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HUBBUB 19
HUBBUB is a celebration of co-creation and collaboration between City Staff, faculty and post-secondary students. Each showcase features creative and innovative solutions imagined by students for city building and making Vancouver more sustainable, equitable and joyful.
This Fall marked ten years of co-creating with the City of Vancouver and our return to City Hall.
HUBBUB 19 allows you to explore student projects that address challenges related to multiple City of Vancouver strategic priorities, including climate emergency, transportation, and civic literacy, with a focus on equity and reconciliation.
If you can to attend the showcase in-person at City Hall on December 5th, you will hear from Deputy City Manager Karen Levitt, Langara College President Paula Burns, and Acting Mayor Lisa Dominato. The event will be hosted by the dynamic Mumbi Maina, and promises to be an unforgettable experience.
We hope to see you there.
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Student Projects
After taking a look at the student projects, don’t forget to vote for your favourite project by clicking on the “Learn more…” button and then clicking on the “Write a review” button at the bottom of each project page. If you feel inspired, have questions, or can help to advance this work, we encourage you to leave your thoughts as well.
Course Collaborations
Students participating in Term-Long or Course Collaborations work as individuals or teams on a hands-on, applied project over the course of a term. These collaborations usually take place with third and fourth year students. Some projects are more complex and may require a multi-disciplinary, multi-year exploration, or might benefit from in depth research. CityStudio Research Collaborations usually involve graduate students or those in directed studies.
Our Time To Guard False Creek
Our project is an Integrated Marketing Communication proposal whose ultimate goal is to...
Where Does the Rain Go?
Our project focuses on using green rainwater infrastructure to capture and reuse rainwater...
Bringing Public Spaces to Life
My project seeks to transform public spaces such as the SFU Town Square...
Rental Unit Emissions Report Card: Helping Renters Reduce their Carbon Footprint
Our project supports the City of Vancouver's efforts to reduce carbon emissions by...
Vancouver’s First Potential Bicycle Playground
Our project highlights the importance of implementing a bicycle playground in the City...
Engaging Vancouver’s New Canadians
Engaging New Canadians is a policy brief that explores why New Canadians experience...
Pathways to Connection
Vancouver’s Indigenous youth deserve to have a safe environment where they can engage...
Whyther: The Why, the How, and the What To Do Behind Vancouver Weather
Whyther is an informative app meant to connect climate change to weather events...
DANCEITY
A proposed multi-storey multi-function community complex surrounded by mid-density housing to upgrade the...
Vancouver Climate Passports
Paper and online passports that walk residents through how they can get involved...
Leisure Access Program
Our program mainly focuses on solving the problems of the Leisure Access Program...
Green Rainwater City Microgrants
Our Green Rainwater Microgrant project provides an opportunity for specific local communities, both...
Sustainacity
Sustainacity aims to address the question of how to increase climate literacy within...
Visualizing Climate Action
Visualizing Climate Action targets Vancouverites’ values by installing displays in Vancouver’s most scenic...
Call For Art
Water is fundamental to our urban identity and deserves to be celebrated. This...
Hydrological engineering for the health of the Hinge Park wetland system
Our project goal is to improve the health of the Hinge Park wetland...
Feel the Heat?
Feel the Heat? developed innovative policy solutions to protect Vancouver tenants during extreme...
False Creek Tomorrow: An Accessible & Affordable Waterfront
This project aims to achieve a water-centric, highly liveable urban density in False...
You are about to go blue
We aim to be part of the movement to make people visualize and...
Embrace Your Space
Embrace Your Space aims to revitalize existing public outdoor spaces in Vancouver to...
Long-Term Traffic Volume Prediction for Vancouver
We try to predict long-term traffic volume in hope that it will aid...
Engagement Collaborations
New to our showcase is our Engagement Collaborations – an innovative type of collaboration at CityStudio Vancouver. These projects come together with a lighter touch approach, meaning we have the opportunity to engage with more, sometimes more than a hundred students, for a project that invites students to reflect on and understand experiential learning from the first two years of their post-secondary education.
Our Expert Judges
Every HUBBUB we welcome three expert judges (one City staff + one faculty + one CityStudio alum) to explore the showcase and select 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place projects to be celebrated at the end of the showcase. This semester we are proud and grateful to have the following judges
Samer Rihani
Alumni
Wilma Clarke
City of Vancouver
Leanne Roderick
Simon Fraser University
Our Champions
At CityStudio Vancouver, no one exemplifies the work we aim to do more than our champions. We truly admire these folks for their commitment to change in the City and to mentoring students. In this anniversary edition, we’re celebrating three Champions who have championed CityStudio Vancouver through the years since its inception, saying YES. These individuals are not only committed to collaborative city-building and community-engaged learning but have provided us with invaluable insights and feedback, dedicating countless hours, and imagining new possibilities to expand our collective impact. These Champions have been an integral part of helping to make Vancouver more sustainable, equitable, and joyful.
Andrew Pask
City of Vancouver
“As an urban planner and public space advocate, working with CityStudio has always been a rich and remarkable experience. Working with the student groups has always provided an opportunity to be immersed in new ideas and perspectives on city-building . The CityStudio approach is creative, unfettered, and built on a deep enthusiasm for making Vancouver a better place.”
Frederica Jensen
Langara College
“As an instructor, seeing my students engage in meaningful work and be exposed to experiential opportunities outside the classroom is by far the most gratifying aspect of working with CityStudio. I remain incredibly grateful to my project partners for their commitment to supporting and including students.”
HUBBUB 19 Wall of Awesome
Each semester CityStudio Vancouver brings together City of Vancouver staff with faculty from BCIT, Langara College, Northeastern University – Vancouver, SFU, and UBC . Without the collaborative efforts of the following individuals, we would not be able to get students working on projects with the potential to shake things up at City Hall! Thank you for all your openness and innovative work! Below you’ll find the City Staff and Faculty Champions from Fall 2022.
Awesome City Of Vancouver Staff
Alex Taylor
Alexandra Turnbull
Alyshia Burak
Angela Danyluk
Bob Ahtesham
Brad Badelt
Brady Faught
Cory Dobson
anielle Johnston
Heidi Horlacher
Jennifer Reddy
Julie McManus
Krista Moyls
Matthew Callow
Max Scruton
Mumbi Maina
Paige Bennett
Paul Czene
Peter Marriott
Rosemary Yip
Sheri DeBoer
Tabinda Shah
Tim Douglas
Zak Zenasni
Awesome Vancouver Faculty
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Les Frost
Matthew Shepherd
Tom Jopling
Langara College
Drew Egan
Frederica Jensen
Mike Smith-Cairns
Northeastern University – Vancouver
Michal Aibin
Simon Fraser University
Anna Hippmann
Aude-Claire Fourot
Kora DeBeck
Tammara Soma
Zafar Adeel
University of British Columbia
Catherine Douglas
Denali YoungWolfe
Jennifer Moss
Kathryn Harrison
Letitia Henville
Loch Brown
Michael Lipsen
Su-Jan Yeo
Tara Ivanochko
Vancouver City Strategies & Plans
Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
Climate Emergency Action Plan (CEAP)
Engineering Services Strategic Plan
Equity Framework
Green Operations Plan
Healthy Waters Plan
Transportation 2040
Transportation Demand Management Action Plan
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