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@QueensU 's focused two-year Master of Planning program allows students to develop the knowledge & skills required to become leaders in the #planning field.
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Joined September 2011
@QueensSURP students Chloe Bullen MPL‘25, Leah Dykstra MPL’25 and Nvar Jaf MPL’25 won the National Capital Commission’s Urban Design Challenge – “Re-Imagining the LeBreton Flats Park District”. @NCC_CCN See the presentation ceremony: https://t.co/SCm1h6VIgZ
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World-renowned urbanist @Penalosa_G, founder of @880Cities will visit @queensu and give a public lecture on Canadian Urbanism: Advancing People-Centred Urban Design Strategies, Wednesday, March 5, 5:30-7:00 pm, Robert Sutherland Hall Room 202.
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Calgary looks to prezoning to open up old shopping malls to housing. Interview with @ProfDavidGordon /via @globeandmail
theglobeandmail.com
Redeveloping Glenmore Landing to include housing aligns with Calgary’s Municipal Development Plan, as well as the city’s climate and housing strategies
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In Fall 2024, a seven member team of Master of Planning students from the #Queensu School of Urban and Regional Planning (SURP) successfully completed a community based international planning project in India ➡️ Learn more and find a link to their blog: https://t.co/X0ZJ4Baufm
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Six @QueensSURP graduate students plus @prof_AAgarwal have arrived in Auroville India to investigate the social impacts of this experimental community upon adjacent villages. Follow their adventures at: https://t.co/cstpg5DFzS
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SURP Alumni Reception in Hamilton, Wed. Sept 25. SURP alumni in Hamilton & OPPI conference are invited to join us at 5:30 -7:00 pm. Location: MERIT Brewing Co. (107 James St N). Please circulate widely - you don't have to be at the conference to attend https://t.co/nSLowBOrXm
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City of Ottawa staff and @QueensSURP grad students at Ottawa City Hall for the launch meeting for our Algonquin Station planning study.
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Great gathering of @QueensSURP alumni and students at the @CIP_ICU national conference in Edmonton. #CONNECTION2024
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SURP Alumni Reception in Edmonton, Wed. July 10. SURP alumni in Edmonton & CIP conference are invited to join us at 5:30 -7:00 pm. Location: Craft Beer Market (345 10 Avenue SW). Please circulate widely - you don't have to be at the conference to attend https://t.co/FB2mUbUKIB
craftbeermarket.ca
Enjoy premium casual dining at our Edmonton restaurant in the heart of downtown at 10013 101A Ave NW.
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Matthew Harding MPL'23 was co-author of this paper, which drew from his Master's Report and research in the National Archives.
How Canada became a suburban nation: our research on @CMHC_ca lead role in changing the design of post-war neighbourhoods. Free copies from Journal of Urban Design for the first 100 downloads: https://t.co/yC1nYIbB49
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Happy SURPers on Convocation Day. Congratulations to the MPL'24 Class!
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Save the date - SURP Alumni Reception in Edmonton, Wednesday, July 10 SURP alumni in Edmonton and CIP conference attendees are invited to join us at 5:30 -7:00 pm, Location: Downtown TBA. Please circulate widely - you don't have to be at the conference to attend.
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Grenville Park's designer, Professor Stanley Lash, was the founder and first Director of the Queen's School of Urban and Regional Planning. Article includes commentary by his student, @ProfDavidGordon .
Charming article by Nancy Dorrance in this weekend's @globeandmail about the Grenville Park Co-operative Housing Association, a Kingston neighbourhood designed by Stanley Lash along Garden Suburb lines. Read the on-line version for more pictures: https://t.co/wrelVraUro
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The article quotes @QueensSURP Professor Emeritus Andrejs Skaburskis and his research on housing affordability
Excellent front page feature on the potential for affordable housing on under-utilized federal lands in @globeandmail Good research behind the story: https://t.co/UCITTrKGOh The on-line version is even better for case studies: https://t.co/jDwgh6cfA5
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Queen’s students won the National Capital Commission’s Urban Design Challenge – “Re-Imagining the LeBreton Flats Park District”. The winning team will present at the @NCC_CCN Urbanism Lab, Thurs. May 23, 6:30-8:30 pm. Register here to attend or watch: https://t.co/dnTCJ15LlO
ncc-ccn.gc.ca
Every day, we work to build an inspiring capital that is a source of pride for all Canadians.
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A historic moment in Calgary today - the Chair, Vice Chair and Principal Planner of the Calgary Planning Commission were all SURPers (left to right: Thom Maler MPL'89; Teresa Goldstein MPL'03; Steve Jones MPL'02). Just 3 SURPers doing amazing things in YYC
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Vancouver’s Broadway Plan receives the @APA_Planning International Award for Excellence for Urban Design, two weeks after winning Britain’s top international award for planning. Kudos to Project Lead John Grottenberg MPL’08, Andrew Misiak MPL’15, & Zoe Acton MPL’19
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Congrats to 3 @QueensSURP alumni who shared Britain’s @RTPIPlanners International Award for Planning Excellence for the City of Vancouver’s Broadway Plan: John Grottenberg MPL’08 (Project Lead), Andrew Misiak MPL’15 (Stakeholder Engagement Lead) & Zoe Acton MPL’19 (Planner)
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