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Most urban centres have allocated a huge proportion of their total public space to cars. Last week, a team of EVDS students showed Calgarians a glimpse of what else is possible in the space needed for just one parking stall as part of PARK(ing) Day 2014.

Some time in the future when you go shopping for a toothbrush or a television – or anything in between – and you look at the label to see the price, you’ll be able to see the product’s environmental cost as well. Getachew Assefa says this sort of information is appearing overseas and it will eventually be the case in North America too. 

To kick off the Design Matters lecture series on Wednesday, September 24, Dr. Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Professor of Urban Planning and Associate Dean of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, will offer an expert’s take on the challenges facing the urban landscapes of modern Canadian and American cities.

Assistant Professor Jason Johnson and three EVDS students will showcase their design and creative problem-solving talents at the 2014 Beakerhead Festival in downtown Calgary.

Perhaps the creepiest aspect of the latest celebrity photo breach is that most experts believe this was not an isolated incident. They are now suggesting that it was a long-term effort, by multiple people, who collected and traded forbidden photos like baseball cards,

Beyond the sphinxes of the Salt Lake Masonic Temple’s stone steps — through the giant wooden doors and amid the hushed halls and secretive sanctuaries — is a fallout shelter. Salt Lake City had at least four — the Masonic temple, the Utah Capitol, the Pioneer Memorial Museum and the YWCA. Now, they’re hidden relics.

Rozhen Mohammed-Amin, an EVDS PhD candidate, was recently presented the Graduate Scholar Award at the prestigious International Conference on the Inclusive Museum in Los Angeles.

Faculty of Environmental Design (EVDS) Adjunct Associate Professor Harry Harker has been named to the Canadian Institute of Planners' (CIP) College of Fellows.

A wealth of academic achievements and years of leadership experience have earned EVDS PhD Candidate Maha Al-Zu'bi the Eyes High Leadership Doctoral Scholarship, one of the University of Calgary's most prestigious leadership awards.

Calgary faces the question of how to grow while ensuring its citizens have choices in housing styles and communities, housing remains affordable and commute times don't take on epic proportions. Greg Morrow, an assistant professor of urban design and planning at EVDS, is watching our growth with keen interest.