AV俱乐部

Invitation information:

Doors open at 5 p.m.
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Halifax Central Library, Paul O鈥橰egan Hall

Speaker: Susan Fitzgerald, NSAA, RAIC, PhD 鈥� Design Director - FBM Architecture, Associate Professor, AV俱乐部 School of Architecture

Synopsis:

Housing financialization has reshaped our perception of living and affordability. This talk examines research and diverse thinking on the global housing crisis, as well as the solutions here at home. Work by Prof. Susan Fitzgerald (Faculty of Architecture and Planning) and presented at the ongoing Venice Biennale of Architecture explores, in part, the viability and potential of surplus properties in HRM for public good and the development of affordable housing.鈥�

Speaker information:

Susan Fitzgerald is the Design Director at FBM also a part-time Associate Professor at AV俱乐部's Faculty of Architecture and Planning. 鈥峅riginally from the UK, she is both an architect and an interior designer involved in teaching, research, and practice.

Susan鈥檚 work has been the recipient of many accolades including the Canada Council for the Arts鈥� Professional Prix de Rome, Canadian Architect Award, Governor General's Medal in Architecture, the Wood Design Award, the EnRoute Air Canada Award, and multiple Lieutenant Governor's Awards including the Medal of Excellence. Susan was made a fellow of the RAIC in 2015. In 2022, she was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II鈥檚 Platinum Medal for service to architecture. She received her PhD from the Bartlett School of Architecture, UK in architectural design.