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{{Short description|Chinese–Canadian architect}}
= Shirley Shen =
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'''Shirley Shen''' is a [[Chinese Canadians|Chinese-Canadian]] [[Architectural Institute of British Columbia|AIBC]] certified architect [[Registered architect|registered]] in [[Washington (state)|Washington State]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=People |url=https://www.haeccity.com/people |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=Haeccity Studio Architecture |language=en-US}}</ref> She currently works in [[Vancouver|Vancouver, British Columbia]] where she is the creative director and co-founder of Haeccity Architecture Studio.
'''Shirley Shen''' is a [[Chinese Canadians|Chinese–Canadian]] [[Architectural Institute of British Columbia|AIBC]] certified architect [[Registered architect|registered]] in [[Washington (state)|Washington State]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=People |url=https://www.haeccity.com/people |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=Haeccity Studio Architecture |language=en-US}}</ref> She currently works in [[Vancouver|Vancouver, British Columbia]] where she is the creative director and co-founder of Haeccity Architecture Studio.


== Early Life ==
== Early life ==
Shen was born in [[Richmond, British Columbia|Richmond, BC]]. Throughout her life she has lived in Canada, China, Taiwan and the United States.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Lam |first=Elsa |date=2021-11-01 |title=East-West Connection |url=https://www.canadianarchitect.com/east-west-connection/ |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=Canadian Architect |language=en-US}}</ref> From 1993-2000 Shen lived in [[Hong Kong]], where she attended King George V High School (KGV), one of the oldest schools in the city.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Shirley Shen - Director, Co-founder - Haeccity Studio Architecture {{!}} Business Profile |url=https://www.apollo.io/people/Shirley/Shen/54ec2c6a746869444c8d9b5e |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=Apollo.io}}</ref> Shen speaks English, Cantonese and Mandarin.<ref name=":1" />
Shen was born in [[Richmond, British Columbia|Richmond, BC]]. Throughout her life she has lived in Canada, China, Taiwan and the United States.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Lam |first=Elsa |date=2021-11-01 |title=East-West Connection |url=https://www.canadianarchitect.com/east-west-connection/ |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=Canadian Architect |language=en-US}}</ref> From 1993 to 2000 Shen lived in Hong Kong, where she attended King George V High School (KGV), one of the oldest schools in the city. Shen speaks English, Cantonese and Mandarin.<ref name=":1" />


Shen credits [[I. M. Pei|I.M Pei]]’s [[Bank of China Tower (Hong Kong)|Bank of China Tower]] as the inspiration for wanting to become an architect.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2020-12-05 |title=Interview: Travis Hanks & Shirley Shen of Haeccity Studio |url=https://minimalselect.com/creativeminds/interview-travis-hanks-shirley-shen-of-haeccity-studio/ |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=Minimal Select |language=en-US}}</ref> At 17 she tried to intern for I.M Pei, but he didn’t have an office in Hong Kong, so she worked for two weeks at Sherman Kung & Associates (another partner who worked on the tower).<ref name=":3" /> This short stint as an intern was enough to confirm for Shen that she wanted to practice architecture in the future.
Shen credits [[I. M. Pei|I.M Pei]]’s [[Bank of China Tower (Hong Kong)|Bank of China Tower]] as the inspiration for wanting to become an architect.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2020-12-05 |title=Interview: Travis Hanks & Shirley Shen of Haeccity Studio |url=https://minimalselect.com/creativeminds/interview-travis-hanks-shirley-shen-of-haeccity-studio/ |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=Minimal Select |language=en-US}}</ref> At the age of 17 she tried to intern for I.M Pei, but he didn't have an office in Hong Kong, so she worked for two weeks at Sherman Kung & Associates (another partner who worked on the tower).<ref name=":3" /> This short stint as an intern was enough to confirm for Shen that she wanted to practice architecture in the future.


