dance they too participated in the planning of changing landscape design. The project each student to host family, turned to a came to a close. I did not feel sad when the project and its fruition. This was all began as a small teahouse that became sense of relief as family members smiled leaving, for I know in my heart that I will graciously offered without a guarantee of a teahouse and a terraced seating space, and welcomed us with open arms. I say be back in Deydinler sooner than I even completion and with the awareness that later developing into a park with a play relief because it was comforting to know imagine. I still dream of Inegolian meat- they were contributing to our education structure for the children and space for that we had a home to return to each balls, and my desire as a designer to work as students and adults. a future football field. The single room evening, even if it was not what we were on future international projects is fueled The language difference added another structure was transformed after a week used to in Canada. It is amazing to reflect by my recent experience. On behalf of layer of complexity to the learning, for we of conceptual work and site study, and on the change that occurred in only one the inspiring group of students I had the were forced to be creative in how we com- two weeks of unified commitment on the month with respect to the relationships opportunity to work with, as designers municated while remaining patient with part of the students, the professors, and developed between host family and stu- and planners we endeavor to create that both others and ourselves. As I worked the community members. It was elevated dent, and among fellow students. We which is significant. Looking back at the with the plumber communicating where from a space with potential to a teahouse explored the unknown streets of Istan- Deydinler - Manitoba Friendship Park, I STUDENT PERSPECTIVE the sink was going to be placed, and how that serves as the foundation of social bul as strangers all with a common goal, believe we did. high the drainage stack was to remain to interaction, valued tradition and unde- equally fascinated by the miniature stools allow for the anticipated 6 cm concrete tected progression. on which one would sit and drink chai. References Stohr, K. (2006). 100 years of humanitarian floor, I thought about how it often seems When I left Canada in May, I was hoping We gathered around the early morning more difficult to communicate such basic that my contribution would be significant, design. Design like you give a damn: “big Nescafe” and danced the Turk- Architectural responses to humanitarian requirements at home. When surrounded and that there would be a purpose to my ish dance on the last evening as though crisis. Ed. Architecture for Humanity. by that which is familiar and when capa- being in Deydinler. I realize now that my we had intimately known each other for New York: Metropolis Books, pg. 36. ¢ ble of understanding is often when this purpose was to go and observe in order years. Our families cared for us as though ability is taken for granted and attention to understand, participate, and learn. The

student Marla Clarke (landscape architecture) painting caves, Cappadocia, Turkey students Marcella Poirier and Shelagh Graham (city planning) tying rebar

village man with his sheep painting of Teahouse doors streetside chai

students Lauren Hauser and Jamie Edwardson (architecture) in Teahouse, upper level 4 pm chai Teahouse, June 6, 2007

Annual Newsletter Page 9 Epiphany of an Urbanite: The Richard Milgrom Studio by Chris Gilmour, Third-Year Student, Environmental Design, September 2007 with photo contributions by Randy Wong and Brittany Webster

What is Urbanism? Fourteen students, in the period of roughly three and a half months tried to tackle that exact question. By explor- ing how human behavior and space are designed for the individual and the com- munity, our studio investigated how urban scale has changed and can be changed within downtown Winnipeg. The follow- ing is an account of my own experiences and reflections. a catalyst for change What makes a city? What is Urbanism? night projections ‘Urbanism is Life’ recognizable are those vacant and aban- abandoned area, had a catalyst occurred? walk through the streets as if they had a ‘Urbanism is dwelling’ doned areas of the downtown core, as Could people now be attracted to this once ‘Godzilla’ like presence over the street: ‘Urbanism is personal to everyone’ the outskirts build faster and faster those derelict space? The future is promising. gaining a god-like perspective to the design Those were just a few individual studio cookie cutter homes: we all say we hate The Milgrom Studio focused its atten- strategy. Our strategy: develop designs responses to the question. But what is the them but seem to encourage their demand tion on creating several strategies, or within the existing lots, that address com- essence of a city that makes it an ‘Urban’ — a demand further motivated by the car, a series of steps, to re-inhabit the core munity concerns, while retaining existing environment? And more importantly, is as seen in land dedicated to the car by this of the urban sprawl ‘donut’. A series of use and providing a housing element. The there a clear answer? I believe Urbanism ‘green’ city. pedestrian corridors are proposed to con- result: a revitalized streetscape that speaks represents an organizational response The “gauntlet”, as one person has nect these nodes created by the projec- to urban challenges within the city. to an increase in size, density and diver- described Main Street to me, is stereo- tion media. The corridors are designed For me the people are the most impor- sity of a cultural environment. But it’s typed as unsafe: perhaps for its prominent to embrace a human scale that will add tant element in this design problem. not as simple as that. As we proceeded affiliation with soup kitchens and drop-in vibrancy to the previously vacant and The idea was to create an experience for STUDENT PERSPECTIVE through the following project, I came to shelters. A stereotype I have to admit I isolated areas. This is a suggested begin- patrons that causes movement within the the realization that something more was retained until I visited the Salvation Army ning to a series of corridors that can run area and provides a benefit to those in involved. drop in center. I recall a feeling of uneasi- through the downtown area to create a need. I was challenged by this need for cohesive whole. Another proposal investi- social support, while still providing an gates a closer connection to the individual interesting destination point for ‘outsid- within the community, focusing on the ers’. In the end, it was a mix. An abun- creation of development that caters to dance of SRO’s and residential input, and their specific needs — for example, think- unique ideas such as art centers, self-serve ing about the needs of little Johnny, by bike repair/assembly, studio space, and a creating a park, or the college student, by hotel/energy station. Our individuality building a studio environment. A combi- within the group had emerged. nation of individual needs and future resi- So how does urbanism get expressed dential density make for a more vibrant through our main street development? Or district. Other strategies focus on later does it at all? Throughout this project, I ness: as if I was going into the belly of the stages of re-inhabitation, development realized that the people become the factor beast. But once I was there, my fear of the aimed at further social services and hous- in how the environment was created. urban sprawl Downtown, unknown soon dissipated. This was one ing to fosters sustainable growth. The Within our individualistic approaches No Vacancy? of the issues we faced as a studio, when underlying strategy was to adopt an artis- of our building models, we still achieved considering a transformation. With that tic voice to foster an attraction, and as a some interesting results. Although we It was January 12th, 2007, in the cul- said, I realized the power of the presence result sustainable development. may have been a bit egotistical in our tural district of downtown Winnipeg. of people and how that could contribute designs, the end result aspired to a better I found myself freezing in minus 45˚C to the community. Our goal: counteract sustainable Winnipeg. We can’t escape the weather, as I attempted to take in my sur- The Godzilla model? the negative change that has developed fact that urban life is catered towards the roundings, and observe the ‘sprawling’ within the last 50 years. In our process of designing new devel- majority or the typical person. Perhaps activity. Occasionally I saw a person or opment specific for Main Street, our that is the issue with downtown Winnipeg two, and they too were not amused with Re-inhabiting studio focused on massing in 1 to 100 — what is the typical individual? Urban- being overcome by frostbite. Perhaps they scale models. The model became a giant ism is a function of people and how they were like me, still adjusting to the extreme the Timbit? puzzle, wherein each individual would interact and connect with their environ- climate of Winter Peg. But as I wandered contribute a piece towards the future Now I find myself in Chinatown on ment. the streets of the downtown core, in identity of Main Street. The ‘spread’ was the corner of Pacific and Princess street, The manipulation of people shapes our search of ‘urban’ life, I was reminded of commonly placed on the floor for people it’s a Tuesday at 7:30 in the evening. I am environment. my hometown. Calgary is characterized to walk around. Those who dared, could The environment manipulated me. ¢ by a large suburban context, where the with my group members trying to set up downtown core is a place for the homeless an office projector so we can illuminate and big business. In fact, downtown Cal- the adjacent warehouse wall with a comic gary should have an hours of operation strip projection. The car adapter doesn’t sign — open from 9 am to 6 pm, Monday work so we are forced to search for alter- to Friday. For me it’s the norm: Winnipeg nate power. Luckily, we spot a parking feels the same way. Along Main Street, stall plug in: parking lots are more useful north of City hall, I was surprised by than I thought. The power is connected the poverty and the extreme vacancy in and instant illumination occurs. An inter- the area. Has the area been a product of esting thing occurs at that moment. People isolation and forgetfulness of its mother walking by start to watch the illuminated city or is the rest of the downtown core wall, like moths to a light: their curiosity rebirth of Main Street reacting in a similar way? More and more keeps them there. Within a vacant and

Page 10 September 2007 Winnipeg’s Skywalk cuts through downtown buildings. Single occupancy dwellings in yellow and family dwellings in orange, accessed from the Skywalk, develop above and below. Black circles indicate points of access Social Housing and Downtown to the Skywalk system from the street. Revitalization in Winnipeg by Rebecca Loewen, Jennifer Reynolds, Tom Alston, Graduate Students, Architecture

