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Featuring speakers Michael Faciejew from our School of Architecture, and Chad Walker from out School of Planning. Michael discussed his work with the histories of architecture, information and empire in the context of recolonization, and Chad shared his work with justice, equity and social acceptance in low-carbon energy transitions.

Featuring speakers Rosa Milito from our School of Architecture, and Kate Thompson from our School of Planning. Rosa discussed culturally significant places that exist at the intersection of architecture and planning, and Kate shared her research on the ideas, rhetoric, and tools of ecosystem services for urban planning.

Featuring speakers Cristina Verissimo from our School of Architecture and Eric Rapaport from our School of Planning. Cristina discussed the new uses of cork in architecture, and Eric shared the results of a historical GIS that revealed changes to the social and urban fabric of Halifax over time.

Featuring speakers Mikiko Terashima from our School of Planning and Emanuel Jannasch from our School of Architecture. Mikiko shared her research on advancing the concepts and measures needed for 15-minute neighbourhoods, and Emanuel discussed his work with timber/lumber/wood as a medium of rural-urban communication.

Featuring speakers Susan Fitzgerald from our School of Architecture and Jeffrey Biggar from our School of Planning. Susan shared her work exploring the social and spatial lives of cities and architecture to understand how they are experienced by the inhabitants, and Jeff discussed his work ensuring infrastructure keeps pace with higher-density development.

Featuring speakers Lisa Berglund from our School of Planning and Roger Mullin from our School of Architecture. Lisa shared her work exploring the relationships between gentrification and police surveillance devices, and Roger discussed his work with the North American Indigenous Games, creating culturally identifiable spaces for Indigenous youth athletes.

Featuring speakers Austin Parsons from our School of Architecture and Ren Thomas from our School of Planning. Austin shared his three research interests – his contributions to the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals Climate Action Plan, his work developing a software program for divided light window details, and his prototype storm window design. Ren discussed her work with mobility justice and transit boosterism as an urban transformation strategy in Malmö, Sweden, and Kitchener, Ontario.

Featuring speakers Christine Macy from our School of Architecture and Kate Clark and Katherine Deturbide from the . Christine shared her research on Indigenous and settler conceptions of property in Mi’kma’ki (Nova Scotia) and Kate and Katherine discussed accessibility standards from the perspective of planning and design professionals.

Featuring speakers Ahsan Habib from our School of Planning and James Forren from our School of Architecture. Ahsan discussed his work with DalTRAC and shared his research on transportation data collection and modeling for policy analysis. James shared his research on building technologies in the built environment and his work with the Material Body Environment Laboratory (MEBL).

Featuring speakers Brian Lilley from our School of Architecture and Jahedul Alam from DalTRAC. Brian shared his research on integrating climate awareness and material engagement into the practice of architecture, and Jahedul talked about his work with DalTRAC analyzing transportation planning for coastal flooding.

Featuring speakers Graham Gagnon, Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Planning, and Talbot Sweetapple from our School of Architecture. Graham discussed his work in water resources studies and »ÆÉ«Ö±²¥'s utility partnerships, and Talbot shared his research on working practices and topics of cultural sustainability.

Featuring speakers Ã‰mélie Desrochers-Turgeon, Assistant Professor in our School of Architecture, and visiting researcher from Sweden's Lund University.  Émélie discussed the architectural and environmental histories of settler colonialism in North America, and Oscar presented on supportive neighborhood and housing environments for ageing populations.  

Featuring speakers Hasan Shahrier from DalTRAC, and Michael Putman from our School of Architecture. Hasan shared a Copula-based approach for modelling the joint decisions of activity start-time and the duration of daily activities, and Michael discussed the playful aspects of adaptive reuse.