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Unstacking the Deck: A Game of Change

April 26, 2022 — 
Unstacking the Deck, a euphemism for breaking down biases, consists of a double deck of playing cards featuring early women architects who studied and worked in Manitoba: from the first woman B.Arch graduate from the University of Manitoba in 1932, to women who began careers in Manitoba in the 1960-70s.

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Innovative research receives funding

April 4, 2022 — 
UM researchers have received more than $1.2M through the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF), the Government of Canada announced

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Rainbow overheard of designed garden monument.

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Team Wreford’s design was chosen for LGBTQ2+ National Monument in Ottawa

March 29, 2022 — 
Monument captures both the sombre past and hope for a better future.

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sketch of Barry Padolsky

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FAUM Alumni Spotlight | Barry Padolsky

March 28, 2022 — 
Meet Barry Padolsky (B.Arch '61) UM alumnus and Ottawa-based architect, urban designer, and heritage consultant.

People walk across a concrete plaza on a sunny day.

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2022 Barkman Concrete Design Competition Winners Announced

March 18, 2022 — 
Learn more about the winning designs.

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wooden sustainability awards lined up with greenery in the background

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Celebrating our UM Sustainability Award Winners

March 17, 2022 — 
The UM Sustainability Awards recognize and celebrate the collaborative efforts of students, staff and faculty to advance UM’s commitment to excellence and leadership in sustainability. The following winners of the 2022 Sustainability Awards were selected by a committee and received their awards at UM Sustainability Day on March 10.

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Rendering of light integrated retaining wall system.

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2023 Barkman Concrete Design Competition Winners Announced

March 4, 2022 — 
The Barkman Concrete design competition is open to any student enrolled in the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Manitoba. This year, the task was to design, lay out, and detail a segmental retaining wall product.

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M.Arch student earns RAIC International Prize Scholarship recognition

March 3, 2022 — 
Saba Mirhosseini, a M.Arch student, has won recognition in the RAIC International Prize Scholarship competition.

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Dr. Sarah Cooper and City Planning students call for ‘just recovery’

March 2, 2022 — 
Dr. Sarah Cooper and graduate students in the Department of City Planning have co-authored The State of the Inner City Report: Placing Community at the Heart of the Recovery from COVID.

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student award winners

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Faculty of Architecture Students recognized by the Landscape Architecture Canada Foundation

February 22, 2022 — 
Landscape Architecture Canada Foundation recognize three Master of Landscape Architecture students

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