The L.e.a.p. (Laboratoire parking, the obvious social housing pro- units as helpful in promoting both pride able to capture ample amounts of fresh d’Etude d’Architecture Poten- posal sited here would put forward a in “ownership” and the celebration of dif- air, natural sunlight and rainwater for the tielle) competition Rethinking block, or several blocks, in the heart of the ferences among residents. nourishment of fruits and vegetables. We city. We rejected such solutions in favour Residents of the Skywalk have ameni- saw the produce of these gardens being and Redefining Social Housing of embracing existing resources, partly ties close at hand and there is no need for harvested and prepared for sale in a spa- in the City Centre, launched in because we believe architects ought to be cars in this neighbourhood. People find- cious underground market in what is cur- May 2006, pertains to a time in leaders in the practice of sustainability, ing they can easily walk from their homes rently Winnipeg Square. The gardens, the history of Canadian cities and partly because this seemed the only to their daily destinations begin to lead together with the produce market, could when social housing usually way to generate the density necessary healthier lifestyles than residents of apart- generate employment, and enable healthy comprises grouped and segre- to spark life in Winnipeg’s city centre. ment blocks or suburban dwellers who living for downtown residents by provid- Guided by the intention to enable and must drive to their destinations. ing cheaper, nutritious, locally produced gated apartment blocks or con- foster contact between residents of social food, at a location accessible by foot year- centrated row housing, tucked housing and people in the public realm, Social Symbiosis round. away as far from commercial but facing the challenges posed by cli- The proposed market, spreading out and public zones as possible. matic barriers when weather conditions To initiate a symbiotic sharing of under Winnipeg’s busiest intersection, are extreme, we selected the Skywalk, human energy between interior and exte- would generate an abundance of concen- For many residents of social rior paths, our first task was to connect housing, this physical isolation Winnipeg’s weather-protected and cli- trated activity and lend a robustness to the STUDENT PERSPECTIVE mate-controlled pedestrian walkway, and these two worlds. To open up the Sky- Skywalk network, as well as to the down- leads to emotional, mental and the attached Winnipeg Square, the below walk to the air, we punctured the high-rise town as a whole. Eventualy, we thought, social alienation. grade shopping mall under the Portage buildings containing units with long thin other arteries of combined residential- light-wells, drawing the sky deep into the At the same time, the downtown cores and Main intersection, as the site for our commercial use might develop, reaching interior. We designed new and self-evident of most major Canadian cities are suffer- project. out from the Portage and Main plaza to ways into the Skywalk from the street, ing badly from a lack of vitality. In Win- form a large thriving network of urban imagining reading terraces ascending the nipeg, a city that has sprawled as it has living with the market plaza as its heart. Site: A Dynamic front façade of the public library, stairs grown, an extreme climate results in a descending into the passageway from the downtown culture characterized by on- Interior city’s busiest bus stop, or an elevator on Conclusion grade parking and a seasonally dependent Although the Skywalk-Square artery the sidewalk to draw people up into the An increased population of residents vivacity. The lack of life attracts crime and has faced ongoing criticism since its overhead walkway. Where residential downtown would encourage commercial promotes prejudice and stigma. Despite inception in the late seventies — the units were designed to rest atop Skywalk growth and increase pedestrian traffic at attempts in recent years to rejuvenate the Square for “killing the downtown above- bridges, the threshold between public and all times of day, on each day of the week, Portage Avenue area with the erection of ground” (Globe and Mail, 2001) and the private realms was made transparent. A thus improving safety downtown. With expensive new complexes, these singular Skywalk for “robbing the street of pedes- glass and steel curtain wall encased stairs Winnipeggers living in other parts of the solutions prove ultimately unsuccessful. trian movement” (Globe and Mail, 2006) accessing units, providing physical secu- city feeling more inclined to visit the city In contrast to these approaches to — the Skywalk concentrates points of rity and protection from the elements centre, our downtown could foster inter- downtown renewal, our project begins cultural and social interest dynamically: while permitting a visual connection actions among those living, working, and on a human scale, starting with one life drawing shops, restaurants, hotels, banks, between interior (private) and exterior spending leisure time downtown. The and connecting this to another, and then an arena, a gym, a library together along (public) spaces. residents of our Skywalk housing would another, and another, and so forth, until a distinctive line. Grounding domestic life The glazing between public and private experience, in their turn, feelings of inclu- the arterial core of the downtown begins in active public space by building atop areas was designed as a double-skinned sion, involvement and excitement result- to swell with the buzz of activity. The Skywalk bridges and along Skywalk cor- façade, to trap heat from the sun in the ing from living in the midst of an ener- lives we cite are not those refined exis- ridors, we envisaged a radical impurity of winter and provide natural convection getic urban centre. tences of luxury condo owners but those zones and the development of a dynamic and ventilation by means of operable of a coarser reality, those of poor students and vibrant neighbourhood. windows in the warmer months. These References and seniors, of single-parent families and The heterogeneity of the site required Rochon, Lisa. “The Height of Stupidity,” The walls could incorporate photovoltaic people on permanent disability. us to design a variety of unit types. We Globe and Mail, 25 April 2001. glass, which allows heat and light to pass Given that more than half of the land recognized this architectural diversity of Strauss, Julius. “Urban Decay is Not a through while providing electricity. The Negative,” The Globe and Mail, 24 in downtown Winnipeg today is on-grade implementation of this technology would February 2006. reduce dependency on the HVAC systems Editor’s Note: The L.e.a.p. competition of those buildings supporting the new Rethinking and Redefining Social Housing in units. the City Centre was a Research/Creation proj- ect that was looking to explore innovative ideas Sky Garden for social housing in the downtown cores of Where glass skin enclosed housing large Canadian cities. The goal of the project units above the Skywalk, the glazing was to get architecture students to think imagi- was designed to wrap over the roof and natively and critically about the built form of form shared greenhouse space. With our cities in ways that are pertinent to archi- rooftop greenhouses open to the prairie tects, urban designers and the community at sky, urban gardening becomes a viable large. Rebecca Loewen, Jennifer Reynolds and subsidiary benefit to the new life of the Tom Alston won second prize for their entry Skywalk system. Long, thin units were “Along the insides”. ¢

units designed to tap into existing mechanical systems - electrical, HVAC, and where the Skywalk bridges two buildings, units are stacked above, with circulation winding around these water - of those buildings within and adjacent to which Skywalk housing is built

Annual Newsletter Page 11 2006-2007 timbrel vault, from above

load test with 17 people jumping oculus within a dome. The eight students and myself worked with now Professor Lancelot Coar and structural engineer- ing PhD candidate Fariborz Hashem- ian. This year’s vault had a groin span of five feet. It took approximately 16 hours to construct and about half an hour to deconstruct. In many ways, the most exciting part of the project was the load test. Seventeen people climbed on top of the vault and waited. Nothing happened. So we jumped once...and we heard some cracks. The whole group then jumped in unison a second time, and finally com- promised the vault through a shear punc- ture. It took about 15 seconds for the whole vault to progressively succumb to its inevitable demise. One hundred and forty-four modular bricks were used to build the supporting piers (with a lime and sand mortar, as we re-use them each year) and six hundred and fifty ½” face bricks were used to build the groins and vault along with about three and a half bags of plaster. When all the calculations came in, this ½” thick vault was able to withstand much more than 7.74 times its own weight (remember 17 people had to Architecture Pre-Masters Timbrel jump twice to cause it to fail). This is a very high load to material weight ratio. Finally, I would like to say that none of Vault Building Project this would be remotely possible if it were by Natalija Subotincic, Associate Professor, Department of Architecture not for the most generous, continuous and kind support of the Canadian Masonry

2006-2007 timbrel vault, interior Research Institute (CMRI); Murray Alston from I-XL Masonry Supplies For three years in a row, the architecture pre-masters students have engaged in a hands-on building Ltd., Winnipeg; Harry Laarveld, Mark exercise as part of their Building Science 1 – Making Architecture technology class. These projects are Laarveld, and Kris Benedictson (our IN SITE intended to introduce students to direct experience with materials and methods of building, as well hands-on mason) from Euro-Can Enter- as to experts working in the field. The building system we have been exploring is the “timbrel” dome prises Ltd.; Professor Patrick Harrop, and vault. our CMRI Chair in Masonry Studies, in the University of Manitoba Architecture This building system originated in the exquisite vaulted spaces of the Boston Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe. Profes- Department; and Professor Mark West the Catalan region of Spain and was Public Library built by the Guastavino sor John Oschendorf, an engineer from from C.A.S.T. (for the use of facilities most famously used in the architecture Company. Nine students and myself built MIT’s architecture school (2007 CMRI and project assistance); and last but cer- of Antonio Gaudí. It was introduced our first attempt in 2004-2005, in collabo- Distinguished Lecturer), was developing tainly not least, the students - 2004-2005: and widely used in North America by ration with Michael Ramage (a graduat- the calculations for this project. Work- T. Alston, J. Foucreault, A. Lewthwaite, the Guastavino Construction Company ing student at MIT, who had previously ing with his initial calculations we built R. Loewen, M. McFetrick, K. Nelson, (1885-1962). The National Art Schools built a similar vault) and Ronnie Araya, the first physical prototype for the vault. J. Reynolds, J. Robbins, M. Wirasinghe; in Havana Cuba, built in the early 1960s, a practicing architect who came from the This work was extremely helpful to both 2005-2006: G. Brennen, J. Campbell, A. provide more recent and spectacular Catholic University of Valparaiso Open the architect and engineer in the further Dawson, C. Dobie, C. Drohomereski, L. examples of the architectural and struc- City as a visiting scholar to The Centre design of the domes for South African Friggstad, R. Gorrie, J. Letkemann, S. tural potential of this building system. for Architectural Structures and Tech- project. Lynch, M. Murray; 2006-2007: G. Chan, The most unique characteristic and great- nology (C.A.S.T.). In 2005-2006, ten stu- In 2006-2007, the group flexed their S. Cummings, J. Joorisity, K. Kaspersion, est benefit of this system, is that no form- dents and myself collaborated once again vaulting muscles a little and built a more M. Maksymiuk, D. Finch, D. Saxton, A. work or false work is needed to construct with Michael Ramage (who now teaches complex design integrating a central Schroeder. ¢ the dome or vault. The first layer of a in Cambridge, England) and Lancelot laminated masonry shell is held together Coar, a practicing architect from Phila- with quick setting plaster where the dome delphia, and a visiting scholar to C.A.S.T. or vault literally becomes the formwork We built a 1:5 scaled prototype of a real for the final finished surfaces. These ini- vault designed by architect Peter Rich tial layers of masonry are often utilized for the Visitors Centre for Mapungubwe as the finished surface, as can be seen in National Park on the borders of South

2004-2005 vault 2005-2006 barrel vault prototype finishing the oculus on the 2006-2007 dome

