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2018 network 1 Network is an annual publication of the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. Environmental Design Program Department of Architecture Department of City Planning Department of Interior Design Department of Landscape Architecture Ph.D. in Design and Planning The Faculty of Architecture aspires to offer widely recognized and highly valued design and planning undergraduate and graduate programs that promote a respectful, collegial, interdisciplinary culture of teaching, scholarship, and service within the University and beyond. Network is circulated to Faculty of Architecture alumni all over the world, and professional and industry firms throughout Western Canada. Network welcomes articles, comments, and information related to issues affecting the design community. to update your mailing address please contact | mail Alumni Association Inc. University of Manitoba Unit 200-137 Innovation Drive Winnipeg, MB R3T 5Y3 email [email protected] online umanitoba.ca/alumni/ produced by Faculty of Architecture text editors Madeleine Dafoe, Lisa Landrum, Brandy O’Reilly graphic editors Madeleine Dafoe, Brandy O’Reilly, Kim Weise network 2018 (2017-2018) @faumanitoba | Facebook and Instagram @umarchitecture | Twitter 03 21 49 faculty reports letter from the dean environmental design architecture city planning interior design partners program landscape architecture current faculty research 5468796 architecture inc. new faculty members DIALOG recommended reading HTFC planning and design cibinel architecture ltd. stantec architecture student work environmental design architecture city planning interior design landscape architecture 61 79 97 connectivity a demonstration of collegial pride ditchball student ambassadors c.a.s.t. warming huts cooperative education warehouse awards faculty of architecture awards gold medal recipient richard g. henriquez events | outreach boe d. wong scholarship carl r. nelson jr. teaching award 2017-18 events barkman concrete competition sponsored lecture series atmosphere 10 | fabrications year end exhibition arch 2 gallery faculty of architecture endowment fund letter from the dean both programs contain many insightful comments; among the most valuable to me were comments about our students who were described as “very engaged and enthusiastic” and having “a high level of passion, dedication, maturity, and thoughtful decision making”. While these comments reaffirm what we already knew, they are a reminder that students are the foundation for our Faculty, and having students with these attributes certainly gives us the robust foundation needed to deliver outstanding design and jonathan beddoes | I am particularly planning programs. The success of excited to read NETWORK 2018 and these accreditation reviews was due recall all the accomplishments of the to the extended effort of a significant students, staff and faculty of our Faculty team from within each program of Architecture in 2017 / 18. This last and the Faculty support staff. One academic year was certainly exciting, visible indication of this effort was but also very intense with many the transformation of room 225 in endeavours undertaken to maintain and the Architecutre2 building into an expand the outstanding calibre of our outstanding exhibition of first, Interior programs. In thinking about Design student work, and then almost 2017 / 18, I feel both gratified in all immediately following, Architecture that was accomplished, and exhausted student work. from the energy that it consumed. But, A third transformation of room as the fruits of our labour ripen, our 225, and indeed all the studios and energy levels are re-charged and we will classrooms, coincided with the Year- continue with initiatives that support all End Exhibition in April. In addition to the endeavours of the Faculty. the impressive showcase of student Likely paramount in terms of work, at this Year End Exhibition maintaining the outstanding calibre many former Senior Sticks joined of our programs was the successful this year’s Senior Stick, Mackenzie completion in 2017 / 18 of Professional Swope, to dedicate a stick-of-office Accreditation reviews of the Master’s that represents the authority of degrees in the Departments of the Senior Stick. As described in Architecture and Interior Design. Both this NETWORK, in true Faculty of programs were granted accreditation Architecture tradition, this stick-of- for six-year terms, the maximum office appropriately does not look like possible. The accreditation reports for any sort of stick! 