Shen has attributed what felt like a natural move into being an architectural practitioner, in part, to the structured and community-minded framework of her youth.<ref name=":1" />
Shen has attributed what felt like a natural move into being an architectural practitioner, in part, to the structured and community-minded framework of her youth.<ref name=":1" />


== Education ==
== Education ==
Shen received her undergraduate degree in architecture (B.Sc Arch.) from [[McGill University|McGill University's]] School of Architecture in 2004.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
Shen received her undergraduate degree in architecture (BSc Arch.) from [[McGill University]]'s School of Architecture in 2004.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />


In 2005 she went on to get her Masters of Architecture from [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]].<ref name=":0" /> While at MIT Shen co-founded the Office for Unsolicited Architecture.<ref name=":2" /> Shen’s Masters thesis at MIT, in [[Boston]], addressed cultural relativity in architecture. She was interested in looking into how architecture could be used as a site for cultural exchange, as well as how it could express cultural context.<ref name=":1" />
In 2005 she went on to get her Masters of Architecture from [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]].<ref name=":0" /> While at MIT Shen co-founded the Office for Unsolicited Architecture which proposes an alternative form of architectural practice "that pro-actively seeks out new territories for intervention, addresses pressing social needs and takes advantage of emerging opportunities for architecture."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Office for Unsolicited Architecture (OUA) |url=https://archis.org/volume/office-for-unsolicited-architecture-oua/ |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=Archis |language=en-US}}</ref> Shen's Masters thesis at MIT, in [[Boston]], addressed cultural relativity in architecture. She was interested in looking into how architecture could be used as a site for cultural exchange, as well as how it could express cultural context.<ref name=":1" />


She graduated from MIT in 2008.
She graduated from MIT in 2008.


== Career ==
== Career ==


=== Early Years ===
=== Early years ===
In 2001 Shen started her career working as an intern for Leigh and Orange Architects for three months during her undergraduate degree.<ref name=":2" /> After graduating in 2005 she went on to have a brief stint as a summer scholar for Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas & Company, an architecture and planning firm based out of [[Virginia]], United States.<ref name=":2" /> Shen’s last short work period was for three months in 2008 when she was an architectural and urban designer for ORG Office for Permanent Modernity in [[Brooklyn|Brooklyn, New York]].<ref name=":2" />  
In 2001 Shen started her career working as an intern for Leigh and Orange Architects for three months during her undergraduate degree. After graduating in 2005, she went on to have a brief stint as a summer scholar for Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas & Company, an architecture and planning firm based out of [[Virginia]], United States. Shen's last short work period was for three months in 2008 when she was an architectural and urban designer for ORG Office for Permanent Modernity in [[Brooklyn|Brooklyn, New York]].


Shen started her career in earnest working as a Junior Architect at Peter Gluck & Partners for two years (2008-2010) in New York. This is where she credits gaining some of the most valuable experience of her career.<ref name=":3" />
Shen started her career in earnest working as a Junior Architect at Peter Gluck & Partners for two years (2008–2010) in New York. This is where she credits gaining some of the most valuable experience of her career.<ref name=":3" />


After a move back to Vancouver, Shen worked as a designer for Henrique Partners Architects between 2011 and 2014.<ref name=":2" />
After a move back to [[Vancouver]], Shen worked as a designer for Henrique Partners Architects between 2011 and 2014.


Shen was also a member of [https://vancouver.ca/your-government/vancouver-heritage-commission.aspx Vancouver Heritage Commission] for the [[Vancouver|City of Vancouver]] for two years beginning in 2020.<ref name=":0" /> <ref name=":1" />
Shen was also a member of Vancouver Heritage Commission for the [[Vancouver|City of Vancouver]] for two years beginning in 2020.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />


Shen has recalled being treated like a [[model minority]] when living in the [[United States|United States of America]].<ref name=":1" /> She noted that her training never fully prepared her to be the only young, Chinese-Canadian, female architect in the room, thus leading to inadvertent competition with other Asians or cultural groups in the early days of her career.<ref name=":1" />
Shen has recalled being treated like a [[model minority]] when living in the United States of America.<ref name=":1" /> She noted that her training never fully prepared her to be the only young, Chinese-Canadian, female architect in the room, thus leading to inadvertent competition with other Asians or cultural groups in the early days of her career.<ref name=":1" />


