The Calgary research is intentionally interdisciplinary, intersectoral and collaborative in approach – with an overarching objective to positively address Quality of Life (QoL) in the city’s buildings, landscapes, spaces and places. To realize such ends, and with an eye to manageability of the research, the situated project considers design of the built environment in three ways: as a vehicle to foster inclusivity, to heighten sustainability and to improve public health.
The Calgary team has delineated our core principles as follows:
- Our research proposal acknowledges that the built environment has significant, demonstrable impacts on our quality of life, wellness and happiness.
- Fostering equity, diversity and inclusion are critical aspects to be considered and pursued by policy makers, planning and design professionals, community groups and citizens alike.
- Understanding the built environment, and addressing intensely complex problems, requires an interdisciplinary approach: through a holistic lens, this research investigates the diverse yet interconnected determinants of health & wellbeing, including across environmental, physiological, sociological, psychological, cultural and spiritual dimensions.
Specifically, the site’s research tackles the following three inter-related questions;
1. How can our understanding of design excellence be broadened, beyond a current focus on form and aesthetics, to also encompass inclusion, sustainability and health?
2. How can we reconsider and redesign our spaces, places, buildings and neighborhoods to respond to our new broader and more equitable definitions and understanding of quality in the built environment?
3. How do we contribute to strengthening and advancing inclusion in Calgary communities? And what role does design play, within this pursuit, to heighten inclusion, improve public health, and secure a more sustainable future?
This project is part of the: https://livingatlasofquality.ca/home
Company Details
- Founded
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- Address
- Quality Of Life (Qol) In The City’s Buildings
- Industry
- Higher Education
- NAICS
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Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
- Keywords
- Stantec.
Calgary: Quality In Canada's Built Environment Questions
Calgary: Quality In Canada'S Built Environment's website is https://sapl.ucalgary.ca/research/living-atlas
Calgary: Quality In Canada'S Built Environment's LinkedIn profile is https://www.linkedin.com/company/calgary-quality-in-the-built-environment
Calgary: Quality In Canada'S Built Environment's industry is
Higher Education
Calgary: Quality In Canada'S Built Environment's top competitors are
Urban Futures Lab,
Pedesting,
British Columbia Construction Roundtable,
Pircon General Contracting,
Federation Of Calgary Communities,
Attainable Homes Calgary,
Architectural Research Centers Consortium,
Stantec,
Geostruxer,
Taggart Construction Limited.
Calgary: Quality In Canada'S Built Environment's categories are Higher Education
Calgary: Quality In Canada'S Built Environment's founding year is 2022