03 And yet another transformation … the summer of 2018 and plans are years and decades to come. throughout the 2017 / 18 intensive in hand to expand this program in For over 100 years the Faculty planning for renovation and 2019. Thanks go to Associate Dean of Architecture at the University of refurbishment of the studio spaces (Research) Dr. Lisa Landrum, Brandy Manitoba has always been recognized in Architecture2 occurred with the O’Reilly and Corrine Klekta for for its leadership and innovation in physical work occurring during the guiding this program to a successful design and planning education. summer of 2018 in anticipation of the introduction. Additionally, a series Many individuals have contributed 2018 / 19 academic year. I believe of changes to the curriculum of to this leadership and in 2018 one this renovation and refurbishment, the first two years of the Bachelor of these, Richard G. Henriquez funded by the University’s Learning of Environmental Design program was recognized by the University Space Renewal program, will provide were approved in 2017 / 18 and are of Manitoba through the awarding students in Architecture2 with if being introduced during the 2018 of an Honorary Doctor of Letters not the best, certainly among the / 19 academic year, all designed to (Honoris Causa). Through a lifetime of best, studio facilities of any design provide students with enhanced architectural innovation Mr. Henriquez program. Thanks goes to a large team foundational knowledge and improved has made, and continues to make, a that contributed to the design and preparation for the upper years of the profound influence on the character of execution of these renovations, but Environmental Design program. Credit Vancouver. The Faculty remains proud a special shout out to Dr. Eduardo goes to Associate Dean (Academic) of these contributions throughout Aquino who has been central to this Karen Wilson Baptist, with assistance our history, while concurrently driving entire project. The Architecture 2 from Carrie Johnson, for shepherding forward to ensure that programs studio renovation and refurbishment these changes through multiple offer students an education and will enhance what is described in one approval stages and overseeing opportunities that prepare them for of the accreditation reports as “an their introduction. the design and planning challenges of exceptional learning environment.” the 2020’s and beyond. I am confident This exceptional environment included “The Architecture 2 that this NETWORK demonstrates in 2017 / 18 a pilot Virtual Reality studio renovation will that in 2017 / 18 the Faculty remained facility and based on its success a successful in this drive forward. joint Architecture / Engineering virtual enhance our exceptional reality facility will become available learning environment.” in the Stanley Pauley Engineering Building slated for completion near Central to the success of the the end of 2018. Additionally, through Faculty of Architecture are people, 2017 / 18 C.A.S.T. continued to and throughout the last year many become an increasingly important people in the Faculty served on dimension to Faculty endeavours with hiring committees to identify five new a successful Researcher-in-Residence faculty hires. As a result of their careful program and the fabrication of major deliberations, through the summer of student designs including again the 2018 we are pleased to welcome as Faculty entry for the Warming Huts new faculty members: competition and the UMCycle facilities. Shawn Bailey, Indigenous Scholar The unique C.A.S.T. and Virtual Reality and Assistant Professor, Department facilities combined with FABLab, of Architecture, CADLab, and Workshop provide Sarah Cooper, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Architecture students with Department of City Planning, a full range of facilities to make their Katherine Isaac, Instructor, designs a reality in all forms and scales. Environmental Design Program and The accreditation outcomes and Department of Interior Design, facility improvements of this last year Kurt Espersen-Peters, Assistant are matched by the introduction of Professor, Department of Interior several academic enhancements. In the Design, and last year, a Cooperative Kamni Gill, Assistant Professor, Education / Integrated Work Program Department of Landscape Architecture. was developed, approved and I am sure I speak for everyone in introduced. As highlighted elsewhere the Faculty by welcoming them in NETWORK the first students were aboard and looking forward to their accepted into work placements during contributions to our Faculty for many Araji, Mohamad T., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Chon, Jae Sung Instructor II and Director of Architecture 2 Gallery Issac, Katherine Instructor I Muir, Leanne Instructor I Schwann, Alyssa Assistant Professor Wiese, Kim Instructor II Wilson Baptist, Karen, Ph.D. Chair, Environmental Design Program, Associate Dean (Academic), Associate Professor,