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Creating Vibrant Public Space: How Architecture Builds Community

Nick Arcuri — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 19:54:31 +0000

Creating Vibrant Public Space: How Architecture Builds Community

Published on January 28, 2026

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Over the past few decades, the prevalence of free, accessible public spaces has been declining in cities around the world. Neither home nor work, these gathering places, such as parks and libraries, bring people from different backgrounds together to socialize and feel a sense a community. Factors contributing to this decline include the increasing cost and privatization of urban land, as well as the shift toward a more individualistic, fast-paced world with more digital interaction. When these places disappear, the social connections that hold cities together can weaken.

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�Ӱ�ԭ��’s First UNESCO Chair Puts People and Communities at the Centre of Heritage Conservation

Ally Sebben — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 17:24:31 +0000

�Ӱ�ԭ��’s First UNESCO Chair Puts People and Communities at the Centre of Heritage Conservation

Published on January 28, 2026

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Mario Santana Quintero has seen this first-hand. A researcher in �Ӱ�ԭ�� University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Santana has worked on cultural heritage conservation globally. One lesson remains; technology alone can’t save heritage, it needs people, trust and collaboration.

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Canada Foundation for Innovation Awards $1.2 Million to �Ӱ�ԭ�� University Researchers

Nick Arcuri — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 12:45:00 +0000

Canada Foundation for Innovation Awards $1.2 Million to �Ӱ�ԭ�� University Researchers

Published on January 28, 2026

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Nine �Ӱ�ԭ�� University researchers have received from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF). The projects focus on a range of topics, including solutions for plastic pollution, mental health, heritage conservation and sonic arts.

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�Ӱ�ԭ�� Researchers Win buildingSMART International Award for Digital Twin Project

Nick Arcuri — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 13:23:47 +0000

�Ӱ�ԭ�� Researchers Win buildingSMART International Award for Digital Twin Project

Published on January 28, 2026

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A team of researchers with the (CIMS) have won a in the Professional Research category for their project, An Integrated Open-Source Digital Twin Platform for Federal Built Assets in Canada.

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14 Experiential Learning Projects Awarded Funding Through CUELF

Nick Arcuri — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 12:23:00 +0000

14 Experiential Learning Projects Awarded Funding Through CUELF

Published on January 28, 2026

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�Ӱ�ԭ��’s Experiential Learning Fund (CUELF), supported by Employment and Social Development Canada, funded 14 projects in July 2025. Initiatives span VR, field experiences, community archives, engineering labs, and public partnerships—enhancing hands‑on learning across diverse disciplines for undergrad and graduate students. Congratulations to Prof. Hima Dhulipati (Electronics), Prof. Juan Jimenez (Industrial Design), Prof. Andrew Harris (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering), Prof. Lisa Moffitt and Prof. Jerry Hacker (Architecture and Urbanism)!

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From Blocks to Blueprints: How a �Ӱ�ԭ�� Engineering Grad is Shaping Cities with Minecraft

Alexandra Sebben — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 21:31:04 +0000

From Blocks to Blueprints: How a �Ӱ�ԭ�� Engineering Grad is Shaping Cities with Minecraft

Published on January 28, 2026

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Matt Holmes isn’t your typical engineering grad. After earning a degree from �Ӱ�ԭ�� University’s program, he became an airport planner at Vancouver International Airport and a YouTube sensation.

Through his channel, , Holmes has built a global following teaching realistic city design using Minecraft — inspiring future architects and engineers one block at a time.

Holmes credits �Ӱ�ԭ�� for giving him the tools to turn a childhood curiosity into a thriving creative career. The university’s distinctive engineering program — and the opportunities it offered — gave him the knowledge, experience and confidence to transform his interest in building virtual cities into real-world impact.

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�Ӱ�ԭ��’s Collaborative Robots Represent the Future of Construction

Alexandra Sebben — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 13:13:51 +0000

�Ӱ�ԭ��’s Collaborative Robots Represent the Future of Construction

Published on January 28, 2026

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The construction industry is notoriously resistant to change. Projects can be extremely complex, with architects, engineers, builders and subcontractors guided by different, sometimes competing priorities. They’re also typically risk-averse — or, to be blunt, set in their ways.

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Announcing �Ӱ�ԭ��’s 2025 CU-CUASA Special Fund for EDI Research and Pedagogical Innovation Recipients

Alexandra Sebben — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 13:08:13 +0000

Announcing �Ӱ�ԭ��’s 2025 CU-CUASA Special Fund for EDI Research and Pedagogical Innovation Recipients

Published on January 28, 2026

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Join us in congratulating the recipients of the CU-CUASA Special Fund for EDI Research and Pedagogical Innovation.

The CU-CUASA Special Fund for EDI Research and Pedagogical Innovation supports and enhances research excellence and pedagogical innovation across �Ӱ�ԭ�� undertaken by members of equity-deserving groups and/or on topics that hold equity, diversity and inclusion considerations as a dominant focus.

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�Ӱ�ԭ�� Architecture Professors Receive SSHRC Insight Development Grants

cuthemeedtr5 — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 15:36:36 +0000

�Ӱ�ԭ�� Architecture Professors Receive SSHRC Insight Development Grants

Published on January 28, 2026

�Ӱ�ԭ�� University researchers received approximately $2.8 million from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) in Insight Grants and Insight Development Grants to fund their projects. A total of 25 �Ӱ�ԭ�� researchers will benefit from the grants announced on September 13.

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FED Researchers Awarded CFI Funding for Projects in Road Safety, Digital Media, and Robotic Construction

cuthemeedtr5 — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 20:09:31 +0000

FED Researchers Awarded CFI Funding for Projects in Road Safety, Digital Media, and Robotic Construction

Published on January 28, 2026

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Researchers from �Ӱ�ԭ�� University are receiving new funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) for six innovative research projects. Projects explore robots supporting the construction industry, to enhancing motion data to eliminate road fatalities, and tracking ancient organisms on Earth.

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