Cast in Place 48th Annual Conference of the Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta May 31–June 3, 2023 Call for Papers The Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada is now accepting paper proposals for its 48th annual conference under the theme Cast in Place. Our conference will feature an opening reception evening on Wednesday, paper sessions on Thursday and Friday, tours, a coach excursion on Saturday, and a concluding banquet. Several events are planned. Researchers, professional ..read more

The deadline has been extended for the Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada’s 2023 Martin Eli Weil Prize and Phyllis Lambert Prize. The Martin Eli Weil Prize is awarded each year for a student essay on the role played by the built environment in Canadian society. The Phyllis Lambert Prize is a biennial award presented for the best doctoral dissertation on the subject of the built environment in Canada. The extended deadline for submissions is March 1, 2023. Please see the full Calls for Candidates for details: Martin Eli Weil Prize Phyllis Lambert Prize   Header image: S ..read more

Cast in Place 48th Annual Conference of the Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta May 31–June 3, 2023 Call for Papers The Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada is now accepting paper proposals for its 48th annual conference under the theme Cast in Place. Our conference will feature an opening reception evening on Wednesday, paper sessions on Thursday and Friday, tours, a coach excursion on Saturday, and a concluding banquet. Several events are planned. Researchers, professional ..read more

The SSAC has a long-standing partnership with the Society of Architectural Historians (SAH), a larger Chicago-based organization serving an international network of members and institutions. Our society has often sponsored sessions at SAH conferences, and there is significant overlap between the memberships of our two organizations. The 2023 SAH conference will take place April 12–16, 2023 in Montreal, Quebec, where the SSAC conference was held last year. As part of a conference partnership, we checked in with our members to learn more about the papers, sessions, and tours they will present at ..read more

The SSAC is pleased to participate for the first time ever in GivingTuesday, a global movement that encourages people to do good. This year, we are asking our members and others interested in the study of architecture in Canada to consider donating in support of our student prizes. As a volunteer-run organization, we rely on membership dues and donations to support all of our initiatives. The Martin Eli Weil Prize is given each year for the best student essay on the role played by the built environment in Canadian society. The Phyllis Lambert Prize is awarded biennially in recognition of the b ..read more

The Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada will be celebrating a special milestone in 2024 when we mark the 50th anniversary of the Society’s founding.  During the years since the SSAC was founded in 1974, our organization has grown and evolved in remarkable ways.  With the help of our current student intern, we are building a retrospective of the many memorable events that have taken place over the years, and the fascinating stories that have emerged. If you have a story that you would like to share, or a photograph that you feel would make an important addition to our 50-y ..read more

Hopkins City Atlas of Halifax, 1878. Plate U- Part of Ward 6. Source: Nova Scotia Archives, edited by author.   With the emergence of the American industrial revolution in the mid-eighteenth century, the monarchy in Nova Scotia pledged freedom and land to many former slaves in the United States after they became Black Loyalists. However, the new land was fraught with conflicts and cultural disputes, driving the majority of the newcomers to seek property on the outskirts of Halifax, formerly known as Chebucto, which was founded in 1749 with the arrival of 2,500 English settlers commanded ..read more

The SSAC is proud to offer credit-based internship opportunities in partnership with the University of Toronto and Carleton University. Students in the fields of architecture and architectural and art history participate in the Society’s activities for a semester. In this series, we feature recent interns to find out about their experience and what they learned.​   My Name is Farah Aldaghestani and I am a third-year Master of Architecture student at the University of Toronto’s John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design. I earned a Bachelor of Architecture Engineer ..read more

The SSAC is proud to offer credit-based internship opportunities in partnership with the University of Toronto and Carleton University. Students in the fields of architecture and architectural and art history participate in the Society’s activities for a semester. In this series, we feature recent interns to find out about their experience and what they learned.​   My Name is Farah Aldaghestani and I am a third-year Master of Architecture student at the University of Toronto’s John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design. I earned a Bachelor of Architecture Engineer ..read more

Google Maps, 2022. Author’s edit to show the location of Hogan’s Alley, as well as the two viaducts (dashed lines) crossing the district.   Hogan’s Alley, a historically Black community in Vancouver, represents diversity and Black culture in the city. Several upheavals and desperate attempts by the residents of Hogan’s Alley to redefine the district’s cultural heritage, which was obliterated by the city’s urban infrastructure plans to build and subsequently demolish two viaducts that took half of Hogan’s Alley away from its residents. The gentrification of Hogan’s Alley has dispersed it ..read more