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Architecture, heard differently:

Building Is Aural Device: Waterfall.
With sound artist: XANIA XIN LAKA.

Presented by: Ellipsis × UBC SALA
27 October 2026 · 7:30 PM

Sold out. Thank you to everyone joining us.

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Forma Vol. 0, Issue 9 (October 1, 2026) looks at architecture that gets real results through restraint:

🔹 An Ontario lake house by Michael Taylor Architecture + Design, where staggered limestone protects privacy on the road side and curved blue glass faces the water.
🔹 The Bellwoods Residence by StudioAC in Toronto's West End, organized around a full-height shaft of daylight.
🔹 The AltaGas headquarters by Zeidler Architecture at 701 Fifth Avenue Place in Calgary: 130,000+ square feet over six floors, with no tower demolished.
🔹 The Honey Bee Research Centre in Guelph, and the McMaster greenhouse by Moriyama Teshima Architects.
🔹 The École Brouch in Esch-sur-Alzette by JSWD & Jim Clemes Associates

The issue also asks harder questions. Can prefab mass timber ease Canada's housing crisis? How do ten architecture schools compare? What happens when students adopt AI faster than their schools can teach it? We also mark 78 years of RJC Engineers and list open design competitions with upcoming deadlines.

Read the full issue in the link in bio!

#Architecture #CanadianArchitecture #Design #MassTimber #ArchitectureEducation #AIinArchitecture #FormaMagazine #Forma #FormaTheMagazine #FormaDesign

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HEYYY!!

You are officially invited to: SALAWEEN’S 2000s HOUSE PARTY

Date: October 30th
Time: 8pm - Midnight
Location: Koerner’s Pub (1758 West Mall)

Costume: Come dressed in 2000s fashion or as any icon you thought was cool in the 2000s
Music: 2000s throwbacks

TICKET INFO COMING SOON!

See you there!!
P.S. forward this to 5 friends or get bad luck for the next 10 years ;)

#salaween #2000s #sorryforpartyrocking

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CITY DEBATE NEXT WEEK!

Given the impact development fees are having on the viability of housing developments, should new sources of funding be identified to pay for infrastructure and amenities, or should we reduce our expectations for what services we expect in our cities?

Urbanarium City Debate #21 brings two expert teams face-to-face. YOU decide.

SHARE THE LOAD: Lilian Chau (CEO, Entre Nous Femmes Housing Society) and Stephen Rouse (Founder, Common Sense Economics)

CUT THE BLOAT: Rob Bruno (EVP, Polygon Homes Ltd.) and Wendy Waters, Ph. D. (Real Estate Research Specialist)

MODERATED by Tsur Somerville (Professor, UBC Sauder School of Business)

Tuesday, October 6 at 7 PM. UBC Robson Square Theatre. Link in bio for tickets.

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🛠️ It’s in the details 🛠️

#designbuild #metrovancouver #theperch #thesis #architecture

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✨🤓🖥️♻️ What if we stopped treating “new” as the automatic default?

Last night, we joined UBC SALA x DIALOG for their Design Week panel series “Reuse, Don’t Build” — an incredibly informative conversation exploring adaptive reuse, circular design, and what it could look like to make reuse, rather than replacement, the default.

The discussion went well beyond the question of what we build. It opened up a much broader convo around how we approach resources, materials, existing spaces, and the systems that shape the design industry. Are there opportunities to do more with what we already have?

Drawing inspo from Paris’s PLU Bioclimatique, the panel explored how prioritizing retention can help reduce waste and carbon emissions while preserving the cultural value already embedded in our communities.

The key takeaway question was: can Vancouver do the same?

There may not be one straightforward answer, but creating space for conversations like this is important. Constructive dialogue, different perspectives, and challenging some of our industry’s default ways of thinking are how we create room to innovate and evolve.

It was a great evening of listening, learning, and reconsidering what “new” actually can mean.

Thank you to @ubcsala x DIALOG for bringing this convo together. ♻️🙏

#vancouverdesignweek #vancouverdesign #vancouverarchitecture #interiordesign #sustainabledesign

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@ubcsala has named Ouri Scott and Mari Fujita as the recipients of the 2026 Margolese Design for Living Prize.

One of the highest design accolades in Canada, the $50,000 Margolese Prize spotlights designers whose work encourages a greater understanding of the built environment. This year, two Margolese Prizes were awarded: One to a practitioner (Scott) and one to a UBC faculty member (Fujita).

“We are honoured to be able to recognize two such tremendous designers and thought leaders through this year’s Margolese Prize,” says UBC SALA Director Thaïsa Way. “Both Ouri and Mari use design to bring communities together to create a lasting difference.”

Read more at the link in our bio.

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Mark your calendars and join us at Boundary Bay to celebrate the completed build from 3-5pm! The event will include opening remarks from SALA Faculty and Design Build Students, and an afternoon of hanging out and perching… see you there

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Can’t jump to conclusions too soon, but I’m guessing this’ll play 🤠

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City Debate #21: Share the Load or Cut the Bloat? Dealing with Ballooning Development Fees.

Should new sources of funding be identified to pay for infrastructure and amenities? Or should we reduce our expectations for what services we expect in our cities?

Experts dispute the future of our region. You decide.
Tuesday, October 6, 7 PM at UBC Robson Square Theatre.

Link in bio for tickets

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The first day of classes marks the end of summer break and the start of something exciting. We wish all the best to our future architects, landscape architects, designers, and makers on the beginning of a new academic year. We look forward to seeing the interests you pursue, the research and explorations you undertake, and the creative solutions that you develop this year.

Remember, school is a time to pursue your interests and to experiment with impunity. Amongst all the deadlines and late nights, make sure to have fun with it!

Case in point: The Perch, a unique and experimental new park pavilion designed and built this summer by UBC Master of Architecture graduate students. A welcome and inspirational addition to the community.

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#westcoastmodern #designresearch #designexploration #westcoastmodernleague #wcmlvan

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THE DESIGN COMPETITION IS HERE 🎉

We’re excited to launch this year’s design competition in collaboration with HAPA Collaborative! This competition is invites participants to reconsider the interstitial spaces in our city. Participating teams will have five days to develop a proposal in response to this year’s theme, which will be revealed during the launch on October 10th. Design proposals will be judged by professionals from @hapacobo, and other design firms around Vancouver. The contest is open to all BDES students.

⭐️ Key dates:

September 14th, 9am (PST): Registration opens
September 26th, 11:59pm (PST): Online registration deadline
October 3rd, 10am (PST): Design Brief Release
October 16th 9pm (PST): Online submission deadline
October 17th 9am (PST): Award ceremony at the UBC Performance Theatre

📝 Requirments:

- Current BDES student
- Teams of 3 (intermixing of years encouraged)

Keep an eye out for more information and registration links at @desus.ubc!

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