Boundary Bay Pavilion Showcase
Students, faculty, and public enjoyed the recently completed work while enjoying light bites and refreshments
UBC SALA Design-Build Taking Shape in Boundary Bay
The Delta Optimist has covered “The Perch”, this summer’s Design+Build Graduate Project.
SALAvage: Re-claiming Keats Wheelhouse
SALAvage, the Design Build x Keats Camp Wheelhouse renovation project, has come to an close.
AIBC Conference 2026: Comprehensive Studio Student Exhibition
Student work from the fifth iteration of “The Systemless Studio” put on exhibition at the 2026 AIBC Conference.
RAIC Talk: Design+Build as Provocation
In the 50 years of Design+Build at UBC SALA, projects have been either unconditioned constructions in light wood framing or temporary installations on UBC’s campus. Though excellent experiences, these projects have limited engagement with 21st-century building technology and processes. Building on the success of Third Space, a student initiative, SALA, with the Faculty of Applied Sciences, initiated a year-long thesis course that combines research, design and building to address these shortcomings.
A Conversation with James Huemoeller
James spoke to UBC SALA about straddling the worlds of archaeology and architecture, and his views on design
Hot Times Interview
James Huemoeller, JIM Principal, sits down with students at UBC Sala to talk about his hot takes on architecture while eating spicy wings.
UBC Students Participate in the 2025 Robot Made Workshop
At the UBC Centre for Advanced Wood Processing (CAWP), the Robot Made: Large-Scale Robotic Timber Fabrication workshop took place September 27 – October 1, 2025.
Keats Design-Build Summer 2025 is Complete!
Students at UBC SALA have completed the Keats Summer 2025 Design-Build. They added a no-mow meadow, seating, signage, shade structures, and two decks.
James Huemoeller Talks at Spatial Justice Futures: New Architectures of Resilience and Equity
James Huemoeller talks at a faculty roundtable on the topic of “Spatial Justice Futures: New Architectures of Resilience and Equity”
“The Systemless Project: Granville Island” Studio led by James Huemoeller
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
The Case for Design + Build
As a part of UBC SALA’s design + build program, James Huemoeller used gifs to present the flexibility of designing a pavilion - creating a room on a site somewhere that could be used in a myriad of ways.
James Huemoeller’s UBC SALA Studio Looking at the Future of Cities
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.
SALA welcomes James Huemoeller as a New Faculty Member
Beyond practice, James has taught graduate studios at SALA since 2016. and now, we will be an Assistant Professor of Teaching for the University of British Columbia Masters of Architecture Program.
“The Systemless Project: UBC” Studio led by James Huemoeller
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.
“The Systemless Project: Halfmoon Bay” Studio led by James Huemoeller
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?
“The Systemless Project: Fraser Lake” Studio led by James Huemoeller
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’s UBC SALA Studio Looking at the Future of Suburbia
James Huemoeller will teach a studio exploring architecture within that indeterminate terrain that surrounds our increasingly monotonous, sanitized urban cores, Suburbia.
“Conceptualizing the Technical: The Britannia Beach Community Hall and Bathhouse” Studio led by James Huemoeller
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.
“Future Islands” Studio Taught by James Huemoeller
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.