architecture News Archive
Faculty of Architecture
CAFÉ Montage
May 27, 2020 —
This short video montage synthesizes highlights from the CAFÉ Prairie forum and the Nation-to-Nation conversation on Indigenous principles, perspectives and practices in shaping Canada’s architecture
Desautels Faculty of Music
The acoustics of Iceland
January 27, 2020 —
Ís, an interactive installation, the result of a collaboration between the University of Manitoba's Faculty of Architecture and Desautels Faculty of Music, was on display Jan. 29th - Feb. 5th
Indigenous
Proposals for the 2019 Indigenous Initiatives Fund are now being accepted
November 12, 2019 —
The Indigenous Initiative Funds are open to faculties, schools, colleges, libraries and administrative units to support unit-based projects that further the Indigenous Achievement goals and priorities outlined in Taking Our Place, the U of M’s Strategic Plan
Indigenous
Star Phoenix: Collaboration, Indigenous knowledge at heart of Muskrat House project
September 4, 2019 —
Reanna Merasty, a member of Barren Lands First Nation and an architecture graduate student at the University of Manitoba who worked on the project, said she appreciated that the development process involved community, Indigenous knowledge, sustainability, and regional influences in the materials
Faculty of Architecture
ZigZag Design as a Concrete Answer to Vehicular Attacks
March 1, 2019 —
Winning student competition design put into production
Faculty of Architecture
First year success for Cooperative Education
November 19, 2018 —
The Faculty of Architecture's Co-op/I Program is in full swing and had a number of successes to celebrate during it's first year.
CBC: New training program aims to tackle housing crisis in northern First Nations
October 16, 2018 —
U of M Prof. Shirley Thompson visited the communities with architects and architecture students last week to start developing the houses and designing them in culturally appropriate ways.
Faculty of Architecture
CACB grants six-year accreditation for the Master of Architecture Program
June 14, 2018 —
The Faculty of Architecture is pleased to announce that the Canadian Architectural Certification Board has granted the Master of Architecture Program an accreditation term of six years effective July 1, 2018.
Honorary Degree Recipients, June 7, 2018
June 7, 2018 —
Honorary degrees will be awarded to a Canadian architect who has greatly influenced contemporary urban design, and a distinguished Indigenous leader and inspirational role model in the field of public education
Faculty of Architecture
2018 Year End Exhibition
May 24, 2018 —
The 2018 Year End Exhibition was once again a success