=== Founding Haeccity ===
=== Founding Haeccity ===
Shen founded Haeccity [Heck-Si-Tee] with her husband and fellow architect, Travis Hanks, in 2011. Haeccity is a Vancouver based full-service design studio that blurs the lines between art, architecture and planning, where Shen currently operates as the Creative Director.<ref name=":3" />
Shen founded Haeccity [Heck-Si-Tee] with her husband and fellow architect, Travis Hanks, in 2011. Haeccity is a Vancouver based full-service design studio that blurs the lines between art, architecture and planning, where Shen currently operates as the Creative Director.<ref name=":3" />


The firm name Haeccity is derived from the word [[Haecceity]] meaning the status of being an individual or a particular nature, or the characteristics of a certain thing that set it apart from others.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Moro Featured Story - Shirley Shen - Canada, BC |url=https://moro.com/sashen |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=Moro |language=en}}</ref>
The firm name Haeccity is derived from the word [[Haecceity]] meaning the status of being an individual or a particular nature, or the characteristics of a certain thing that set it apart from others.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Moro Featured Story – Shirley Shen – Canada, BC |url=https://moro.com/sashen |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=Moro |language=en}}</ref>


Haeccity Studio is known for their community engagement and tries to approach each design challenge holistically, focusing on the intersection between architecture, environment, community and culture.<ref name=":3" />
Haeccity Studio is known for their community engagement and tries to approach each design challenge holistically, focusing on the intersection between architecture, environment, community and culture.<ref name=":3" />


=== Approach to Architecture ===
=== Approach to architecture ===
Shen does not have a signature style of architecture, each project she takes on is different. However, throughout her practice use of local materials and a focus on custom details, while working within a medium budget, has created a distinct look.<ref name=":3" /> In a 2021 interview Shen said,
Shen does not have a signature style of architecture, each project she takes on is different. However, throughout her practice use of local materials and a focus on custom details, while working within a medium budget, has created a distinct look.<ref name=":3" /> In a 2021 interview Shen said,


''“What’s most important to me, at this stage in my career, is making some sort of impact on people’s lives. For single-family projects and renovations, it’s about guiding the client through a complex process that will take longer and cost more than they imagined, and have them come out the other side saying “that was worth the wait and expense, and was even fun at times”. For multi-family projects, it’s about a benefit to society, whether it’s providing housing that’s slightly more affordable, more sustainable, or durable. I think as a female, POC owner, I also have to work harder to find ways to make the world more equitable and accessible to the next generation of female POC.” <ref name=":3" />''
''"What’s most important to me, at this stage in my career, is making some sort of impact on people’s lives. For single-family projects and renovations, it’s about guiding the client through a complex process that will take longer and cost more than they imagined, and have them come out the other side saying “that was worth the wait and expense, and was even fun at times". For multi-family projects, it's about a benefit to society, whether it's providing housing that's slightly more affordable, more sustainable, or durable. I think as a female, POC owner, I also have to work harder to find ways to make the world more equitable and accessible to the next generation of female POC."<ref name=":3" />''


Shen is an advocate for intersectionality. She has said that young architects should not be afraid to advocate for things that are “outside” of architecture – politics, policy, etc. – because it’s all interconnected.<ref name=":1" />
Shen is an advocate for intersectionality. She has said that young architects should not be afraid to advocate for things that are "outside" of architecture – politics, policy, etc. – because it's all interconnected.<ref name=":1" />


== Work in Academia ==
== Work in academia ==
In 2021 Shen taught at [[University of British Columbia|UBC]] School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, the leading school for architecture in Canada. She, along with husband and work partner Travis Hanks, offered what is called an option studio for students working on their Master’s degree.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Options studios {{!}} Fall 2022 {{!}} sala.ubc.ca |url=https://sala.ubc.ca/options-studios-fall-2022 |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=sala.ubc.ca}}</ref> The studio focused on the topic of “Missing Middle Housing” in Vancouver.<ref name=":4" />
In 2021 Shen taught at [[University of British Columbia|UBC]] School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, the leading school for architecture in Canada.{{cn|date=January 2024}} She, along with husband and work partner Travis Hanks, offered what is called an option studio for students working on their Master's degree.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Options studios {{!}} Fall 2022 {{!}} sala.ubc.ca |url=https://sala.ubc.ca/options-studios-fall-2022 |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=sala.ubc.ca}}</ref> The studio focused on the topic of "Missing Middle Housing" in Vancouver.<ref name=":4" />


