NEWS |

Sept. 28, 2022 – POSTER GALLERY LIVE!
Posters toward equity in architecture available the on CASA showcase.

Sept. 27, 2022 – CAFÉ CAPITAL PROGRAM
PDF Program, registration and event details now available.

Sept. 27, 2022 – Canadian Architect
Canadian Architect features CAFÉ Capital programming

Sept. 26, 2022 – STEERING GROUP
Meet the steering group and all participants on Instagram.

Aug. 2, 2022 – CALL FOR POSTERS!
Submit your poster by Sept. 9 toward equity in architecture!

2 août. 2022 – APPEL À AFFICHES!
Soumettez-la avant le 9 septembre pour l’équité en architecture!

Aug. 2, 2022 – CALL FOR POSTERS!
View the call the posters here!

June, 2022 – Workshop #3 Recording
Now available: recording of presentations framing topics on Service & Engagement

May 24, 2022 – Workshop #2 Recording
Now available: recording of presentations framing topics on Research & Learning

May 16, 2022 – Workshop #1 Recording
Now available: recording of presentations framing topics on Learning & Teaching

May 2, 2022 – CAFÉ Capital
CCUSA announces 3 workshops and 1 forum towards equity in architecture

2 mai 2022 – CAFÉ Capitale
CCUSA announce 3 ateliers et 1 forum vers l’équité en architecture

Apr. 7, 2022 – Updates on Rise

Read updates on the Rise for Architecture movement!

Apr. 7, 2022 – Rise for Architecture

Rise for Architecture launches new website and survey!

Feb. 22, 2021 – Voices of the Land

Nation-to-Nation / CAFÉ Prairie among many initiatives of UManitob’a Indigenous Design and Planning Students Association.

Feb. 1, 2021 – Canadian Architect

From the Ground Up: Addressing Systemic Racism in Canada’s Architecture Schools, by Anne Bordeleau.

Jan. 9, 2021 – Global Perspectives

CCUSA continues pan-Canada lecture series on diversity 2020-2021.

Jan. 9, 2021 – CACB Call for Issue Papers

Architecture Continuum: Collaborate, Educate, Integrate.

Oct. 13, 2020 – Manitoban features CAFÉ story

University of Manitoba students reflect on the potential impact of this national conversation and policy initiative.

Sept. 30, 2020 – Canadian Architect news on CAFÉ Report

An overview of CAFÉ outcomes and the top concerns and enthusiasms of the next generation of architects.

Sept. 18, 2020 - CAFÉ Summary Report now available!

Check out this 128-page overview of the CAFÉ initiative involving 12 schools of architecture in 5 forums over 1 year.

Aug. 19, 2020 – New Animation!

Check out this 2-minute video on how the CAFÉ initiative is helping to develop an Architecture Policy for Canada.

July 16, 2020 – Architecture is _____!

The CAFÉ survey asked students to define architecture in 5 words. This 60-second video shares some of the responses.

July 16, 2020 – Architecture is _____?

How would YOU describe “architecture” in just 5 words? Tell us in Instagram and we’ll roll your feedback into our report.

July 7, 2020 – Manifesto Winner

Common Waters: Architects Acting on Collective Concerns, by University of Waterloo M.Arch graduates Julia Nakanishi, Omar Ferwati, Anton Kogan and Nicholas Frayne.

July 6, 2020 – Manifesto Exhibit

Online exhibition of all submissions now available! Thanks to everyone who shared their vision, question and concern about the future of architecture!

July 4, 2020 - Manifesto Winner:

Biological Architectures, by Jessica Piper, University of Manitoba

June 24, 2020 - Manifesto Winner:

Daydream, by Bryan He, Human Studio, Vancouver

June 23, 2020 - Manifesto Winner:

An Architecture of Evolution & Empathy, by Seanna Guillemin, University of Calgary

June 22, 2020 - Manifesto Winner:

Static Dynamism: A Case for Immobility in the Post-COVID World, by Adam Ghadi-Delgado, Olivier Therrien & Camyl Vigneault, McGill University

RAIC 2020 Virtual Conference: June 4, 2020

Featuring a presentation by Lisa Landrum on the CAFÉ Initiative. Reduced registration rates available until May 29, 2020.

May 23, 2020 – CAFÉ Video Montage:

Check out the 3.5-minute video, synthesizing highlights from CAFÉ Prairie and the Nation-to-Nation conversation on Feb. 28, 2020.

Call for Manifestos! Deadline extended until June 15, 2020.

Share your vision for the future of architecture and enter to win one of six remaining Canadian Modern Architecture books.

Online Survey open until June 15, 2020.

Your perspective matters! Share your views and enter to win one of six remaining Canadian Modern Architecture books.

May 4, 2020 – CAFÉ Prairie video now available.

View all the afternoon presentations by professors and students from six schools of architecture, as well as professionals from three Winnipeg-based design and advocacy firms (Feb. 28, 2020).

