Susanna Houwen Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, Bc, Ca

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

In this half-time position, Susanna works in the building envelope studio with Kendall Jessiman, and supports other partners with feasibility assessments, etc.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Susanna primarily provides architectural services in support of approvals of complicated or difficult-to-approve renovations in the City of Vancouver, from as-built drawings through all the stages to completion. Examples include partial demolitions, moved buildings, fire-damaged buildings, heritage buildings, and illegal "lofts."She also has extensive experience in providing architectural and/or building envelope services to low-rise multi-family buildings, from building permit drawings through to occupancy.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Led AutoCAD and Revit teams to assemble building permit submissions and construction documentation. Provided construction phase administration services for design-forward multi-unit residential and mixed-use buildings.

Vancouver, Canada Area

From schematic through to construction document phases, directed CAD and engineer teams to create drawing and specification packages for residential and commercial building envelope rehabilitations, as well as small buildings included in civil engineering projects.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Using AutoCAD, created design development, building permit, tender, and construction drawings for both multi-unit residential buildings and institutional buildings. Performed construction phase administration, including site reviews and contract administration. Extensive work on UBC campus, including designing refreshed appearance of building envelope rehabilitations.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Performed building code and building envelope construction phase site reviews for many buildings throughout the Lower Mainland. Assembled development permit and building permit applications through the Certified Professional (CP) Program. Using MiniCAD/Vectorworks, created development permit, building permit and construction drawings. Home addition/renovation was recipient of City of Vancouver heritage award.

Research Assistant for the Department of Physics.Slide Library Assistant for the Department of History in Art.

Dialogue And Civic Engagement Certificate

A professional certificate program to acquire the skills to design and implement engagement strategies using proven dialogic principles.

Beep, Building Envelope Education Program

Completed all five modules, including the exam.

Master Of Architecture

First-class standing. Peter N. Cotton Scholarship (1995), Charles A. Tiers Prize (1996), and Brissenden Scholarship in Architecture (1997).

Bachelor Of Arts, History In Art And Visual Arts

First-class double major. John Dobereiner Award (1992) and Patricial Burns Kier Prize (1993).