== Recognition ==
== Recognition ==
In 2018, the Urbanarium, a city improvement platform, held an open design competition to develop and present options for addressing Metro Vancouver’s affordability and social health challenges, with outstanding design and social innovation.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |date=2018-05-22 |title=A search for the ‘missing middle’ of housing |language=en-CA |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/article-a-search-for-the-missing-middle-of-housing/ |access-date=2023-08-03}}</ref> Shen and Haeccity studio won both the Grand Prize and Planner’s Prize for their Micro-Op Concept.<ref name=":5" />
In 2018, the Urbanarium, a city improvement platform, held an open design competition to develop and present options for addressing Metro Vancouver's affordability and social health challenges, with outstanding design and social innovation.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |date=2018-05-22 |title=A search for the ‘missing middle’ of housing |language=en-CA |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/article-a-search-for-the-missing-middle-of-housing/ |access-date=2023-08-03}}</ref> Shen and Haeccity Studio won both the Grand Prize and Planner's Prize for their Micro-Op Concept.<ref name=":5" />


Haeccity Studio was awarded Runner Up in the [[Volvo]] New Garage Challenge in 2021.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Ltd |first=Volvo Car Canada |title=Winner Announced for The New Garage, A Volvo Cars Canada Design Challenge in Partnership with IDS |url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/winner-announced-for-the-new-garage-a-volvo-cars-canada-design-challenge-in-partnership-with-ids-895060338.html |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=www.newswire.ca |language=en}}</ref> Their project titled “Mainspring: Our Place to Recharge” was focused on densified neighbourhoods and more sustainable modes of transportation.<ref name=":6" />
Haeccity Studio was awarded Runner-up in the [[Volvo]] New Garage Challenge in 2021.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Ltd |first=Volvo Car Canada |title=Winner Announced for The New Garage, A Volvo Cars Canada Design Challenge in Partnership with IDS |url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/winner-announced-for-the-new-garage-a-volvo-cars-canada-design-challenge-in-partnership-with-ids-895060338.html |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=www.newswire.ca |language=en}}</ref> Their project titled "Mainspring: Our Place to Recharge” was focused on densified neighbourhoods and more sustainable modes of transportation.<ref name=":6" />


Shen’s studio Haeccity was selected to be a part of the 2023 [[Venice Biennale of Architecture|Venice Architecture Biennale]] (La Biennale di Venezia).<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Maps |first=Giardini See on Google |date=2023-03-29 |title=Biennale Architettura 2023 {{!}} Canada |url=https://www.labiennale.org/en/architecture/2023/canada |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=La Biennale di Venezia |language=en}}</ref> They will be one of ten contributors, from across Canada, for the “Not for Sale!” exhibition by Architects Against Housing Alienation (AAHA).<ref name=":7" />
Shen’s studio, Haeccity, was selected to be a part of the 2023 [[Venice Biennale of Architecture|Venice Architecture Biennale]] (La Biennale di Venezia).<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Maps |first=Giardini See on Google |date=2023-03-29 |title=Biennale Architettura 2023 {{!}} Canada |url=https://www.labiennale.org/en/architecture/2023/canada |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=La Biennale di Venezia |language=en}}</ref> They were one of ten contributors, from across Canada, for the “Not for Sale!" exhibition by Architects Against Housing Alienation (AAHA).<ref name=":7" />


In 2015 Haeccity was part of the VIVA Vancouver’s Robson Redux competition designed to transform the 800 block of Robson Street in Downtown Vancouver, Canada. Haeccity’s entry “Robson Reclaimed” received widespread recognition and an honourable mention award.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Robson Redux |url=https://museumofvancouver.ca/robson-redux |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=MOV {{!}} Museum of Vancouver |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2015 Haeccity was part of the VIVA Vancouver's Robson Redux competition designed to transform the 800 block of Robson Street in Downtown Vancouver, Canada. Haeccity's entry "Robson Reclaimed" received widespread recognition and an honourable mention award.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Robson Redux |url=https://museumofvancouver.ca/robson-redux |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=MOV {{!}} Museum of Vancouver |language=en-US}}</ref>