May 4, 2020 – Nation-to-Nation video now available.

View the morning song ceremony, presentations and panel discussion on Indigenous Principles, Perspectives and Practices in Shaping Canada’s Architecture (Feb. 28, 2020).

May 1, 2020 – Manifesto Winner:

Beauty Marks (2-minute video), Evan Dodds, University of Calgary

April 23, 2020 – Last Call

Last call for manifestos and feedback – due by May 15. Café events are complete, but the online forum remains open. We want to hear from you! Read the newsletter, follow the links, and share your voice and vision!

April 10, 2020 – Arch Agency

Now available: 2-minute video manifestos by University of Calgary SAPL students, made as part of Arch Agency Block Course (March 9-13) led by Kris Kelly Frère and Lisa Landrum in conjunction with Café West.

April 7, 2020 – Manifesto Winner:

Design for the Birds, Benita Kliewer, University of Manitoba

March 27, 2020 – Manifesto Winner:

IN-VISIBLE, Romilie Calotes, University of Manitoba.

March 24, 2020 - Call for Manifestos

Call for Manifestos remains open until May 15, 2020. Consider sharing your ideas for how design can foster public health and social cohesion.

March 20, 2020 – Café West

Report & Images now available on the Gallery page.

March 6, 2020 - CAFÉ Prairie

Report & Images now available on the Gallery page.

Feb. 24, 2020 – CAFÉ Ontario

Report & Images now available on the Gallery page.

February 10, 2020 – CAFÉ Prairie

Program now available.

February 10, 2020 – CAFÉ Prairie:

Poster now available.

February 10, 2020 – CAFÉ Prairie Nation-to-Nation:

A Conversation on Indigenous Principles, Perspectives and Practices in Shaping Canada’s Architecture. Program now available.A Conversation on Indigenous Principles, Perspectives and Practices in Shaping Canada’s Architecture. Program now available.

February 10, 2020 – CAFÉ CAFÉ:

An interactive exhibition on the CAFÉ Initiative and the future of architecture. Opening: Feb. 24, 2020 at noon, in conjunction with Café Prairie.

January 18, 2020 – M.Arch students @Ryersondas launch @CAFÉ_Ontario_2020.

Follow on Instagram for announcements, updates and previews!

January 18, 2020 – CAFÉ Ontario program now available.

Check out the speakers and plan to participate in this transformative event on February 6th – 4:00 to 10pm at SIDEWALK LABS 307 Lakeshore Blvd E.

January 13, 2020 – Student Reviews of Café Québec:

Michael Kurt Mayer at McGill University and James-Luca Pine at Université de Montréal reflect on participating in Café Québec on November 11, 2011.

January 13, 2020 – Academic Agency:

Thoughts on what architecture schools can do for any policy initiative in Canada: Amplify, Cooperate, Inspire, Provoke, Engage, Empower, Advocate, Criticize, Contextualize, Innovate, Experiment, Make!

January 7, 2019 – Call For Manifestos:

Canadian architects and architecture students invited to submit Manifestos. Closing May 15th.

December 30, 2019 – Manifesto Winner:

HOW EYE SEE ARCHITECTURE, Philip Moreau, Dalhousie University.

November 18, 2019 – Manifesto Winner:

SUPERNATURAL, Laure Nolte & Luke Stock, Dalhousie University.

Nov. 18, 2019 – CAFÉ Québec Gallery

Gallery of images and summary report on CAFÉ Québec now available. Thanks to Émélie Desrochers-Turgeon, Ph.D. student at Carleton University’s Azrieli School of Architecture & Urbanism for the report.

30 Octobre, 2019 – Le programme CAFÉ Québec est maintenant disponible!

October 17, 2019 – CAFÉ Atlantic Gallery

Check out the gallery of images and summary report on the launch of the Canadian Architecture Forums on Education at Dalhousie University on world architecture day, October 7th.

October 17, 2019 – RAIC Votes

Three parties have responded to questions from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada about sustainability, living conditions in Indigenous communities, federal procurement, and a national architecture policy for Canada.

October 6, 2019 - The CAFÉ Questionnaire is now live

This survey is one of several ways to participate in the Canadian Architecture Forums on Education. Responses will contribute to a trans-national conversation on the future of architecture.

October 2, 2019 - Lisa Landrum Presents at 10x20x20

CAFÉ project lead, Lisa Landrum, presents the CAFÉ initiative at the 10x20x20 event at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, as part of the Winnipeg Design Festival, on September 27, 2019.

September 23, 2019 – Call for manifestos

Due October 15, 2019. Describe your vision, question or concern about the future of architecture and join a national conversation about the built environment.

September 12, 2019 - CAFÉ consultations launch across Canada

The Canadian Council of University Schools of Architecture (CCUSA) is pleased to announce the launch of the Canadian Architecture Forums on Education (CAFÉ), a series of consultations at architecture schools aimed at informing an Architecture Policy for Canada.