Students
ICP's Jake Chakasim Joins Venice Biennale Team
A collection of indigenous architects, designers and key researchers have been selected to represent Canada at next year's Venice Biennale 2018. Jake Chakasim, one of SCARP's PhD students, has been asked to be part of this group.
MCRP sees first graduating class
On June 1 the first class to hold the degree: Master of Community and Regional Planning (MCRP) will graduate at UBC. Twenty-five MCRP students including 4 students from the Indigenous Community Planning specialization will walk across the Chan Centre stage. The class was first admitted to the department in September 2015.
ICP students present at Musqueam April 26
MCRP Planning Studios Year End Event
audacity - 2017 SCARP Student Symposium
The 9th annual SCARP Student Symposium happens Friday, March 3rd at the AMS Nest on the UBC Campus. This year's theme is audacity - bold planning ideas for communities. For information on breakout session topics and keynote speakers go to the symposium website.
Vrushti Mawani earns IDRC research award
SCARP PhD candidate Vrushti Mawani has been awarded the 2016-2017 IDRC Doctoral Research Award (IDRA) this year. The award is a fieldwork grant relating to her doctoral research, titled "Brokered Borders : Planning and water access in Ahmedabad".
Lyana Patrick exhibit featured on CBC radio
Jeremy Stone Named Public Scholar
SCARP PhD student Jeremy Stone has been named a Public Scholar. The initiative from Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies at UBC, was created to "...encourage purposeful social contribution, innovative forms of collaborative scholarship, and broader career readiness for students."
Jeremy's area of research involves gentrification and the intersecting claims to the city. Read more about Jeremy's research.
SCARP Students Receive Honourable Mention in 2016 Hines Competition
Three SCARP Master's students have been recognized with an Honourable Mention in the 2016 Hines Competition, organized by the Urban Land Institute. Alix Krahn, Aaron Lao, and Sander Mozo were part of a five-member interdisciplinary team from UBC, along with Anežka Gočová (SALA) and Mark Chen (Sauder). The submission, "The Gradient City", proposed the completion of the vision for Midtown Atlanta by providing a spectrum of diverse urban experiences connecting across an underdeveloped site.
