A Field Guide for the District of Stewart
This project is a tool to support rural communities in engaging their built environment within the more volatile social-economic and environmental context of the twenty-first century. The project builds on a semester long design research studio at the University of British Columbia collaborating with the District of Stewart to cultivate innovative visions for enriching their community. As part of the studio students developed a draft research report as well as twenty-two design proposals that form the basis of a field guide Stewart can use for planning into the future. The documentation serves as a supplement to zoning bylaws or community plans which typically lack useful design data and ideas tailored to the distinct settings of each rural community.
“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.
JIM Finalist in Cheongju City Hall Design Competition
JIM’s proposal is shortlisted with four other teams in Phase 2 of the competition. JIM and three other firm from Phase 1 joined Snøhetta, Daniel Libeskind and Dominique Perrault.
JIM Wins Phase 1 of Cheognju City Hall Competition
"All That is Solid..." studio led by James Huemoeller and Beryl Allen Travels to Stewart, BC
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.
514 Victoria Street to Provide Much-Needed Housing Options to Historic Town
Client talks about the multi-family housing project within the context of a changing community. In a community dominated by single-family housing the town needs options for other affordable types of living.
James Huemoeller to Present Recent Work at CAP
James and Katharine Huemoeller will present the recent progress on the Contrada Agnese Project at Morgantina, Sicily
“Conceptualizing the Technical: Dene Nahjo Cultural and Social Innovation Centre” Studio led by James Huemoeller
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.
True Images
A short essay looking at the Veronica, an object made sacred by virtue of it being not made by the human hand. A series of re-representations of the veronica image of Christ accompany the essay exploring its status as the true image.
Students Present Ideas on Building Cities for Our Aging Population to Vancouver Residents
Observations on Communities with a Resource Dependency
Understanding the urban dynamics that shapes architecture in the time of a climate crises through research into resource dependent communities.
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
James Huemoeller Presents Research for the Text and Image Series at the AAR
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.
The Apse Mosaic in Early Medieval Rome: Time, Network, and Repetition Published
James Huemoeller completed drawings for the book by Erik Thunø. This book focuses on apse mosaics in Rome, which were commissioned by a series of popes between the sixth and ninth centuries CE.
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.