In May 2024, a group of PIBC Members from around the province participated in the Barcelona Urban Planning Field Course, an immersive 5-day program in Catalonia's Capital. After a week of exploring the city, meeting with the Municipal Institute of Housing, touring a Housing Co-Operative, and taking a Superblock Masterclass with the former Chief Architect, 2 major lessons around the built environment and housing were brought home to BC. This webinar presents those lessons from the perspective of 5 participants.
Join us for this free one-hour presentation, hosted by the PIBC South Coast Chapter on Monday, November 25 at 12pm - 1pm.
Register here to receive Zoom link the day before the webinar.
Presenters:
Sara Jellicoe RPP MCIP
Sara Jellicoe is a Planner and non-profit housing development advocate, supporting dense, sustainable living, with over a decade of work experience in the planning, architecture, and development sector.
Maya Korbynn
Maya Korbynn is a recent graduate from UBC's Master of Community and Regional Planning program, and an active member of the Planning Institute of BC's Communications Committee and South Coast Chapter. With a background in strategic planning, sustainability, social science research, and civil engineering, Maya works on projects at the intersection of resilience, equity, urban design, and planning. A snapshot of her latest research, titled Climate Resilience in Practice - Lessons from Barcelona, will be published in Planning West Fall 2024 - The Climate and Environment Issue (November 2024).
Trevor Empey RPP MCIP
Trevor is a Registered Professional Planner with a Master of Urban Development. Trevor has held a variety of provincial and municipal professional planning experiences in planning policy and development roles in Ontario and BC. Trevor currently is a Senior Planner for a municipality in the Interior and is committed to the planning profession to solve the complex challenges municipalities face now and in the future with a key focus on the development of complete communities.
Devon Harlos RPP MCIP
Devon Harlos is a Registered Professional Planner with the Canadian Institute of Planners and sits as Co-Chair of the Planning Institute of BC’s South Coast Chapter. She has a Masters Degree in Community and Regional Planning from UBC SCARP and holds a Diploma in Urban Land Economics from UBC’s Sauder School of Business. Devon’s career has centred around non-market housing development and consulting for non-profit housing providers to develop affordable housing in the Lower Mainland and Sea to Sky Region. She is also a passionate urban sketcher, helping organize over 20 sketchwalks for PIBC’s South Coast Chapter.
Erick Villagomez
Erick Villagomez is an educator, independent researcher and designer with academic and professional interests in the human settlements. He is a Lecturer at UBC’s School of Community and Regional Planning, as has also taught at UBC’s School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. He has led several Field Schools to different locations around the world. Erick is the founding principal of Mētis Design-Build—a practice that works on diverse projects ranging from small-scale architecture to urban design consulting—and the Editor-in-Chief of Spacing Vancouver, an online publication looking at Metro Vancouver’s urban landscape.
