James Huemoeller will be teaching the “The Systemless Project: Granville Island” graduate comprehensive studio at UBC SALA alongside Joanne Gates, Amanda Reed, Matthieu Grady, and Jason Heinrich. The systemless project will be explored through the design of an Incubator and Academic Hub focused on making, teaching and innovation located on Granville Island in Vancouver

This Fall, James Huemoeller will teach the “Suburban” studio looking at the future of cities focusing on the Newton Town Centre in Surrrey, British Columbia.

James Huemoeller will be teaching the “The Systemless Project: UBC” graduate comprehensive studio at UBC SALA alongside John Bass, Joanne Gates, and Amanda Reed. The systemless project will be explored through the design of a greenhouse research facility focused on food security that is an adaptive reuse of the South Campus Warehouse located roughly between UBC Farm and Pacific Spirit Park within the UBC south campus.

James Huemoeller will be teaching the “The Systemless Project: Halfmoon Bay” graduate comprehensive studio at UBC SALA alongside John Bass, Joanne Gates, and Inge Roecker. The studio asks, how might we replace the energy-intensive materials (concrete and steel, in particular) and machines (air conditioners, boilers, and fans, for example) that are commonly used in contemporary buildings?

James Huemoeller will be teaching the “The Systemless Project: Fraser Lake” graduate comprehensive studio at UBC SALA alongside John Bass, Joanne Gates, and Inge Roecker. The studio asks, how might we replace the energy-intensive materials (concrete and steel, in particular) and machines (air conditioners, boilers, and fans, for example) that are commonly used in contemporary buildings?

James Huemoeller will be teaching the “Conceptualizing the Technical: The Britannia Beach Community Hall and Bathhouse” graduate comprehensive studio at UBC SALA alongside Laura Killam, Mathew Soules, Peeroj Thakre, and Inge Roecker.

This Fall, James Huemoeller will be teaching the “Future Islands” vertical graduate design studio at UBC SALA where students will explore the past and future life of Ontario Place.

Students travelled north for a site visit to Stewart, BC as part of the "All That is Solid..." studio led by James Huemoeller and Beryl Allen.

This spring, James Huemoeller will be teaching a graduate comprehensive studio at UBC SALA titled “Conceptualizing the Technical: Dene Nahjo Cultural and Social Innovation Centre”. This studio will focus on conceptualizing technical material in the design process. In this current project, that program describes a new building for the Dene Nahjo Cultural and Social Innovation Centre, in Yellowknife.

We are aging. Not just us, but everyone, together. It is no secret that, for lack of a better term “developed” nations are aging at a potentially unsustainable rate. Canada, while not necessarily leading the way, is still expected to see its over 65 population constitute over half the population. Where does architecture live within this context?

Just three months ago a wildfire swept through the Alberta town of Fort McMurray destroying homes and businesses in its path.  It brought to the forefront of international news an entity many thought long was gone: the boomtown. This studio taught by James Huemoeller at UBC SALA explores that phenomenon.