A pan-Canadian series of events to assess, bridge, converse and deliver on equity in architecture.
Key take-aways from the 2019-2020Â Â included the potential to engage architecture as a tool for social justice and the need to address systemic inequities and unconscious bias in architectural pedagogy.
This 2022 CAFÉ series aims to unpack questions and deliberate actions toward diversity, equity, inclusion and anti-racism in three interdependent areas of architectural education – teaching & learning; research & practice; service & engagement – from three co-dependent perspectives of educators, students and communities.
The open online workshops this Spring (May 10, 20 and 27) will set the stage for an in person & online forum later this Fall (Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2022 – hosted by the Azrieli School of Architecture, Carleton University.
Each May workshop includes brief presentations to assess and frame critical questions, break-out rooms to strategize particular ways of bridging from concerns to corrective practices, and open conversations to share, question and deliberate next steps.
Events are open to all students, faculty and communities associated with Canadian schools of architecture.
Registration Details for workshops:
TEACHING & LEARNINGÂ
May 10, 2022 | 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM EDT
OPEN WORKSHOP – ZOOM
Details on presenters and topics available .
RESEARCH & PRACTICEÂ
May 20, 2022 | 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM EDT
OPEN WORKSHOP – ZOOM
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Further details forthcoming.
SERVICE & ENGAGEMENTÂ
May 27, 2022 | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
OPEN WORKSHOP – ZOOM
Registration Link forthcoming
Details available (and forthcoming) on the  of the CAFÉ website, and the Ìý±õ²Ô²õ³Ù²¹²µ°ù²¹³¾.
Supported by a SSHRC Connection grant and CCUSA. Steering group: Lisa Landrum (UManitoba), Anne Bordeleau (UÀ¶Ý®ÊÓƵ), and Piper Bernbaum, Natalia Escobar and Ozayr Saloojee (CarletonU).