James Huemoeller teaches a studio “Our Aging Network”
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?
Students Work to Create a New Framework for Resource Dependent Communities
UBC SALA architecture students make a long, arduous journey to explore new ideas to the real challenges facing the small town of Hudson’s Hope, BC.
James Huemoeller teaches a studio “BoomTOWNS: Volatility in the Urban Landscape”
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.
The Beauty of Pure Space
Stealing Typologies
The Casa De Música in Porto by OMA sits next to a large rotunda commemorating a colonial war victory. This proposal proposes duplicating the music hall's form throughout the rotunda, challenging both the iconic structure and the site’s history with a new urbanism for Porto’s future.
Excavation Report Published In FASTI Online
This article covers initial excavations in the Contrada Agnese neighborhood at Morgantina and a deep excavation in the Agora looking at the local lithography and soil dynamics. The location of these excavations were partly based on a geophysical survey completed the year prior.
Designing Recording Methods for Archaeology
For the past eight years, KieranTimberlake architect James Huemoeller has spent part of each year supporting the archaeological excavations for the Contrada Agnese Project (CAP), directed by Alex Walthall (University of Texas), at the ancient site of Morgantina in central Sicily.
In Praise of Thermal Gradients
A narrative for an RFP submitted by James Huemoeller in collaboration with Fátima Olivieri and Ryan Welch.
Contrada Agnese Project Begins
James Huemoeller will provide support for investigation of area south of the bath complex. Previously thought to be a gymnasium, a recent GPR survey revealed a denser urban fabric that may represent a non-elite neighborhood.
A Pruit Igoe Proposal
This un-submitted competition entry questions THE “urban” redevelopment of the site for the Pruitt Igoe housing complex. Here, rather than adding to the existing oversupply of building stock or increasing the demand on the city’s infrastructure this project proposes to leave the wilderness that currently exists untouched and install an elevated pathway that would connect to adjacent urban farms that will infill the area as the city continues to transition from its industrial age glory.