Calgary?s newly renamed School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape has officially opened an innovative research hub in downtown Calgary: the City Building Design Lab.
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The hub was made possible through a partnership between the school, formerly known as the Faculty of Environmental Design (EVDS), and East Village master developer Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC), announced in December. The downtown location is in the Castell Building, the city?s former Central Library, with a five-year lease agreement generously provided by CMLC.
Students occupy the main floor and basement of building. The CMLC has made an investment of $1.5 million for the program over the next five years. The lab and the programming this funding provides will give students unique opportunities to connect with the building industry and community as they explore how innovations in design, construction and operational management can work together to make cities more resilient, equitable, vibrant, prosperous, and healthy. Photo Courtesy of University of Calgary School of Architecture Planning and Landscape
?The City Building Design Lab is structured to function as a hub for trailblazing research and collaborative discussions about the future of city building,? said, University of Calgary President, Dr. Ed McCauley. ?By connecting students, faculty, industry professionals, entrepreneurs and city official...