Events
UDI 3-session course on concept development
How to shape a clear project concept based on site constraints, market realities, and community context; design thinking, financial viability, and working with stakeholders to strengthen your approach. Nov 4/11/18. By the Urban Development Institute.
NYU Shanghai's ChengHe Guan gives planning talk on Blue–Green Infrastructure and AI-Driven Urban Sensing
1:00pm - 2:30pm | LASR Room 207
"Blue–Green Infrastructure Analytics and Planning through AI-Driven Urban Sensing", presented by ChengHe Guan, Associate Professor of Urban Science and Policy, NYU Shanghai.
ReROW IDEAthon 2026: (Re)Imagine Spaces
ReROW (Rethinking the Right of Way, a research cluster led by SCARP Professor Kelly Clifton) is hosting their next free, interdisciplinary design competition for undergraduate students at UBC. Registration is open but spots are limited.
Allard Talk on governing with lived experience
12:00pm - 1:00pm
"Governing with Lived Experience: Lessons from PARC": Join Victor Willis to explore how non-profit organisations can incorporate lived experience expertise into governance and decision-making.
CTLT talk: What Does #Landback Mean?
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Facilitators Kyle Shaughnessy and Janelle Kasperski make connections between our everyday experiences, our personal values, the lands we live on and Indigenous knowledges that inform land-based practices and beliefs.
CMHC webinar: Housing Design Catalogue
10:00am - 11:00am
The Housing Design Catalogue - a free resource featuring professionally developed, near permit-ready designs and technical packages for small-scale infill development
Rural Development Network's National Housing Day virtual conference
Hear expert speakers and panelists, explore practical solutions/emerging approaches to increasing housing affordability and supply, connect with others working in the housing sector, and leave with fresh ideas to support your work and community.
UDI 3-session course on managing project financing
3:30pm - 5:30pm
Real estate financing, from securing equity and debt to building strong funding proposals and managing disbursements; what investors and lenders want to see, how to negotiate terms, and how to keep a project on track once funds are in place.