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exhibited in the Musée d’Art Contemporain in Montreal Professors Patrick Harrop and Peter Hasdell at the opening, Ile Ste-Hèlene

by Peter Hasdell and Patrick Harrop, Associates Professors, Department of Architecture with FAUM students Michael Banman, Dirk Blouw, Spencer Cutten, Carl Drohomereski, Darcy Fraser-MacDonald, Ryan Pneuma Gorrie, Andrew Lewthwaite, Zach Pauls and assistance from Brian Rex and Texas Tech Students Professors Peter Hasdell and Patrick Harrop to update the inflatable folly able to The resultant assemblage incorporates all elements, and is ever evolv- were commissioned to produce a public art react, sense and move we saw as pro- ing and growing through continual modification. Component failures installation or Folly for Artefact Urban Sculp- viding an interesting comment on the and genetic dead-ends are also a part of it. As a result the installation nature of the folly and perhaps on the incorporates and encodes the processes of its formation and evolution tures 2007 in Ile Ste-Hèlene in Montreal as a part Expo site itself. The installation will within its matrix, creating a meshwork between the whole and its cells of the 40 year anniversary celebrations of Expo remained until September 2007. that is unpredictable in outcome. 1967. Their installation “Pneuma,” constructed Of interest to us was how to As part of the Artefact event, work was also exhibited in the Musée with the help of Faculty of Architecture (UM) develop indeterminate (open-ended), d’Art Contemporain in Montreal. A continuation of the project is students, is sited 100 meters from Buckminster flexible and generative assemblies. presently showing at the Joyce Yahouda Gallery. This work involves Fuller’s Dome and is a pneumatic structure that We explored the potential of rapid inflatable cells and low level BEAM robotics as a cellular approach to prototyping as a viral proliferator of electronics and responsive systems. derives from Buckminster Fuller, Frei Otto and mutation and fabricated all the cells the biologist Ernst Haeckel (who published “Art- from vapor barrier. We developed the Acknowledgements forms in Nature”). installation through a generative pro- C.A.S.T. (The Centre for Architecture Structures and Technology) Department of Architecture, University of Manitoba cess, in which all inflatable cell pro- Using many interconnected inflated cells, Pneuma responds University of Manitoba Creative Works to changing conditions in its milieu. Conceptually the proposal totypes are continually added to the is situated in the context of 1960s Immaterial Architecture, overall assemblage. Cells are allowed Grants Archigram’s “Blowout” and Yves Klein’s Air Architecture. At to evolve, mutate or adapt in the next Louis Barrette present there is a resurgent interest in inflatables as responsive generation of cells. In this process, an Joyce Yahouda ¢ and flexible structures. In the context of the Expo 67 site this iteration of a prototype becomes a IN SITE connection between the counter culture roots of the inflatable part of a phylogeny of imperfection, movement and today offers a unique potential. This opportunity a viral cell replicated and modified.

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KRISTIN SYNYCHYCH, CHELSEA TANNER, JOCELYN TENNENHOUSE, RACHEL THIEL, ELIZABETH THOMAS, DAVID THOMPSON, BENJAMIN TIAN, LANTING TROMBLEY, SPENCER URBEN-IMBEAULT, TAMARA The Faculty of Architecture Lec- the Faculty of Architecture Gallery. ture series of 2006-2007 was by Perhaps the highlight of the year was a many accounts one of the best trio of fantastic lectures smack in the dead of winter. in recent memory. Through both David Leatherbarrow, Professor and semesters, a mix of over twenty Chair of the Graduate Group of Archi- professionals, academics, artists tecture at UPENN, asked: “Is Landscape and others made presentations. Architecture?” Alberto Pérez-Gómez, Saidye Rosner Dr. Patricia Juncosa, Assistant Cura- Bronfman Professor of Architecture at tor at MOMA in New York, spoke about McGill, made a plea for architecture after how design relates to and confronts issues ethics and aesthetics. of fear and safety. The talk was based on Though Alberto’s talk included no slides, the recent show at MOMA entitled SAFE: Peter Cook, the James Palmer Lewis Lec- Design Takes on Risk. ture, certainly provided enough visual Peter Busby, Managing Partner at Busby candy to cover both. Cook took a packed Will + Perkins in Vancouver, gave the Allan house through a witty and rambunctious Waisman Lecture on his position towards a by Dr. Marc J Neveu, Assistant tour of his work. sustainable practice. Professor, Department of The Faculty of Architecture “Hungry Brent Toderian, Director of Planning Architecure and for Thought” lunchtime lecture series for Vancouver, lectured on what is not Cultural Events Chair continued with presentations by Faculty taught in school. Ted Krueger, Associate Dean at RPI, regarding their on-going research. Thanks Jack Kobayashi and Antonio Zedda, posed some very interesting questions, spe- to Professor Alan Tate, Professor Mark alumni who have established themselves in cifically what it meant to be human and West, Professor Jean Trottier, Dr. Sheri Whitehorse discussed their work and spe- how architecture may relate. Blake, Professor Lynn Chalmers, and Pro- cific responses to practicing in a northern Photographer Peter MacCallum and fessor Nat Chard who each contributed to climate. visual artist Edith Dekyndt both discussed the series. ¢ their work in conjunction with exhibits at

On a trip to snowbound Winnipeg, Peter Cook unearths delights beyond the radar of the conventional architectural circuit IN SITE by Peter Cook, reprinted by permission of Peter Cook and The Architectural Review, April 2007

It was an Indian restaurant, as but invents machines that investigate the standard stuff of chief beaks. Down into a matter of fact, where I can mechanics and optics of drawing, has ‘town’ – a collection of brooding old hulks remember a very off-the-cuff droves of loyal ex-students from London that contain an unusually large number of and Copenhagen, is genuinely support- artists’ lofts and galleries. Like Buffalo, Peter Eisenman, commenting ive of the work of others (and has sup- a nearly-forgotten city that is cheap and on a piece of gossip that (let’s pressed his expertise on cladding panels, attracts artists – and maybe where they say) Charlie had moved to (let’s now that he’s a beak). Unsurprisingly, we don’t get hustled as they would in New say) Zagreb. ‘Is there a scene in fell into talking about a guy called Mark York or Toronto. Conversations after my Zagreb?’ he asked. Everyone West, who my wife had discovered on lectures were informed, creative, totally around the table knew what he the internet ‘doing really weird stuff in without sycophancy: straight into the concrete’. Indeed so, with the full whack food and drink without the ‘hello-hello’ meant. Was there more than of Canada-at-its-best, which is when it is stuff. one other person that Charlie pumping grant money into creativity, not Pondering on this, I remembered that it could talk to? Would Char- just abstract research. We found him in was here in Winnipeg that the 1960s-70s lie lose out on his well-known an airy, purpose-built laboratory, laconic art movement ‘General Idea’ had been networking? Would he lose out violin music wafting through it, Mark born: spawning ‘FILE’ magazine that, on his penchant for that spe- showed us his folded, evocative, drifting of course, you took to be ‘LIFE’ maga- The Architectural Review, April 2007 white concrete experiments. No boring zine from the graphics, and then discov- cial itchy, busy, discomfiting old Building Research Establishment ered the existence of (real?) live Anna – but often incisive – pushing One or two of them said ‘hello’ at the bar: panels here! Banana along with a walking Mr Peanut and scratching that goes on in so that’s alright. Then, to dodge the snow, down a tunnel and their friends. Of course, like Pat and London, New York or Vienna. All this came back to me two weeks ago between buildings, past a small room with John Patkau (still Canada’s best archi- The implication also, was that as I made the day-long air-schlep back dozens of clocks and a blinking inmate tects), they eventually left town. Yet if neither P. E. or anyone else from Winnipeg (Manitoba, in case you (don’t ask me why). On to another room – one is seriously interested in what is done, of revelation – because this same Mr West what is thought, what is mulled, what is present would bother to go and wondered), (Canada, in case you won- dered) and its 18 centimetres of snow for has been drawing, for years and years. As crafted, what will lead to something, what find out – if there was no scene six months. Halfway between Hudson’s a close friend of Mike Webb and Leb- is allowed to be original – one ponders there. Bay and Minneapolis. Once a great trad- beus Woods I must now tell them to find upon this question of the scene. We sit in these highly disturbing and ing centre, with a few handsome bank another seat round the draughting-table. Perhaps. No really, there is a scene in sometimes destructive cities where, of buildings of a hundred years ago and West’s many pencil drawings are themati- Winnipeg and the problem with Zagreb course, everyone will come through: so some tough old warehouses plus a size- cally, technically, spatially dynamite – and (or wherever) is that it’s too near to every- ¢ that’s alright! We can continue to do as able Chinatown. then you realise that the physical experi- where else. much or as little about things, comfort- I had been 28 years before – because ments themselves are but life striving able in the thought that we are part of when I was young I did that sort of thing. towards art – justifiable manifestations a ‘scene’, meeting to compete with our This time I went to see my friend Nat of a visionary’s dream. Up to Nat’s own friends as to how many fashionable people Chard who must be one of the cleverest room – and more weird, experimental we have listened to (or at least were seen Head-of-School appointments in recent gadgets to combat the lines of books and to be in the audience of) – and my God! times: someone who not only draws, inter-departmental memos that are the

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Architects Without Borders Canada (AWB) provided technical assistance with the international aspects of the project. They assembled interdisciplinary teams for a series of design workshops that helped us complete a complex project in a relatively short period of time. AWB also located mentors with experience working and living in India who extensively shared advice, resources, and stories based on their knowledge of Indian culture and climate. What the students accomplished over the course of a semester represents a wide range of design solutions and explora- tions. Notable are the ‘templates’ that challenge the North American perspec- tive on healthcare design and actively seek solutions that are contextually responsive. Other compelling projects forcefully ques- tion the privileging of sight over the other senses through the development of space 1 that can be understood and enjoyed by all. A Template for Eye scrubs, we toured local offices and oper- Beyond the completion of the studio ating rooms. We interviewed profession- design experience, A Template for Eye als who treat operable eye conditions and Clinics in South India continues to inform Clinics in South India learned of the relationship between their the Vision Foundation as the organiza- by Kelley Beaverford, Assistant Professor, Department of Interior Design work and the physical environment they tion moves towards the goal of increasing need to provide patients with care. We access to eye care to people in rural com- The statistics are staggering. An estimated compared what we saw in Winnipeg with munities. AWB, and number of the studio the notes and photographs of vision care participants, hope to provide further one-third, or 12 million, of the world’s blind in India and discussed our observations assistance to the non-profit organization with local professionals. as they move towards building their first population lives in India; many have no With the program well underway, we clinic in 2008. ¢ access to testing facilities, or even basic eye still lacked the connections we were look- ing for to respond to the humane and care. poetic aspects of the design. With this in mind we booked several appointments 80% of blindness is preventable. with the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) to learn more about One of the greatest challenges that accepted a mission beyond the scope of living with vision loss in an ocular-centric medical professionals in India face is their a traditional studio project. The ‘studio world. Mobility instructors introduced us inability to care for people living in rural binder,’ a typical collection of pre-design to ‘ocular sets’ designed to simulate eye villages. To help meet this need, Vision information, failed to help us see beyond conditions such as cataract, glaucoma Foundation asked the MID Studio One our own space, time, and social realities. and vision loss due to diabetes. These

