VANCOUVER, BC – Students and faculty from SFU, UBC and BCIT worked with City of Vancouver staff and community in partnerships through CityStudio Vancouver this past semester to co-create projects that were celebrated in our semi-annual project showcase. HUBBUB 14: The Digital Edition featured twenty-three projects co-created by 89 students together with 15 City of Vancouver staff addressing key priorities and challenges in the city including the Vancouver Plan, Climate Emergency Response, and more.
The online showcase included two parts: a website and a Facebook week-long event to vote and engage with student projects via comments and questions.
Visitors included City officials like Councillor Christine Boyle who shared questions and comments with all of the students who participated.
Through ‘liking’ on Facebook we facilitated a People’s Choice Award. The online format offered students the opportunity to share their work with their personal networks, reaching their friends, families, and beyond. The engagement was immense with close to 1,500 votes cast. The winner of the People’s Choice Award was a UBC group from the Faculty of Science: “The Success of the Pacific Herring Net Deployment in False Creek.” The students, Nathalie Buu, Denise Wang, Leon Yang, Kiana Yerxa co-created the project with faculty member Tara Ivanochko & Michael Lipsen, City of Vancouver staff Angela Danyluk, and the Squamish Streamkeepers.
HUBBUB 14: The Digital Edition webpage can be found on the CityStudio Vancouver website and maps all the course collaborations from the Spring 2020 semester as they relate to the City strategies they address. At each HUBBUB event we honour one City staff and one faculty member with our Champions Award because they have participated in at least five collaborations over the years and are truly committed to city-building in Vancouver and mentoring students. Faculty, City staff and special collaborators from the semester are featured on the Wall of Awesome.
Faculty members or City staff that are interested in course collaborations for upcoming terms can contact CityStudio Vancouver through our website.
HUBBUB project showcases are being held across Canada by the growing 12 member CityStudio network! Learn more about the Network here.
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HUBBUB 14 The Digital Edition Projects
Simon Fraser University
Restoration Plan for Everett Crowley Park
Climate Influx
Cultivate Inclusivity
Neighbourhood Clubhouse
StudyHubble
Boardwalk and the Beast: A Case Study in Assessing Park Health
The New Commons
7 Symbols of Granville
Guaranteed Opportunities? Towards and Anti-Colonial Approach to Policy Analysis for Poverty Reduction
How We Move: Feedback from Vancouverites
Climate Emergency Dialogues
University of British Columbia
Expanding Leisure
Jericho Beach Goldrush – Pursuit of the Elusive Forage Fish
The Success of Pacific Herring Net Deployment in False Creek
Capra Tilapia
De-Reconstruction
Fence³ (F³)
Omniate
Shared Boundaries
Food Waste: Educate to Mitigate
How Does the Public Understand ‘Best Before’ Dates
False Creek Water Quality
Victoria-Fraserview Green Engagement Initiative
Sunset Solutions – Tree Planting, Care and Retention
