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HUBBUB 26
HUBBUB 26 is a celebration of student innovation, civic solutions, and climate action.
Presented as part of PNW Climate Week, CityStudio’s HUBBUB 26 showcases the power of collective learning and civic innovation, bringing together students, City leaders, researchers, educators, community organizations, industry partners, and the public to imagine and build a more sustainable, equitable, and joyful future.
Explore interactive exhibits, meet the student teams behind the projects, connect with community partners, and discover practical solutions to some of Vancouver’s most pressing civic and climate challenges.
More than a showcase, HUBBUB is a place where ideas become partnerships, collaboration inspires action, and creativity sparks hope. Join us to meet the next generation of changemakers and celebrate a thriving future for Vancouver and the wider region.
Live In-Person Showcase
July 15, 2026
9:30 AM–12:30 PM
CityStudio Vancouver and Husain Rahim Plaza
1800 Spyglass Place, Vancouver
Vote for Your Favourite Project!
Explore the student exhibits and cast your vote in the People’s Choice Awards between 9:30 AM and 12:00 PM. Winners will be announced during the event.
Cast your vote in the People’s Choice Awards →
Featured Community Partners
Alongside student exhibits, meet representatives from BEST Mobility (Better Environmentally Sound Transportation), Ethos Lab , Applied Research Center Langara College, Green Rainwater Infrastructure (City of Vancouver), UBC CALP Lab, Metro Vancouver, CoSphere, and Understanding Emotions as a Pathway to Settler Accountability in Vancouver (UBC).
Together, these organizations, researchers, and civic partners highlight the many ways collaboration, research, and community action are driving positive change across Vancouver and the region.
Enjoy complimentary coffee from Serious Coffee and ice cream from Rain or Shine Ice Cream, while supplies last, as you explore exhibits throughout the Studio and plaza.
Don’t miss our Wall of Awesome, celebrating the students, faculty, City staff, community partners, and volunteers whose collaboration made HUBBUB 26 possible.
Special thanks to our event sponsors: Rain or Shine Ice Cream, Hemlock Printers, and Serious Coffee.
We can’t wait to welcome you to HUBBUB 26 and celebrate another year of civic innovation together!
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Vote for Your Favourite Project!
Explore the student exhibits and cast your vote in the People’s Choice Awards between 9:30 AM and 12:00 PM. Winners will be announced during the event.
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.
Onion
Onion maps food access across Vancouver per dissemination-area, combining food assets, transit, income,...
Experimental Urban Shade
This project explores creative and interactive urban shade ideas that encourage people to...
RouteRelief
Our project helps people in the Lower Mainland find clear, local disaster support...
Hearing Green
Hearing Green translates Vancouver's soundscapes into colour-coded visual maps, making the invisible acoustic...
From Waste to Resource
This research project explores the potential of greywater reuse for household irrigation in...
StoveNest
This project examines how crumb rubber infill from synthetic turf fields can release...
CRM Fit for CityStudio
Our client, CityStudio Vancouver, was searching for CRM software to replace their current...
The Environmental Cost of Crumb Rubber
This project examines how crumb rubber infill from synthetic turf fields can release...
Language in the Landscape
Remembrance and identity are shaped by familiar public spaces. Inspired by transit signage...
FoodHubBC
An app that helps food-insecure people find affordable and nutritious food distributors like...
PrepMate
PrepMate tackles Vancouver renters' kitchen space shortages with a multi-functional induction stove cover....
Vancooler
Vancooler is an innovative, dynamic web application designed to help Vancouver's pedestrians and...
Indigenous Artworks Along The Line
Remembrance and identity are shaped by familiar public spaces. Inspired by transit signage...
VanDusen Botanical Garden Facility Rental System Analysis
This project evaluated VanDusen Botanical Garden's facility rental processes, assessed purpose-built booking software...
Shaded
Shaded is a community driven web application that will empower Vancouver residents to...
Forage Friends
Identifying local plants can be difficult, and mistakes can lead to unsafe interactions...
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
People's Choice
People's Choice
People's Choice
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.
HUBBUB 26 Wall of Awesome
Each semester CityStudio Vancouver brings together City of Vancouver staff with faculty from partnering post secondary institutions . 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 Spring and Summer 2026
Awesome City Of Vancouver Staff
Jennifer Cooper
Chris Higgins
Sarah Hunn
Howie Jiang
Julie McManus
Ti Lam
Ruotian Tan
Katia Tynan
Andrea Wickham
Awesome Vancouver Faculty
BCIT
Hesam Alizadeh
Yassaman Babaee
Chris Claxton
Marco Ho
Edward Fajardo
Carly Orr
Richard Te
SFU
Mauve Pagé
Lauren Schneider
Laura Tate
Ken Zupan
Vancouver City Strategies & Plans
Our Partners