IN SITE to develop a Template for Eye Clinics in Although later useful, the binder initially simple devices were effective in teaching South India. The ‘template’ is to provide served as a reminder that without com- us about the impact of colour, pattern, and light on the perception of space for the non-profit organization with sche- munity engagement it is nearly impos- 5 Lauren Bachynski matic programs and architectural designs sible to make the connections needed to people with vision loss. Perhaps the most that could be used for fundraising and develop respectful and effective strategies memorable experience was a tour with a future development of eye hospitals in for the production of space. Faced with mobility instructor who taught us how to the region. Through our partnership with the reality of a distance between the client ‘read’ space through shadow, touch, scent Vision Foundation, we have explored the and designers, we turned to the local com- and sound. This reminder to ‘design for potential for a design studio to assist a munity for help. the senses’ made us all want to run back humanitarian organization in their strug- After contacting the Ophthalmology to the studio to examine the roles of the gle to provide eye care to low-income Department at the University of Mani- other senses in architectural experience communities. toba, we had a list of professionals will- and to rethink many characteristics of the Motivated by the commitment of ing to lend their time and expertise to evolving design solutions. Vision Foundation, the students and I the project. Fully decked out in surgical 6 Lauren Bachynski

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Page 16 September 2007 Working with the Next Generation of Designers by Kelley Beaverford, Assistant Professor, Department of Interior Design

On December 26, 2004, I sent my first email to Architects Without Borders. The tsunami had just taken the lives of more than 225,000 people in 13 countries and left over four million displaced (Sinclair, 2006). The coastline of Sri Lanka, home to personal friends and former co-workers, was one of the areas The Habitat design team was made up of Faculty of Architecture (UM) students and recent graduates hardest hit. This was a turning point, not just for me, but for an from all of the programs in the faculty. The teams were mentored by Professor Neil Minuk, Professor Kelley Beaverford and Peter Sampson. Approximately 40 students from University of Manitoba, entire movement for socially-conscious design. Like thousands University of Winnipeg, and University of Calgary, participated in the construction of the house. of others around the world, I submitted my application as a volunteer to assist in recovery efforts. Craig Williams, founder and director of AWB North America, had a better idea. Maralbo Street Architects Without Borders (AWB) in Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal and is a non-profit organization committed Toronto. to providing architectural responses to The youth membership brings an Visitable House humanitarian crisis. Through education incredible amount of energy and opti- by Laura Rempel, Lindsey Glushka, Mike Johnson, Danielle Whitley, and services, it fosters respectful collab- mism that continually inspires our part- Students and Recent Graduates orations between professions, aid orga- ners and professional members. In the nizations and communities to develop past two years we have been involved The 9+2 was designed by Architects Without Borders (AWB) socially empowering environments. in 25 projects and events in 10 different Canada in collaboration with Habitat for Humanity Winnipeg. After the 2004 tsunami the AWB North countries. With professional designers AWB in a non-profit organization committed to assisting com- America website received hundreds of involved as mentors and consultants we emails per day from students offering have worked internationally on schools, munities affected by poverty, disaster or pandemic. to volunteer their services. Unfortu- clinics, and orphanages. Our Winnipeg- The task of designing this home light switches (900 mm off the floor) nately, almost all of them were turned based efforts have supported local non- included accommodating eleven people for a more efficient living environment. away due to lack of preparedness to profit organizations including Habitat comfortably withing a 110 m2 house, These features were simple to include work in complex situations. Although for Humanity and Art City. We have while maintaining Habitat for Human- and contributed to a more inclusive exceptionally experienced profession- also held several fund-raising events in ity’s mandate for affordable housing. design that adds an invisible layer of als are required immediately after a support of a school in Sri Lanka and a The AWB team established efficiency access. disaster, the years of reconstruction to children’s food program in Kenya. and livability over time to be the main The main feature of the house is a follow could benefit from the combined When I think back to my the ini- design intentions for the 9+2 House. gradual sloping ramp that is well-inte- efforts of all members of the design tial email exchange with Craig I can We determined that integrating visit- grated into the planned landscaping. It community – including students. In remember feeling disappointed. Like able housing and environmental sus- becomes an extension of the deck ele-

Craig‘s email reply, he asked if I would most of the volunteers that day, I was tainability would help us accomplish ment leading you from the street to the IN SITE be interested in sharing my skills as an hoping for an assignment that would these goals. main entrance, narrowing at the stor- educator to establish the first youth- immediately result in overseas travel. The AWB team worked with and age shed before expanding your view focused chapter of AWB in Canada. What I received instead was a lesson exceeded the three minimum guide- out into the back garden. In many cases This idea builds on a youth culture in capacity-building and working with lines for visitable housing. We included ramps are added to the design later, — less than 30 years old — in Canada the next generation of designers. I have a level no step entry, 900 mm wide and thus are perceived as any eyesore; that demonstrates leadership in anti- also learned that watching a young doorways and a full bathroom, with a in this case the design intention was to corporate globalization, labour activ- group of designers mobilize volunteers 1500 mm turning radius, on the main make it a focal point, integrate it fully ism, anti-war movements, and com- into action is something worth staying floor. We recommended additional fea- into the design and be an integral part munity economic development. Orga- home for. tures such as an open main floor plan of form the dwelling form. ¢ nized student groups across the country for flexibility, bedrooms of the main have mobilized volunteers concerned References floor, lever door handles and lowered Shragge, E. (2003). Activism and Social with housing policies, poverty and the Change: Lessons for Community and privatization of health care. What sets Local Organizing. Toronto: Broadview the young activist apart from previous Press. generations is that the political perspec- Sinclair, C. (2006). I Hope it is a Long tive is more likely to link local to global List...Design Like you Give a Damn: Architectural Responces to Humanitarian goals (Shragge, 2003). The youth- Crisis. Ed. Architecture for Humanity. driven success of American organiza- New York: Metropolis Books. tions such as Unite for Sight and Archi- tecture for Humanity, demonstrates For more information on Architects Without Borders the potential for youth to make things Canada contact: happen – especially when working with Professor Kelley Beaverford experienced professionals. t 204.474.8654 In the fall of 2005, Craig presented [email protected] the work of AWB North America in Winnipeg. On the following day, we offered a workshop for anyone inter- ested in helping to establish the new chapter. This chapter, unlike the others, would encourage equal participation from students and professionals and would be hosted by the Faculty of Architecture. The goal, both then and now, is to connect communities to good design by working across culture, dis- ciplines and social realities. Little did I know that less than two years later a small group of like-minded people, would grow to more than 70 members in Winnipeg with emerging chapters first floor and second floor plans of the Maralbo Street Visitable House

Annual Newsletter Page 17 Subject: LEGACY PROJECT UPDATE No. 2 From: Stanley Britton Nepal for Architecture: Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 Dear Legacy Fund Members, Attached is a letter-of-appreciation from Habitat’s Senior Vice President U of M Architects Build Bamboo for Development. I have been advised by our HFHI-Nepal colleague, Aruna Simittrarachchi, that our Canadian Architects’ Legacy Fund donation has Homes in Nepal arrived at the South Asia & Pacific Regional Office in Bangkok and is by Peter Diamant (B.Arch. 1970) and Ruth Diamant currently in the process of being transferred to Nepal. Today, I can report that our representative Legacy Field Trip team comprises Norm Glouberman and daughter Tamar (Montréal), Peter and Ruth Diamant (Winnipeg), Brian and Lynn Eldred (Swift Current), Ted Baldwin (Calgary), Gordon and Connie Richards and son Ben (Vancouver), George Strome (Hong Kong) and me (Wakefield QC). Timings: 18 November to 3 December. The team will be conducting on-job training in bamboo lattice and laminates construction by helping twelve low-income families build new homes. These will be the first houses to come off the Legacy Fund’s micro-finance assembly line. The location is Ilam in Nepal’s tea plantation region in the southeast Himalaya foothills. Habitat has received approval- in-principal from SOS Children’s Villages Nepal to engage a Pilot Project to micro-finance and help build 100 houses for its Family Strengthening Program in the southern town of Itahari. When successful it is expected that additional projects – potentially 2300 houses – will be undertaken at the seven other SOS CV locations in Nepal. This is an initiative conceived, facilitated and, in part measure, financed by our Legacy Fund. By way of added value, an agreement has been struck between the Eldred’s Swift Current Rotary In June 2006, the last gradu- Club and the Rotary Club of Itahari to find ways to enrich the Canadian ating class of the Bachelor contribution in-cash and/or in-kind. of Architecture program met To quote from our editorial submission for publication in in Vancouver to celebrate 35 December’s issue of the University of Manitoba Alumni Association journal years of professional practice. ‘On Manitoba’: The renewal of old friendships “Ours is a gift that will keep on and the memories of five years giving and giving honour to Canada’s premier school of architecture.” together in the halls of the Rus- Cheers! sell Building are not forgotten. Stan The reunion’s success spawned the Canadian Architects’ Legacy Fund, a revolving fund established to micro- finance no-interest loans to economically disadvantaged families in Nepal. To date, the graduates have raised and donated to Habitat for Humanity International $35,000USD. At the invitation of Habitat for Human- ity Nepal, Stan Britton arranged for twelve representatives of the Fund (seven Dr. Bill Norrie receiving the plaque from Habitat for architects, three spouses, one daughter Humanity l to r: Barrie Ottenbreit, Past-President 2006, and one son) to travel to Nepal in Novem- Manitoba Association of Architects; Peter Diamant; IN SITE ber 2006. We worked on the construction Dr. Bill Norrie, Chancellor of University of Manitoba; Helen Norrie; and Dr. David Witty of three bamboo houses near a small vil- lage surrounded by tea plantations high in the steep approaches to the Himalayas. of bamboo woven into large mats and For eleven days we Canadians were bil- sented each of us with a plaque bearing We cut and split bamboo, wove strips of laminated in sheets. An objective of our leted in local homes (no heat or running a miniature house, of bamboo of course. bamboo into walls, plastered the walls visit was to investigate the feasibility of water and limited electricity) where our The whole experience – the enchanting with a mixture of mud, sand and cement fabricating the corrugated roofing sheets hosts often served us hot tea and snacks. people, the manual labour, the magnifi- and created aggregate by breaking stones in Nepal by establishing a women-led and Our communal meals of rice, dal, spiced cent mountains, the steep green slopes of with hammers. No steel toes, hard hats or -operated micro-enterprise to cultivate, vegetables and a little meat were cooked tea plants, the daily fog rolling into the goggles but bemused instruction with lots harvest and weave the bamboo and to fab- and served by charming local women in a village, the smoky atmosphere, the moun- of smiles and hot tea from the participant ricate and distribute the sheets. Women lean-to on the lone street in the village. In tain paths, the twisting roads – we will families. will do the weaving as a ‘cottage’ industry the long dark cold evenings after supper always remember! One of the houses was the 1500th house and Norm Glouberman has offered the we sat around a brazier with glowing At the Annual Meeting of the Manitoba built in Nepal by Habitat. This house assistance of ARCOP in the design and coals warming our hands and laughing Association of Architects this April, U of used a unique panelling imported from drawings of the panel fabricating plant. about the day’s events. M Chancellor Bill Norrie was presented India for the walls and roof, long slivers After our construction experience, we with a plaque from Habitat for Humanity visited an SOS Children’s Village in the Nepal thanking the University for the gift lower plains. Through the efforts of Brian of the alumni “to help ensure that one day Eldred and Rotary Clubs, the Legacy no Nepali child will be without a home”. Fund is partnering with Habitat and SOS Namaste! in the construction of 100 houses for For more information or to needy families in near the Village. contribute to the fund: Everywhere we were welcomed with Stanley Britton Peter Diamant yellow silk scarves and garlands of mari- t 819.459.3210 t 204.284.6910 golds and the local Habitat staff pre- [email protected] [email protected] ¢

