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The Travelling New Media Centre
(2017)
In contemporary society, advanced forms of technology and new media artworks are becoming more prevalent in the public realm each year. Nevertheless, many Canadians do not have access to the resources that enable them to ...
The Rumi cultural events centre - design for Winnipeg's second generation Muslims
(2016)
The Rumi Cultural Events Centre explores how the built environment can reflect a cultural phenomenon such as the evolution of Muslim communities in Western secular society of Canada. The centre has been designed for second ...
Union Hotel: Uniting the Past with the Present through the Union of People & Place
(2016)
This project focuses on the renovation of Union Station (VIA Rail) located at 123 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, into a hotel. The purpose of designing a hotel at Union Station will be to link users to the historical and ...
Cultivating Community in the Exchange: An Interior Adaptive Reuse Project to Revitalize Food Security and Culture
(2018-08-29)
This Masters of Interior Design practicum project examines the relationship between adapting existing structures and employing nutritional programs, as a means to design an interior environment that meets some of the ...
The Generation Z workplace: well-being and productivity for the next generation
(2018-08-30)
This interior design practicum investigates how workplace wellbeing and productivity can be optimized for members of Generation Z, who were born after 1996 and represent 23% of the Canadian population (Statistics Canada, ...
Redefining Retail: Designing an Alternative Experience-Based Retail Model
(2018-08-14)
The emergence of e-commerce and technology in the twenty-first century has caused a significant shift in shopping behaviours and consumer needs. This practicum project responds to these shifts by investigating how the ...
The Public Library: A post-public library design in a digital era
(2017)
In our contemporary society, where the privatization of space has become the norm, the public library offers an unrestricted environment that is inclusive to all. As digital technologies continues to advance at an ...
The new gallery: interior design for new media
(2012-09-20)
The space occupied by New Media is elusive. Its inherent omnipresence is yet another example of the loss of physicality of the information age. The contemporary gallery⎯- the white cube -⎯functions as a pseudo-religious ...
Culture is healing: a design for youth suicide prevention in northern Manitoba
(2011-04-08)
Depression, self-harming acts and suicide are mental health issues that seriously plague specific Indigenous communities in Canada. First Nations youth have an alarmingly higher suicide rate than the majority of the Canadian ...
Designing for disaster: transitioning from house to home
(2012-04-04)
Natural disasters are increasing in both number and severity, causing the number of people being displaced by disaster to rise as well. Hurricane Katrina provides a particularly poignant example of the human impact of ...