SEMINAR OVERVIEW
Urbanarium’s design competitions bring together multidisciplinary teams to rethink housing and urban development. The latest competition, Decoding Timber Towers, explored mass timber solutions for mid- to high-rise residential and mixed-use buildings, addressing key barriers such as building codes, zoning, and cost.
The competition emphasized low-carbon construction, livability, and systems-based approaches using BC timber, prefabrication, and modular design. This seminar will highlight insights from past competitions, share findings from the latest initiative, and provide a preview of the upcoming competition launching this fall.
SEMINAR DETAILS
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM PT / 11:00 AM MT / 1:00 PM ET
Duration: 1 hour
Topic: Decoding Timber Towers
Format: Virtual (Zoom)
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Passcode: 784903
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Meeting host: tshamsi@ualberta.ca
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Amy Nugent
Executive Director, Urbanarium
Amy Nugent is the Executive Director of Urbanarium, a leading Canadian forum for innovative urban solutions. She brings extensive experience in nonprofit leadership, fundraising, public engagement, and government relations.
Travis Hanks
Principal and Co-founder, Haeccity Studio Architecture
Travis Hanks is a Principal and Co-founder of Haeccity Studio Architecture, an Urbanarium Board member, and Competition Committee Co-Chair. His work focuses on housing research and advancing policy around housing choice and affordability.
SHARE & PARTICIPATION
Thank you for your continued participation in the HQP Seminar Series under the NSERC Alliance Grant – Next-Generation Wood Construction.
Students participating in the grant are expected to attend at least 50% of the HQP Seminar Series. Please share this seminar with colleagues, collaborators, and anyone interested in mass timber design and construction.
We look forward to your participation in HQP Seminar XXXII.