U of M alumni with Napeli locals a completed bamboo house building a bamboo house

Page 18 September 2007 logos that could be tested with a range of audiences, and social marketing strat- egies using posters, radio ads, and You Tube video shorts. Principles of effective marketing were included, along with a deconstruction of the University’s website and recommended titles for menu links to increase the visibility of the sustainability student engagement at Pembina Hall by the organic message. waste group The organic waste group conducted and programs were proposed. This was a food waste audits in Pembina Hall, a stu- particularly difficult audience to reach and dent residence. They took the opportunity speaks to the need for increased education to build literacy about the negative impacts and support for this subculture before any of garburators and alternative strategies significant change can occur. such as composting and related energy The transportation group identified uni- reduction strategies. Posters, pamphlets versity professors as a major source of the and feedback sheets were also used, in problem related to car usage. They used addition to one-on-one communication. guerilla marketing techniques, marketing The students then examined eleven poten- principles for consumer behaviour, and an tial sites for a composting/biogas plant on analysis of problem awareness and addic- campus. Design brainstorming included tions counseling to develop “The Problem opportunities for campus beautification, Driving Institute Website.” The website

banner used on the University of Manitoba’s Problem Driving Institutes’s website, www.idrivetoomuch.ca the communication systems group designed logos, posters and other social marketing tools awareness-raising, energy planning, green identified driving as a widespread disor- buildings, healthy food production, rais- der or disease and proposed solutions for ing animals, naturalization, interactive behavioural change, including a “coun- Sustainability and education and pedestrianization. Further selor,” Dr. T. Ransit. Students developed engagement of students using street stalls and posted public service announcements in high traffic areas on campus included and conducted interviews to raise aware- The University food waste audit results, composting and ness on the UMFM radio station, placed by Dr. Sheri Blake, Professor, Department of City Planning biogas education, and interactive posters posters around campus, leaflets on cars, to allow for collage art related to further an article in the Manitoba, for sale signs During the Winter Term (2006- to explore in more detail – campus com- site design. Students developed initial of vehicles supposedly from professors 2007) students in the Master of munication systems, organic waste, green design proposals for four key sites. who had seen the light, and distributed The green campus planning group used buttons to remind the general public of City Planning program partici- campus planning, green purchasing and transportation (with a focus on reducing interactive displays on ways to reduce sustainability issues in relation to public pated in a studio on Sustainabil- the use of cars on campus). greenhouse gases (GHG), along with transit. For two weeks, they posted signs ity and The University. There Engagement strategies were designed to the opportunity to identify desirable and on University Crescent – “Are you a pro- were several objectives of the focus on various subcultures in The Uni- undesirable landscapes to guide future fessor...who drives everyday? We can studio – to explore precedents versity of Manitoba, including students, design decisions. They used a range of help... www.idrivetoomuch.ca.” The and baseline data, to develop faculty, administrators and support staff. techniques, including street stalls, dot- range of engagement and communica- mocracy, design charrettes, examination tion strategies related to problem driving engagement strategies, build Strategies were intended to build literacy about critical issues, while drawing out of design factors, and additional case received extensive media coverage and literacy and communicate the local knowledge. studies of demonstration sites at other heavy website usage. Messages, in support IN SITE results. Students, working on campus com- universities. They also provided an analy- of the strategy, came from as far away as sis of federal, provincial, municipal and Tasmania in Australia. They examined case studies in North munication systems, tested a range tools university policies and programs related The university has a population of over America and Europe on communication and techniques. These included street to GHG emissions and sustainability. 30,000. Yet, the silo effect and so many systems, green purchasing, student farms, stalls in high traffic areas with posters to They examined several key sites and con- different subcultures makes it difficult food services and local food purchasing, gauge awareness of sustainability. Profes- ducted site analysis proposing opportuni- to create real change. The Sustainability ecological footprints, hydro conservation, sors were e-mailed surveys to determine ties for sustainable projects. Coordinator needs your help. water management, demonstration proj- how much they valued and disseminated Green purchasing focused on admin- ects and a regional governance approach issues about sustainability. Design games If you wish to support change, istration support staff, examining their to sustainability. The focus was on orga- using collage art were held with students contact: degree of knowledge on the subject. nizational barriers to change and the to identify images for a central brand Maire McDermott Techniques included e-mail surveys, key [email protected] systems necessary for success. With the logo. Design consultation was held with informant interviews, pamphlets to build support of the University of Manitoba’s the University’s Environmental Sus- For further information about the literacy and draw out key information, Sustainability Coordinator Maire McDer- tainability Committee. From this work, studio, contact: and case studies on green purchasing at mott and various key stakeholders on communication strategies that emerged Dr. Sheri Blake and Professor Robert Nicol a range of universities. Various initiatives [email protected] ¢ campus, students settled on five key areas included sustainability “stories,” sample

Bridgman delivers Amber Ambrosia by Dale Barbour, The Bulletin (reprinted in part, with permission)

Rae Bridgman has Bridgman said it was a pleasure to pick up the Bridgman has already written and illustrated the returned to the hidden series where she left off in The Serpent’s Spell – with third book in the series and she does have a vision of city of MiddleGate. the Serpent’s Chain, a secret magical society, show- where she wants to take the MiddleGate story arc. The city planning ing signs that it was about to return. Of course, in her Of course, the nature of the publishing business is professor and associ- own mind, she’s never really left MiddleGate, a magi- that sales determine which books get published. Great ate dean (research) cal realm, that’s accessed through a hidden gateway in Plains Publications liked the response enough to The with the Faculty of Winnipeg’s exchange district. Serpent’s Spell to offer Bridgman a contract for Amber Architecture has Bridgman wrote and illustrated Amber Ambrosia Ambrosia, but the series will have to pay its own way just released Amber during a nine-month sabbatical from the U of M. on a book by book basis. Ambrosia, a follow up Research for the university took centre stage during “It’s a little hard on the one hand, because you think to The Serpent’s Spell. the sabbatical as she spent time documenting a hous- ‘What if they don’t want to publish the books? But This time the two ing project in Toronto. Detailing the hidden city of on the other hand if you don’t have a contract your young protagonists Wil Wychwood and Sophie Isidor MiddleGate was a pleasure snatched in the moments writing isn’t tied down to a deadline for when the next are trying to discover why MiddleGate’s honeybees of free time between work and family. books need to be done,” Bridgman said. “So far, Great are falling sick. Along the way, they find themselves The anthropologist in Bridgman shines through Plains seems to be pleased with the series. And the transported into the Great Nest and get a bee’s eye in Amber Ambrosia when she speculates about what a French language rights for the first book have been view of the world. world of honeybees (or a city of wax) might look like sold, so I’m looking forward to reading The Serpent’s and how the language of bees might be articulated. Spell en français!” ¢

