We are so pleased that UNYA will be building their new community centre. Social Art of Architecture trained youth were involved in facilitating that project! We are so excited to see that many of the ideas spoken by participants are going to become real!! Take a look! https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/urban-native-youth-association-vancouver-indigenous-community-centre
The Social Art of Architecture
Monday, July 11, 2022
The Social Art of Architecture for Youth Society helped East Van youth access Rapid tests
Besides doing youth training, our society is pleased to partner with Frog Hollow Society and also Red Cross Canada to distribute masks and rapid tests to East Vancouver families who need it during the Omicron wave of covid 19!
Sunday, May 23, 2021
Conversation with Cornelia Oberlander
This memory of Cornelia Oberlander was from my visit on March 26, 2011. Cornelia passed away at 99 leaving a legacy of sustainable landscapes and youth mentorship.
Susan Chung
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
PEP: Personal Experience and Perception
I led a personal experience and perception exercise with teens to sense the ecosystem at a lower mainland wetland. What do you see, hear, taste, smell? This was a lead into exploring the ecosystem of a place
Thursday, February 4, 2021
It is with deep sadness that we announce
that Stanley King has passed away.
E. STANLEY KING
Dip.Arch (Leics) UK, 1953, M.Arch (UBC) 1971, MAIBC (Retired), MRAIC
Born- May 9, 1927 (Frome, Somerset, England)
Deceased- December 3, 2020 (Vancouver, British Columbia)
Stanley’ King is celebrated for his vibrancy, enthusiasm, generosity and inspiration. Stanley was a beloved husband, father, and grandfather... |
Thursday, September 3, 2020
Codesigning for Catching The Spirit
We were at Picken House to codesign for the Catching the Spirit Society. This Codesign was organized by Miku Yamada and our youth artist, Sean Chung drew for peers. We all wore masks during this physically distant co-design.
Monday, December 9, 2019
Jericho Lands Co-design
Inspire Jericho from Canada Lands on Vimeo.
Our City on the Wall activity was edited to respect that urbanization happened on the traditional unceded territory of our Coast Salish First Nations People. |
Saturday, March 16, 2019
Clinton Park Co-Design for Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
UNYA Co-Design
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Monday, January 15, 2018
APPLY TO BE AN ARTIST for the VSB SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE
Do you Doodle in Class? Care about Sustainability? The VSB Sustainability Conference wants you!
The first of two co-design youth artist training sessions will take place on
What you will learn:
- Fast visual storytelling techniques that can be used for planning
- Sketching warm ups
- Fundamentals of co-design drawing
- How to draw fearlessly in front of peers
Ready, set, DRAW!
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Ecole Pauline Johnson Co-design becomes a landscape!!
Our lesson in Ecology to begin the design process |
students learn they are part of an ecological web to begin the design process |
the new garden |
it is a working wetland |
a place of art |
we are here with Kyra, a key parent organizer |
students wanted a willow tunnel |