Notable works include Curio House and Missing Middle Infill Housing. Both are located in Vancouver, BC.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sinkewicz |first=Alison |date=2019-07-02 |title=Curio House by Haeccity Studio Architecture |url=https://www.dwell.com/article/curio-house-haeccity-studio-architecture-469e41e6 |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=Dwell}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-05-14 |title=Missing Middle Infill Housing / Haeccity Studio Architecture |url=https://www.archdaily.com/917026/missing-middle-infill-housing-haeccity-studio-architecture |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=ArchDaily |language=en-US}}</ref>
Notable works include Curio House and Missing Middle Infill Housing. Both are located in Vancouver, BC.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sinkewicz |first=Alison |date=2019-07-02 |title=Curio House by Haeccity Studio Architecture |url=https://www.dwell.com/article/curio-house-haeccity-studio-architecture-469e41e6 |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=Dwell}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-05-14 |title=Missing Middle Infill Housing / Haeccity Studio Architecture |url=https://www.archdaily.com/917026/missing-middle-infill-housing-haeccity-studio-architecture |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=ArchDaily |language=en-US}}</ref>
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Shirley Shen is a Chinese–Canadian AIBC certified architect registered in Washington State.[1] She currently works in Vancouver, British Columbia where she is the creative director and co-founder of Haeccity Architecture Studio.

Early life

[edit]

Shen was born in Richmond, BC. Throughout her life she has lived in Canada, China, Taiwan and the United States.[2] From 1993 to 2000 Shen lived in Hong Kong, where she attended King George V High School (KGV), one of the oldest schools in the city. Shen speaks English, Cantonese and Mandarin.[2]

Shen credits I.M Pei’s Bank of China Tower as the inspiration for wanting to become an architect.[3] At the age of 17 she tried to intern for I.M Pei, but he didn't have an office in Hong Kong, so she worked for two weeks at Sherman Kung & Associates (another partner who worked on the tower).[3] This short stint as an intern was enough to confirm for Shen that she wanted to practice architecture in the future.

Shen has attributed what felt like a natural move into being an architectural practitioner, in part, to the structured and community-minded framework of her youth.[2]

Education

[edit]

Shen received her undergraduate degree in architecture (BSc Arch.) from McGill University's School of Architecture in 2004.[1][2]

In 2005 she went on to get her Masters of Architecture from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1] While at MIT Shen co-founded the Office for Unsolicited Architecture which proposes an alternative form of architectural practice "that pro-actively seeks out new territories for intervention, addresses pressing social needs and takes advantage of emerging opportunities for architecture."[4] Shen's Masters thesis at MIT, in Boston, addressed cultural relativity in architecture. She was interested in looking into how architecture could be used as a site for cultural exchange, as well as how it could express cultural context.[2]

She graduated from MIT in 2008.

Career

[edit]

Early years

[edit]

In 2001 Shen started her career working as an intern for Leigh and Orange Architects for three months during her undergraduate degree. After graduating in 2005, she went on to have a brief stint as a summer scholar for Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas & Company, an architecture and planning firm based out of Virginia, United States. Shen's last short work period was for three months in 2008 when she was an architectural and urban designer for ORG Office for Permanent Modernity in Brooklyn, New York.

Shen started her career in earnest working as a Junior Architect at Peter Gluck & Partners for two years (2008–2010) in New York. This is where she credits gaining some of the most valuable experience of her career.[3]

After a move back to Vancouver, Shen worked as a designer for Henrique Partners Architects between 2011 and 2014.