Annual Newsletter Page 19 City Planning Report by Dr. Ian Wight, Head and Associate Professor, Department of City Planning CAPS 2007 nicknamed ‘the P4T Cruisers’, offered M1, garnered a Manitoba Graduate a collective statement to the profession, Scholarship. Marcella Poirier and Shel- Context Awareness for Proactive Sys- summing up their intentions as they tran- agh Graham were awarded UM Gradu- tems (CAPS) 2007: the highlight of the sition to practice (see grey box below). ate Fellowships. Stephanie Whitehouse 2006-2007 academic year from a City The program also included a mini-con- won the competition for the grant-in-aid Planning perspective was almost cer- vocation address by City Councillor Dan offered by the Canada Lands Company tainly the hosting by University of Mani- Vandal, and a toast to the grads by Senior for an MDP proposal related to redevel- toba Association of Planning Students Scholar, Basil Rotoff. There is a DVD of opment of the Kapyong Barracks site. (UMAPS) of the CAPS 2007 conference the event, available upon request. Fereshteh Moradzadeh received a major in early February . Pretty her MDP work. cold weather, but very warm hospitality Manitoba Planning – the trademark Manitoba friendliness students enjoying themselves at the Taking the Conference 2007 – greeted over 100 registrants, with strong Pulse of Practice 2007 held at the MAA/MPPI offices on Bannatyne Avenue The Department again partnered with representation from most other planning back l to r: Matt Glavin, Jason Locke, Brett several organizations, including MPPI, programs in the country. Shenback, Katy Walsh, Allahyar Raza at table l to r: John Koch-Schulte, Tamara Peralta, to organize the 2007 Manitoba Planning On the theme of ‘Cultural Planning Lyndsey Graham Dyck, Simi Sandhu conference, in Morden-Winkler in March. – Integrating the Everyday’, there was On the theme of ‘Planning Works: Build- a rich offering of meaty paper sessions, The CP M1 Fall studio, led by Dr. ing for Success’ the conference attracted meaningful public outreach, positive Richard Milgrom, focused on the Selkirk over 300 people, many of whom also interaction with the local professional Avenue streetscape, addressing several took in pre-conference workshops spon- practitioner community and a series current issues, and culminating in presen- sored by MPPI and UMCP. This helped of rich engaging mobile workshops. tations at the new Winnipeg Education raise funds to enable the participation The conference closed with a presenta- Centre facility on Selkirk. This cohort of around 10 of our students to attend, tion by John Lorinc, author of The New then went on to their second studio, led adding a very valuable youthful presence. City, to complement mini-symposia eve- by Dr. Sheri Blake, assisted by Robert nings featuring indigenous planning and Nicol, focusing on UM campus sustain- arts-based/culturally-sensitive planning. ability issues – with many useful ‘deliv- Faculty News erables’ for the Campus Sustainability Cudos especially to Justin Lee, the confer- Dr. Rae Bridgman completed a nine- Coordinator (see page 19). ence chair, and his very capable team for month leave in May 2007, and was able The M2 Fall studio, led by Gerry Cou- organizing an excellent conference that to advance several projects, as well as her ture and Robert Nicol, again focused on did the program – and the university and authoring of children’s novels – an ideal urban aboriginal interface issues, with the city - proud! complement to her work on child/youth- two major group projects: Urban Tapes- friendly planning and design. Dr. David try (an arts and cultural village, at Logan van Vliet completed the second of a pair and Main) and the Centre for Living Cul- of six-month leaves that have focused on ture (a multi-tenant non-profit centre for The Year Ahead the work of MILUnet – a mainly Euro- aboriginal arts and culture). Another valu- A particularly special year is in store for pean consortium of researchers focusing able orientation to aboriginal culture was the Department in 2007-2008. In Novem- on multi-functional intensive land use provided by Jules and Margaret Lavallee ber there will be a periodic intensive arrangements, complementing his urban from Red Willow Lodge. This studio also review of the program by CIP for accredi- ecology work. Dr. Ian Skelton continues benefited from a successful road-trip/ tation purposes. We will also be heavily to edit the special annual ‘Canadian Plan- field-week (led by Nicol and Milgrom) involved in staging two major planning ning and Policy’ issue of the Canadian to Regina and Saskatoon, to study prec- conferences in Winnipeg in July 2008. The Journal of Urban Research. Dr. Richard edents there. CIP national conference will be held July Milgrom is co-chair of the Planners Net- In the process of the road-trips, some 13-16 on the theme ‘Planning by Design work international organization, and has strong networks and important relation- in Community: Making Great Places’ been activity engaged in building a PN ships are being forged, which we hope . This will be fol- will be hosting the 2008 PN conference. indigenous planning education exchange lowed by the international Planners Net- Richard is also on the Plan Canada Edi- P4T program being led by Dr. Ian Skelton. work conference from July 17-20. Mark torial Board, with a special remit for ref- CAPS 2007 had a tough act to follow – your calendars now. And looking further ereed articles. Dr. Sheri Blake is looking the P4T (Planners for Tomorrow) extrava- ahead, we are beginning to think about MPPI/UMCP forward to a leave and some release time ganza in Vancouver in June 2006, in asso- celebrating our 60th anniversary as a in the coming year, to work on her major ciation with the World Planners Congress IN SITE graduate planning program, with early Relations grant projects, including more video- and the World Urban Forum. A very large planning for a major event, tentatively We continue to enjoy excellent relations documentary projects. Dr. Ian Wight has contingent of CP students was able to scheduled as part of the September 2010 with the Manitoba professional planning been active in a programming capacity for participate thanks to a major $6500 fund- UM Homecoming celebrations. Perhaps community, and benefit greatly from con- the CIP 2008 conference and in liaising raising effort, involving the Department several classes will consider organizing tributions by MPPI members and MCP with MPPI on several fronts. and Faculty’s Endowment Funds ($2500 alumni to many aspects of our program reunions to coincide. and $1500 respectively) and a very gener- — sessional instruction, MDP examining We have also begin to work with our ous extraordinary contribution by MPPI committees, case-in-point collaborations, City Planning Landscape Architecture colleagues to ($2500). The UM students mounted a mentorship and internship programs – to External Awards jointly offer a new two-year ‘Landscape + successful bid to host CAPS 2007, and name a few. Urbanism’ option as part of the reformed City Planning students continue to fea- the rest is now history (see above). A final Of particular note, MPPI now sponsors Environmental Design program. We also ture prominently as recipients of major P4T legacy was an essay competition, won regular awards for the Best MDP (Thesis/ hope to contribute some of our Commu- Faculty awards. Tara Carnochan, a new by Marcella Poirier, with Katy Walsh as Practicum/Design) and the Case-in- nity Design suite of offerings to the new the runner-up. Their essays can be viewed Point awards of excellence. James Platt Interdisciplinary Studies option, also on the MPPI website . ners-up: Chrsta Jacobucci and Cheryl MCP Class of 2005 Finally, we continue to position ourselves Selig). Richard Borbridge – in collabora- as a Department of City Planning by Community tion with Derek Eno in Winnipeg, and Collective Community Design, very much involved in the great place-making business! Engagement Studios Kirsten Robinson in Vancouver (both Statement MCP alumni) – received the Grand Prize to the Profession Websites The Department is now mounting five for the best Case-in-Point collaboration. CAPS 2007 studios each year, two in the Community It, as well as those receiving a special Sustainability, mutual knowledge http://www.plannersfortomorrow.ca/ Design Option (in the Environmental commendation (Stephanie Long, with sharing, respect, design and 2007/about.html Design program) and three at the Masters Andrew Young MCIP, Coquitlam BC) or creativity are all catalysts MPPI Awards (case-in-points) level. In each case there is a strong com- honourable mention (Marcin Pachcinski, for systems change. We will http://www.mppi.mb.ca/planning munity outreach effort, and associated with Gerry Couture FCIP), can be viewed dismantle traditional professional IssuesAwards .asp engagement initiatives. The first Commu- on the MPPI website . relationships. We will challenge CIP 2008 rette, worked in the North End with the each other to grow and evolve http://www.cip-icu.ca/english/ Sinclair Park Community Centre board, and to resist complacency. conference/2008conference.htm ¢ which was highly appreciative of the Taking the Pulse We will commit to sustained students’ contributions. The second CD of Practice 2007 community involvement. We, studio, led by Mike Robertson, focused This now annual celebration – a con- as future planners, will create on urban aboriginal interface issues in the vocation from coursework for the M2s, a holistic planning system South Point Douglas area, ending with and a toast to those graduating in the that balances environmental, a packed presentation (needing two ‘sit- academic year – was held on April 12, economic, cultural and social tings’) at the Aboriginal Centre of Win- 2007. In addition to their case-in-point equality values. nipeg. work, the Class of 2005, affectionately

Page 20 September 2007 Landscape Architecture Report by Ted McLachlan, Head and Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture

It has been an exciting year of change in our Department. In the spring we were able to move back into the Russell Building studios after being crammed into a variety of spaces while the Russell Building was being re-skinned. This year we also welcomed Brenda Brown as a new Assistant Professor replacing the position that Dan Nut- tall had held. Brenda brings a wealth of design, ecology and art-based research and practice to our Department. This fall, we welcomed Dietmar Straub, a Landscape Architect from Germany as an Assistant Professor in our Department. Dietmar is filling the position held by Seiko Goto who has moved to a position at Rutgers University in New Jersey. Enrollment in the program contin- ues to be strong, with eleven students in first prize in the Barkman Concrete Competition: the Barkmanbench by Leanne Muir the Environmental Design 3 Landscape Option, seven in Pre-Masters, eight in Elizabeth Wreford Taylor tions were showcased as a public exhibi- sionals teaching in the Department. Rob Masters 1, twenty-one in Masters 2 and, Field Works: Explorations in the Tall Grass tion at the Seeschau Pavilion in Zurich in Zonneveld, Wendy Simonson and Geoff twenty-five in Thesis/Practicum. There Prairie Landscape December and the award was presented Cowie taught design studios and Maria were six graduates this past year: advisor: Richard Perron in Qatar this spring. Alaina also won 3rd Zbigniewicz, Derek Murray, Jackie Lise Benningen This was also a year of a number of sig- Prize in the Student Poster Design Con- Wilkie, and James Platt taught lecture Fashion + Landscape: A Bricolage nificant awards for faculty and students. cept competition put on by The Cana- courses. A thank you goes out to all of Navigation Professor Alan Tate received an award in dian Design Research Network (CDRN), them and the many individuals who have advisor: Karen Wilson Baptist the category of Research from the Land- Autodesk and the Network of Centres of given their time to come in for lectures, Kathryn Glendinning scape Institute in Britain for his book Excellence of Canada. Her submission presentations, practicums and meetings. Unearthing Pipestone: A Design Strategy “Great City Parks”. Alan Tate was also was based on a new concept of sustain- The students have also been very busy for the Proposed Pipestone Creek Dinosaur honoured with the Andre Schwabenbauer able forest management. with a number of initiatives this year with Museum In 2006-2007, Jay Hallett and Ian the highlight being the recent exhibition advisor: Alan Tate Award in recognition of his dedication to the CSLA Awards Program. Legge were successful in receiving Uni- of student work and Professional projects Tammy Hoogland Professor Ted McLachlan was awarded versity of Manitoba Graduate Fellow- from Manitoba and Saskatchewan and The Currents, Waves, and Undertows of the Ralph Campbell Outreach Award ships and Mike Klassen was successful the Landscape Photography Competition Stress: Designing a Waterscape at Winnipeg in the Manitoba Graduate Scholarship at the Adelaide McDermot Gallery. Beach from the University. advisor: Karen Wilson Baptist Alison Scott was awarded a 2006 Competition. Professor Charlie Thomsen retired in student design award by the American This was the third year that we held July after 31 years of teaching, research Shauna Prociuk Society of Landscape Architects for her the Concrete Site Fixture Design Com- and administration at the University of Integrating Stormwater Runoff and Open Space In The Development of a Residential Practicum work Full Bloom. Her advisor petition sponsored by Barkman Concrete. Manitoba. Generations of Landscape Neighbourhood was Dr. Marcella Eaton. The project was The competition was to design a concrete Architects have graduated under Char- advisor: Jean Trottier also featured in Landscape Architecture bench for use in a variety of urban situa- lie’s caring mentorship. We celebrated tions – first prize went to , Charlie’s glorious teaching career at Fort- Reese Cowan Magazine. Leanne Muir Avian Urban Dwellers: Opportunities to Alaina Prokopchuk was selected as a second prize to Erin Ediger and third Whyte Alive on September 19th. The IN SITE increase Bird Habitat and to enrich the finalist for the Shahneshin Foundation: prize to Amanda Yakichuk and Allan event kick started the creation of a schol- Human - Urban Birds experience within Shrinkage Worldwide Awards (SWA) Rosnes. arship in Charlie’s name that will honour Winnipeg’s Urban Environment for her project sWell. Her advisor was Over the past year we have been fortu- a student involved in community outreach advisor: Ted McLachlan Dr. Richard Perron. The jury’s selec- nate to have a strong contingent of profes- activities. ¢

Los Angeles Studio by Dr. Marc J Neveu, Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture

students at the Salk Institute in La Jolla (l to r): Anastasia Derksen, Andrea Moroz, Esther Link, Liuba Apostolova, Jen Reynolds, BJ Fehr, Kristi Bain, Candace Barton, Bradley van Schie, Pia Buus, Xiao Yi.

