News and Views
EVDS Professor Dr. Brian R. Sinclair earns campus wide recognition for his excellence in teaching from the Graduate Students’ Association (GSA).
Although they are oceans and landmasses apart, sustainable urban design experts at the University of Calgary are lending their expertise to government leaders from one of the fastest-growing cities in Australia.
The university's environmental design faculty met last week with a delegation of five Australian MPs from Melbourne who visited Calgary to learn how the city is managing rapid urban growth.
EVDS architecture professor and associate dean (research and international), John Brown, says too many people live in badly designed houses. Too many houses have rooms that don’t get used, kitchens that are hard to work in, living rooms that are difficult to furnish, and front entry spaces with no closets. There are supersized houses and those that, in spite of their actual size, feel too small and cramped.
