Conventions 2023 – Lived Experiences of Quality

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Calgary 2023: Quality Through the Lens of Lived Experience

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Hosted by the University of Calgary in Cooperation with Athabasca University Building upon the success of community mobilization and engagement showcased at the Montreal 2022 convention, where ‘Barriers to Quality in the Build Environment’ were collectively addressed, the second annual gathering, held in Calgary, focuses on lived experiences in interacting with the built environment and related insights, which will inform the development of a vision for reimagined quality, as well as the roadmaps for getting there. Leading up to, and during, the Calgary convention at the University of Calgary on May 1-2, 2023, we invite you to reflect on your experience of quality in the built environment and explore many important questions on how best to proceed.

We also ask you to begin to share your ideas that extend the current conceptualization of quality, and that might effectively inform the strategies and processes that will facilitate positive change.

Jyoti Gondek
Mayor, City of Calgary
Penny Pexman
Associate Vice-President Research, University of Calgary
Douglas MacLeod
Athabasca University
Nooshin Esmaeili
Canadian Student Researchers

Indigenous Ceremony

Sandra Sutter, Lee Crowchild & Josie C. Auger

What has been done since the December Online Convention
Designing Inclusive, Sustainable and Healthy Cities
Led by UCalgary
Regenerative Communities
Led by AthabascaU
Community-Led Pathways to Affordable & Sustainable First Nation Housing
Led by UManitoba
Material Culture & Social Prosperity
Led by LaurentianU
Re-evaluating Inclusivity and Well-Being on Toronto’s Evolving Waterfront
Led by Toronto Met
Equitable Resilience in Toronto’s Open Spaces
Led by UToronto
The Long-Term Cost of Low-Quality Buildings
Led by UWaterloo

Tables rondes #1

Open discussion #1

Members of the Steering Committee — Doramy Ehling, Josie C. Auger, Lyne Parent

What has been done since the December Online Convention
Adaptive Reuse for a Sustainable Future
led by CarletonU
Material Innovation in Spaces for Special Needs
led by UMontréal
Retrofitting Spaces for Health and Aging in the City
led by ConcordiaU
Night-time Design for Marginalized Communities
led by McGillU
Processes & Policies Supporting the Reinvention of Built Environment
led by ULaval
Mapping Quality and Belonging through Experiences of Space
led by DalhousieU
Right to Land
led by UBC
Partner Presentations
Thom Mahler
City of Calgary
Melissa Bowman
Yes in My Backyard Waterloo Region

Site Visit #1 — Landscapes & Urban Design

Riverwalk & East Village

Complexity, Uncertainty, Cities + Society: Design Education at a Crossroads

Co-Hosted by Athabasca University & University of Calgary

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Welcome and Introduction to Day 2 by Jean-Pierre Chupin + Brian R. Sinclair

Gian-Carlo Carra — Councilor Ward 9, City of Calgary

John Brown — Dean, School of Architecture, Planning + Landscape, University of Calgary

Presentations by Partners
Matt Nomura
Calgary Homeless Foundation
Sonia Blank
Architecture Sans Frontières Québec
Pinar Guvenc
Sour Studio

Roundtables #2

Student Views — Student Visions

Next steps in the partnership process

Steering Committee and Project Director

Open Discussion #2

Co-facilitated by Jean-Pierre Chupin + Shauna Mallory-Hill

How do we begin to better understand, measure and shape experiences of quality in our places and spaces?

Indigenous Ceremony

Sandra Sutter & Josie C. Auger

Site Visit #2 – Architecture

Calgary Public Library

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Governance Board

Graduate Student Committee

Dissemination & Outreach Committee