Eames, Richard and Dion Neutra, R. M. side below. Students were able to wander Schindler and Frank Lloyd Wright. around the house (as well as take in photos Stops were made at the ever-eclectic of the owner with supermodels and the architecture student Cedric Boulet at Sheats-Goldstein’s House, Los Angeles Museum of Jurassic Technology and its likes of Snoop-Dog) and even into the similarly sundry neighbor, Center for Sky Space by James Turrell located on Studios led by Professor Nat Chard and Dr. Marc J Neveu toured Land Use Interpretation (CLUI), as well the grounds. cities in Southwestern United States for ten days at the beginning as the nearby collection of late 1980s and Neveu’s studio was based on the Sunset of the January 2007. The warm weather was a welcome break from 1990s work by Eric Owen Moss in Culver Strip in LA and students were able to City. A group of students toured Univer- spend some time on the site gathering the not so wonderful winter weather in Winnipeg. Students also sal Studios, while others looked towards information and impressions. The topic had the opportunity to see many projects, some architectural. other stars at the Griffiths Observatory. A of the studio considered the relationship The trip began with a night landing into now decommissioned Titan Missile Silo. day trip was made down to San Diego to between clothing and architecture and Las Vegas. The next day, after some much The next day included a visit to Frank witness Kahn’s Salk Institute. students took advantage of the trip to see needed coffee (and even some winnings Lloyd Wright’s studio and school, Taliesin The highlight for many was the chance an exhibit on the same topic at the LA in hand), the group headed south through West, just outside of Phoenix, and a drive to get into the Sheats-Goldstein House by Museum of Contemporary Art. the desert and over the Hoover Dam to to Los Angeles. While in LA, students John Lautner. The house, still a closely Though chock full of activities, stu- Tucson, Arizona to tour the PIMA Air toured many modernist housing proj- guarded private residence, sits seem- dents were still able to find time to shop Museum (aka ‘the Boneyard’) and the ects, including those by Charles and Rae ingly on top of LA with various rooms and even see a few celebrities. ¢ extending themselves over the steep hill-

Annual Newsletter Page 21 Scholarships & Fellowships UNDERGRADUATE Carl R. Nelson Traveling Fellowship BEEM (Building Energy Management Matthew Derkson Manitoba) Scholarship in Architecture City Planning Jubilee Scholarship and Engineering Stephanie Whitehouse Spencer Cutten Corbett Cibinel Sustainable Award Corrigill Scholarship Jennifer Reynolds Jordy Craddock Noah Jacobson Corrigill Scholarship Shannon Wiebe Lauren Bachynski Kari Schulz Dr. A. W. Hogg Scholarship Linda Yee Jordy Craddock Geng Zhang E.H. Price Undergraduate Scholarship E.H. Price Graduate Scholarship Miranda Adam Erin Ediger Laurette Aves Shelagh Graham Matthew Barnlund Rebecca Loewen Daniel Dufault Mathew McFetrick James Fank Marcella Poirier Christopher Hanline Jun Soo Lee Mayo Inoue Naomi Duddridge Peter Kasper Jennifer Wall Todd Mayer Bo Meng Fredrik Kristjansson Scholarship in Katherine Pascussi Architecture Mathew Piller Matthew Derkson Shawn Stankewich Alessandra Weiss James Palmer Lewis Student Award Hope Gunn Faculty of Architecture Design Award Maya Cochrane Joan Harland Scholarship for

2006 - 2007 AWARDS Graduate Studies in Interior Design Isbister Undergraduate Scholarship Natalie Rogers Jordy Craddock Landscape Architecture Student James Palmer Lewis Scholarship Association Award Christopher Knight Ian Legge Adam Robinson Leonard C. Klingbell Michael Cox Scholarship Aaron Lam Jordy Craddock Maxwell Starkman Scholarship Students’ Architectural Societ Award Tara Carnochan Kevin Fawley Charity Lepage Mel P. Michener Architectural Fellowship Victoria C. Hull Memorial Award Michael Banman Vanessa IIg Norman Ripley Scholarship GRADUATE Andrew Lewthwaite Allan Waisman Aboriginal Scholarship Randy Gilbart Memorial Scholarship David Thomas Colin Herperger Barkman Concrete Scholarship Tamara Kucey Memorial Scholarship Hope Gunn Andrea Sosa Jay Hallet Christine Haylock Urban Design Scholarship Mike Klassen Cara Nichols Alaina Prokopchuk Liz Wreford Taylor William E. Sheets Scholarship in Architecture Bill Allen Scholarship in Architecture Zachary Pauls 2007 Endowment Fund Colin Herperger (Travel and Research) Amt Grant Recipient Short Title of the Project Awarded Neil Minuk Faculty of Architecture 16,500 Sketch Camp Winners Gallery Exhibitions Ed Letinsky Magda Husbosch Bookstore Sketch Marc Neveu Cultural Events Printing 1,000 Drawing Award Drawing Award Camp Award Stacey Auld Pablo Batista Gershon Richter Marc Neveu Hungry for Thought Lecture Series 2,400 Bertrand Bartake Mark Zwaagstra ED Coordinator Award Lacey Maclean Paul Szakacs Amanda Lang Gallery: Recent works by Students and 1,250 Catherine Closson Desiree Bunn Professionals in Landscape Architecture SAS Student Award Video Award Katrine Rivard + Manitoba Landscapes Student Dora Baker Photography Competition Nicholas Bell Hailey O’Connor Ricardo Brito Jason Oomah Animation Award Evan Marnoch Warehouse 16 13,000 Graham Taylor Dana Kelunick Mengdi Zhen and Zach Pauls Mark Zwaagstra Zhi Wang Nan Zeng Xiaofeng Zhu Xiaofeng Zhu Micheal Williamson Berm & Swale 1,500 Partners Program Liuba Apostolova Clothing in Architecture 300 Sketch Camp Award Instructor’s Award Student Coordinator Stephanie Ouellette Annelies Award (student who Przemyslaw Pyszczek Ditchball 31 1,000 Nan Zheng Westerbeek assisted coordinator) Aleksandr Olivson Melissa McAlister Shauna Mallory-Hill Acoustic Field 1,500 Poster Award Kellie Ho Measurement Equipment Jean-Pierre Vos $38,450

Page 22 September 2007 nora® Rubber Flooring Announces Winners of 2006-2007 Wrap Competition nora® encourages creativity, design and invention at the University of Manitoba

LAWRENCE MA, April 10, 2007 competition challenged students to enfold Penner, architect; Leah Arnott-Peterson, • “Origami Chair” by Candice Wong: – Freudenberg Building Systems, Inc., the two-dimensional nora® flooring into interior designer, Arnott and Associates; an origami chair that allows children manufacturer of nora® rubber flooring, the three-dimensional world of design and Carol Fudge of nora® rubber floor- to fold and form the chair in various and The University of Manitoba Faculty by using it to create applications such as ing. shapes. of Architecture are pleased to announce wearable apparel, furniture, interior or In addition to the winning entry, the “The submissions surprised us this the winners of the 2006-2007 Wrap Com- exterior structures or landscape applica- other four finalists were: year,” said Trottier. “We thought with the petition in Winnipeg. Architecture stu- tions. • “Arbus Neotree” by Matthew theme being ‘wrap’ that we would have dents and “Competitions are important vehi- Bradley Fehr, Jen Reynolds McFetrick and Amanda Yakiwchuk: a more clothing or accessories.” Andrew Lewthwaite developed the win- cles for exploring ideas,” said Profes- three-dimensional interior tree structure “This contest challenges students to ning entry this year entitled, “Flow Wrap sor Akemi Miyahara, Acting Head and that provides an environmentally- develop innovative designs for the use of – Forming Flooring.” The winners will Assistant Professor for the Department friendly alternative to the removal rubber flooring,” said Dr. David Witty, receive $4,000 and will be recognized by of Interior Design and main organizer of of trees for seasonal or decorative Dean, Faculty of Architecture and Pro- the Faculty of Architecture. the event. “The Wrap competition, spon- purposes; fessor, Department of City Planning. sored by ®, was especially challeng- nora “At nora®, we encourage creativity ing and interesting because it provided and are enthusiastic about helping bring an opportunity to work directly with the designs to life,” said Fudge. “This compe-

