The Insiders
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Apr
30
New SUB Lease Signed
Posted by: Alex Lougheed | April 30, 2010 | Comments Off on New SUB Lease Signed
Over the course of the next hour, the New SUB Lease agreements will be signed. We’re currently at the AMS Council meeting, trying to figure out the details. Of current particular note: 1. The AMS will retain any space needed to meet its programming needs in the Old SUB. In 8 years after the building’s […]
Apr
28
AUS Student Court Ruling: WTF?
Posted by: Neal Yonson | April 28, 2010 | 4 Comments
Might as well go a bit further into the Student Court ruling, for the sake of the archives. (The next time Student Court makes a questionable ruling, hopefully people will come here to find out why the last one was questionable too.) But not too in depth, so don’t be scared off. Unlike Naylor’s “Rising […]
Apr
20
BoG Holds Extraordinary Meeting to Pass CUS Fee
Posted by: Andrew Carne | April 20, 2010 | 11 Comments
The UBC Board of Governors will be holding an extraordinary Board Committee meeting tomorrow, April 21st, to approve the new Commerce student fees and a Board 3 for the Sauder building upgrades (agenda). It’s important to note that the date-stamp on the agenda is April 19th. This means that there was only two days of […]
Apr
18
Student Court: AUS Presidential Election “void and of no effect”
Posted by: Neal Yonson | April 18, 2010 | 13 Comments
On Friday, Student Court handed down a decision in Trasolini v. AUS Elections Committee which concluded that this year’s AUS Presidential Election is “void and of no effect”. Upon reviewing the decision, Brian Platt sent an email to AUS council announcing that he was stepping down immediately. Elysia Pine, who was elected as AUS VP […]
Apr
17
SUB Architects Short-listed
Posted by: Alex Lougheed | April 17, 2010 | 1 Comment
Vote results are out, and the three lucky short-listed firms are: Bing Thom Architects Busby Perkins+Will HBBH+BH These three now compete to have the AMS’ New SUB Committee to sign them on over the others. We’re pretty happy about the short-list as it’s a happy medium between the Insiders editors choices. It remains unclear what process the Committee […]
Apr
14
The New SUB Project Architect Presentations: My Picks
Posted by: Crystal Hon | April 14, 2010 | 2 Comments
Hopefully by now, many of you will have watched the videos or read my articles about the 7 architects vying for our project. I tried to give a fair assessment of the architectural firms in my write ups in order to give the readers a chance to form their own opinions. I have been asked […]
Apr
12
The New SUB Project Architect Presentations: Stantec Architecture / 3XN
Posted by: Crystal Hon | April 12, 2010 | 11 Comments
Stantec Architecture / 3XN According to their website, “Stantec Architecture and 3XN Architects, together, bring an outstanding depth of relevant experience, significant international design achievements and a very strong Vancouver based “capacity to perform” to this project. Integrating world caliber Design, rigorous Danish Sustainable Design and LEEF Certification experience with Vancouver depth of experience and […]
Apr
12
The New SUB Project Architect Presentations: Henriquez Partners Architects / IBI Group
Posted by: Crystal Hon | April 12, 2010 | Comments Off on The New SUB Project Architect Presentations: Henriquez Partners Architects / IBI Group
Henriquez Partners Architects / IBI Group According to their website, “The Student Union Building is the core around which student life revolves – establishing the UBC student body as a community and providing the functions that server and define the community.” Henriquez Partners Architects / IBI Group is a partnership between Henriquez Partners Architects and IBI […]
Apr
11
The New SUB Project Architect Presentations: Cannon Design
Posted by: Crystal Hon | April 11, 2010 | 4 Comments
Cannon Design According to their website, “For nearly two decades, Cannon Design has been nurturing a culture where imagination, invention and creative talent flourish. As a premier, world ranked firm by most any standard in all of our primary markets, we recognize that our continued success relies on more than just what we have done […]
Apr
9
The New SUB Project Architect Presentations: HBBH+BH
Posted by: Crystal Hon | April 9, 2010 | 1 Comment
HBBH+BH According to their website, “The new UBC Student Union Building will aim high: to empower, to advocate, to lead by example with ecological, social and financial sustainability. It will be accessible and diverse. It will be an inspirational, dignified space, at home in an exciting landscape” HBBH+BH is a partnership between HBBH and BH. […]