Shen was also a member of Vancouver Heritage Commission for the City of Vancouver for two years beginning in 2020.[1][2]

Shen has recalled being treated like a model minority when living in the United States of America.[2] She noted that her training never fully prepared her to be the only young, Chinese-Canadian, female architect in the room, thus leading to inadvertent competition with other Asians or cultural groups in the early days of her career.[2]

Founding Haeccity

[edit]

Shen founded Haeccity [Heck-Si-Tee] with her husband and fellow architect, Travis Hanks, in 2011. Haeccity is a Vancouver based full-service design studio that blurs the lines between art, architecture and planning, where Shen currently operates as the Creative Director.[3]

The firm name Haeccity is derived from the word Haecceity meaning the status of being an individual or a particular nature, or the characteristics of a certain thing that set it apart from others.[5]

Haeccity Studio is known for their community engagement and tries to approach each design challenge holistically, focusing on the intersection between architecture, environment, community and culture.[3]

Approach to architecture

[edit]

Shen does not have a signature style of architecture, each project she takes on is different. However, throughout her practice use of local materials and a focus on custom details, while working within a medium budget, has created a distinct look.[3] In a 2021 interview Shen said,

"What’s most important to me, at this stage in my career, is making some sort of impact on people’s lives. For single-family projects and renovations, it’s about guiding the client through a complex process that will take longer and cost more than they imagined, and have them come out the other side saying “that was worth the wait and expense, and was even fun at times". For multi-family projects, it's about a benefit to society, whether it's providing housing that's slightly more affordable, more sustainable, or durable. I think as a female, POC owner, I also have to work harder to find ways to make the world more equitable and accessible to the next generation of female POC."[3]

Shen is an advocate for intersectionality. She has said that young architects should not be afraid to advocate for things that are "outside" of architecture – politics, policy, etc. – because it's all interconnected.[2]

Work in academia

[edit]

In 2021 Shen taught at UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, the leading school for architecture in Canada.[citation needed] She, along with husband and work partner Travis Hanks, offered what is called an option studio for students working on their Master's degree.[6] The studio focused on the topic of "Missing Middle Housing" in Vancouver.[6]

Recognition

[edit]

In 2018, the Urbanarium, a city improvement platform, held an open design competition to develop and present options for addressing Metro Vancouver's affordability and social health challenges, with outstanding design and social innovation.[7] Shen and Haeccity Studio won both the Grand Prize and Planner's Prize for their Micro-Op Concept.[7]

Haeccity Studio was awarded Runner-up in the Volvo New Garage Challenge in 2021.[8] Their project titled "Mainspring: Our Place to Recharge” was focused on densified neighbourhoods and more sustainable modes of transportation.[8]

Shen’s studio, Haeccity, was selected to be a part of the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale (La Biennale di Venezia).[9] They were one of ten contributors, from across Canada, for the “Not for Sale!" exhibition by Architects Against Housing Alienation (AAHA).[9]

In 2015 Haeccity was part of the VIVA Vancouver's Robson Redux competition designed to transform the 800 block of Robson Street in Downtown Vancouver, Canada. Haeccity's entry "Robson Reclaimed" received widespread recognition and an honourable mention award.[10]

Notable works include Curio House and Missing Middle Infill Housing. Both are located in Vancouver, BC.[11][12]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d "People". Haeccity Studio Architecture. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Lam, Elsa (2021-11-01). "East-West Connection". Canadian Architect. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Interview: Travis Hanks & Shirley Shen of Haeccity Studio". Minimal Select. 2020-12-05. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  4. ^ "Office for Unsolicited Architecture (OUA)". Archis. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  5. ^ "Moro Featured Story – Shirley Shen – Canada, BC". Moro. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  6. ^ a b "Options studios | Fall 2022 | sala.ubc.ca". sala.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  7. ^ a b "A search for the 'missing middle' of housing". The Globe and Mail. 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  8. ^ a b Ltd, Volvo Car Canada. "Winner Announced for The New Garage, A Volvo Cars Canada Design Challenge in Partnership with IDS". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  9. ^ a b Maps, Giardini See on Google (2023-03-29). "Biennale Architettura 2023 | Canada". La Biennale di Venezia. Retrieved 2023-08-03. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  10. ^ "Robson Redux". MOV | Museum of Vancouver. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  11. ^ Sinkewicz, Alison (2019-07-02). "Curio House by Haeccity Studio Architecture". Dwell. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  12. ^ "Missing Middle Infill Housing / Haeccity Studio Architecture". ArchDaily. 2019-05-14. Retrieved 2023-08-03.


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