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2006 for his book “Great City Parks”. The book is one of the first books in the field Awards, Honours and Recognition to combine original research and analysis The following is a partial listing of for Art and Design. This scholarship is project was published in the July/August in a consistent case-study format together the awards, honours and recognition given to enable recipients to develop fur- issue of Canadian Interiors. with presentation of the subject through exceptional photography and consistent bestowed upon our Faculty. ther their studio practices while gaining Steve Shaw, an Architecture Masters a deeper understanding of the historical student, won the Hunter-Douglas Partici- scale plans of each project. Students Professor Neil Minuk was elected Faculty of Architecture graduate stu- precedents and contemporary issues rele- pants Favourite Award for his practicum vant to their discipline, through advanced work Freespace at the Archiprix Interna- as an academician by the Royal Cana- dents and editors of Warehouse 15, Evan study or graduate education. tional Design Competition for World’s dian Academy of Arts (RCA). Professor Marnoch and Zach Pauls, were nomi- Minuk’s induction is in recognition of his City Planning graduate student Jes- Best Graduation Projects held in Shang- nated for the Best Illustrated Book of the significant contribution through his work, sica Roder, architecture graduate stu- hai. Year and the Manuela Dias Book Design to the visual arts in Canada. dents Aynslee Hurdal (M.Arch. 2007), of the Year Awards by the Manitoba Writ- Faculty was appointed Princi- Amanda Ross (M.Arch. 2006) along with Dr. Ian Skelton ing and Publishing Awards “Brave New Professor Ted McLachlan was named pal Editor, Canadian Planning and Policy, Words.” Warehouse 15 was also selected Tim Krahn, a recent graduate from the by the President as the 2007 recipient of Faculty of Engineering, won the Emerg- Canadian Journal of Urban Research vol. by the Applied Arts Student Awards’ the Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Campbell Out- 15. judging panel to be included in the Sep- ing Green Builders sustainable design reach Award. This pre-eminent award is competition. (See page 6 for student arti- Professor Patrick Harrop was awarded tember Annual issue of Applied Arts and in recognition of Professor McLachlan’s a full scholarship to the Bently, Genera- showcased at their Awards Exhibit in cle.) outstanding outreach activities. Department of Architecture gradu- tive Components, Smart Geometry work- Toronto. Professor Eduard Epp received the shop held in conjunction with the Subtle ate students, Rebecca Loewen, Jennifer Landscape architecture graduate stu- 2007 UTS Teaching Excellence Award for Technologies conference in Toronto. Reynolds and Tom Alston, recently fin- dent Alaina Prokopchuk received two the Faculty of Architecture. The nominat- Professor Mark West was a finalist in significant awards this past year. She ished second in the L.e.a.p. Ideas Compe- ing outstanding student was Ms Carley tition. (See page 11 for student article.) the Global Round of the Holcim Awards was the sole Canadian among 5 inter- Friesen, from the Environmental Design for Sustainable Construction. national students who presented their Alison Scott, Landscape Architect stu- Program. dent, won an Honour Award in Design Dr. Richard Milgrom was appointed designs at the international conference Professor Alan Tate received the Chair of the Planners Network, a North Tasmeem Doha 2007, a sustainability- in the American Society of Landscape Schwabenbauer Award in recognition of Architects Student Awards. The award American planning organisation. focused design conference in the Middle his devoted service to the Canadian Soci- Professor Patrick Harrop was awarded was for her practicum, Full Bloom. East country of Qatar. Alaina was also a ety of Landscape Architects as Chair of one of 11 full scholarships to Interactive Interior Design student Celeste Bru- finalist for the Shahneshin Foundation: the CSLA Awards of Excellence at the Screen 0.6 – Margins: Media: Migrations nel’s entry Extending the Limits: design Shrinkage Worldwide Awards. national level. at the Banff New Media Institute. through motion was selected as one of the Vanessa Aleshka, Interior Design grad- Professor Alan Tate also received an Dr. Rae Bridgman is the series editor uate student, received the Royal Canadian winners of Canadian Interiors Magazine award in the category of Research from “Best of Canada Design Award”. Her for Broadview Press’s Urban Ethnogra- Academy of Arts/C.D. Howe Scholarship the Landscape Institute National Awards phy series.

Annual Newsletter Page 23 Comings and Goings

In summer 2006, Professor Brenda In September 2006, Mr. Douglas Clark first master’s program in landscape archi- honour with close friends and family was Brown was appointed as Assistant Pro- was appointed to the position of Execu- tecture. He served as its head for 25 years held on October 24th. fessor, Department of Landscape Archi- tive Director, Partners Program. Mr. and was involved in numerous campus Professor Clarice Kramer-Wolfart has tecture. Clark, formerly a principal in Scatliff + committees at all levels of governance. resigned from her position as Assistant Professor Brown comes to us from Miller + Murray, is a Fellow in the Cana- His research included the study of urban Professor, Department of Architecture. Gainesville, Florida where she was Prin- dian Society of Landscape Architects and and rural settlement patterns in Australia, Professor Kramer-Wolfart now resides in cipal, Brenda Brown Landscape Design is a Member of the Canadian Institute of Canada, and China; resource analysis and Ottawa. Art Research. She recently completed a Planners. landscape planning, and a focused study Dr. Marc J Neveu has resigned from his Ucross Foundation Fellowship residency Mr. Clark is well-known throughout and exhibit of Pietro Porcinai, and Ital- position as Assistant Professor, Depart- at Clearmont, Wyoming, where her proj- Winnipeg and the profession, having ian landscape architect. Outside the uni- ment of Architecture. Dr. Neveu now ect dealt with the landscape of sound of held key positions working with various versity, he has served as president of the resides in Los Angeles. the three creeks that meet there. Profes- Boards, volunteers and members, as well Canadian and Manitoba associations of Renowned Architectural Historian Dr. sor Brown has completed a wide range as working with industry representatives landscape architects, chaired the National William P. Thompson, age 64, died in St. of publications, conference presentations in both the private and public sectors. Capitol Commission in Ottawa, and was Boniface Hospital, in Winnipeg Mani- and public lectures. She co-curated the Mr. Clark is a longtime supporter of the an advisor to the International Federation toba, on December 24, 2006 after a short Eco-Revelatory Design: Nature Con- Faculty of Architecture and is a strong of Landscape Architects. illness. Dr. Thompson was a Professor structed/Nature Revealed exhibition and advocate for the design profession. He has This fall, Professor Alan Tate was pro- of Architectural History in the Faculty was editor and designer of the Landscape an in-depth knowledge of the Partners moted to Full Professor. of Architecture, where he retired in 2002 Journal Special Issue that served as the Program, and has participated in some Dr. David Witty is Acting Head for the after 33 years of service. Dr. Thompson exhibition’s catalogue. aspects of its programming and activities. Department of Interior Design until July partnered on many restoration projects This July Professor Dietmar Straub In November 2006, Ms. Donna Mamott 2008. in his career that saved the historic sites was appointed as Assistant Professor, was appointed as a permanent addition to Mr. Tony Wong in the CADLab will of Canada, especially in Winnipeg and Department of Landscape Architecture. our administrative staff. Donna provides be on leave until Spring 2008. Manitoba. Professor Straub brings a significant support to the graduate programs as well Mr. Dennis Faraci has moved from Professor Emeritus Jack Graham died record of practice that spans fifteen years. as various Faculty activities and initia- Stores to the CADLab. Dennis assists peacefully on Thursday February 15, He has practised in China, Russia and tives. the CADLab with reception, equipment 2007. He graduated from the University throughout Europe. In March 2007, Ms. Shelly Goodacre bookings, print updates, plotting and the of Manitoba with a degree in Architec- In addition to this, Professor Straub was appointed as a part-time Administra- video lab. ture and Design in 1943. He moved to taught at the Institute of Landscape tive Assistant in the Faculty of Architec- Professor Charlie Thomsen retired Winnipeg where he began his teaching Design at the Technical University of ture. Shelly working with Douglas Clark from the Landscape Architecture depart- career at the University of Manitoba in Munich Weihenstephan where he con- in the Partners Program. ment in July 2007. We celebrated Char- 1946. He taught until his retirement in sulted and ran workshops for student proj- Mr. Keith Millan was appointed Man- lie’s teaching career at FortWhyte Alive 1980. As well as his work at the univer- ects and theses in the Faculty of Architec- ager of the Woodshop. Keith is setting on September 19th. The event kick started sity, he served as the head of the Stage- ture, Department of Urban Design, City, up a store that will allow students to buy the creation of a scholarship in Charlie’s craft Department at the Banff School of

ALUMNI AND FACULTY ALUMNI Regional and Landscape Planning, Insti- wood, metal and acrylics on campus. name that will honour a student involved Fine Arts for many summers. He also tute for Urban Development and Regional Professor Alexander Rattray has been in community outreach activities. designed sets and costumes for the Uni- Planning and the Institute of Rural Urban- appointed to the status of Professor Emer- Professor Akemi Miyahara retired versity of Manitoba Glee Club, the Royal ism and Territorial Architecture. itus. Alex Rattray joined the Faculty of from the Interior Design department Winnipeg Ballet, Rainbow Stage and the Architecture in 1969 to establish Canada’s in July 2007. A small celebration in her Playhouse Theatre. n Service Award of Excellence In May, Lawrence Grimshire Larry Grimshire began working for volume and sensitivity of materials and received the Service Award the University of Manitoba in 1992 and projects used by our students. Larry is as part of the University’s has held his current position since 1995. extremely patient and understanding The Dean’s Office, along with faculty when dealing with staff and students Employee Recognition Pro- and staff, wrote a letter of support for the alike, all of whom have a great deal of gram. Larry is a member of the care- nomination of Mr. Larry Grimshire for respect for him. taking services, physical plant team that the Service Award: Over the years, several caretaking maintains the Russell and Architecture 2 “Larry is a very important member of staff have been assigned to our build- buildings. Over the last several years, Larry the caretaking staff in the Russell and ings. Larry acts as a mentor to new staff has provided out-standing service in what Architecture 2 Buildings and plays a very and is always assisting wherever needed were, at times, difficult circumstances. significant role in the Russell Building in to ensure the standard of work is main- Before and after the refurbishment of the particular and the Faculty of Architec- tained. The Dean’s Office has, on several Russell Building, Larry worked diligently ture in general. Larry is committed to occasions, commented to Physical Plant to effect a smooth transition between excellence in ensuring the Russell Build- management that it is critical that Larry be

vacating the building and returning to it. ing is maintained in a clean and profes- maintained as our main caretaker. Larry Larry Grimshire with Univerisity of Manitoba His efforts were critical in helping many sional manner. He goes out of his way is recognized a highly valued member of President Emoke” Szathmáry at the reception in May get through this stressful time. Larry is to ensure that the building presents itself the Faculty of Architecture staff (albeit he The contributions of support staff are also part of the faculty “quick response to the public in a high quality way. He is employed through Physical Plant). He celebrated with four separate awards team” which can be called at all hours of takes considerable pride in the building stays current on all the events and projects — the President’s, Service, Leadership, the night to address issues like flooding. and his efforts to ensure that it functions taking place in our buildings and is always and Team awards. The winners were rec- Larry stays on top of events and antici- effectively. ready to offer assistance where needed ognized at a reception at the president’s pates the faculty’s needs. He is always Any caretaking staff that have worked and goes so far as to assist with problem- house on May 29, 2007, and the formal there to offer a helping hand. in our buildings can attest to the fact that solving when necessary.” presentation of the President’s Award the work is somewhat unique given the was made at June 7 convocation. n

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