45 years of empowerment A groundbreaking women’s LSU increases transparency Financials to be public. P3 Green garb Swap, don't buy. That’s how some women are reducing clothing waste. langaravoice.ca NOV. 8, 2018 * VOL. 50 NO. 5 » VANCOUVER, B.C. create the plan. ROXANNE EGAN-ELLIOTT PHOTO College plan gets revamp The altered proposal makes room for more students By ROXANNE EGAN-ELLIOTT angara College is pro- posing a new 25-year master plan to address a space shortage on campus caused by a quickly growing stu- dent population. The City of Vancouver must ap- prove the master plan before the college can move forward. If ap- proved, the proposal will replace Langara’s existing master plan, and become the framework to shape fu- ture growth of the campus. Wendy Lannard, Langara’s se- nior facilities consultant, said ad- dressing the shortage of space is the main reason for the proposed plan. The college’s existing master plan identified a full-time equivalent student count of 7,500 by 2030, but Langara’s population has already reached full-time equivalent 10,500 students, according to Lannard. Unlike the existing plan, the pro- posal doesn’t assign specific uses to new buildings. Instead, it shows the need and opportunity for larger buildings to accommodate more people. This gives the opportunity for buildings to be more versatile, rather than be assigned to a specific department. Langara’s existing 25-year master plan was approved by the city in 2005, and included a new library, the Students’ Union Building and Building T. ‘The proposal was drafted by Pro- scenium Architecture & Interiors and Teeple Architects, with input from students and faculty in a series of consultation sessions last year. The two architectural firms worked together on the college’s existing master plan. “Students are really front and centre in everything we're doing,” said Avery Guthrie, an architectur- al designer with Teeple Architects. Phase one of the master plan in- cluded Langara’s new library, which opened in September 2007. Architectural designer Avery Guthrie explains the design of the proposed master plan in the foyer of Building A. Guthrie works for Teeple Architects and helped “We're trying to create a better learning experience, but that’s not just in the classroom. It’s supposed to be everywhere on campus.” “We're trying to create a better learning experience.” — AVERY GUTHRIE, ARCHITECT Kelly Sveinson, a chemistry in- structor and chair of applied re- search, works in Building T and said he appreciates that the new plan emphasizes open space. Building T opened in September 2016 as part of phase two. When Sveinson started working in the newly built T Building, he found “that was a real eye-opener in terms of how architecture can affect people’s behaviour.” “The stairway in the T Building is really beautiful, and I walk up the stairs instead of taking the elevator, so that’s sort of changed my behav- iour,” he said. Geography student Hannah Haji liked the proposed design.“It just looks like a place I'd want to be,” she said. ‘The plan will be submitted to the City of Vancouver for rezoning ap- proval following a public consulta- tion. The process will take about a year, according to Lannard. The master plan will ultimately have five phases. Locals need space Community welcomes new neighbourhood house in Marpole By TAESA HODEL arpole is one of Vancou- ver's fastest growing and lowest income neigh- bourhoods, but residents don't have enough public spaces to support their needs. Last year the Association of Neighbourhood Houses was grant- ed their bid to renovate and reopen Marpole Place, an old firehall- turned-social-space that closed five years ago after a flood. Naomi Harrison, a local mother who attended the old Marpole Place when her daughter was young in the early 2000s, said the unique and affordable programs offered at the centre made it popular. “Tt was a very well used space,” she said. “There’s a definite need because right now there’s a lot of pressures on the community centres.” Interest from the community was shown throughout the neighbour- hood when the community engage- ment team visited schools, centres and senior citizens, leaving ques- tionnaires to determine the needs of the community, said Marpole House project lead Javier Ojer. ‘There was an overwhelming re- sponse to the need for food security and a community kitchen, but the funding proved harder to find. “Public funding has been cut a lot,” said Ojer, who is now looking to private grants and fundraising to complete the kitchen. He said most of the programs at neighbourhood houses are vol- unteer-based to keep down costs to residents, though a capital cam- paign has been set up by the orga- nization to accept donations. ‘The new Marpole Place is set to open in 2019, and locals will be able to see for themselves the neigh- bourhood kitchen, third floor youth lounge and daycare. For others, like South Vancouver resident Emma Boughman, they're going to wait and see what the new centre has to offer. “I guess it all depends on what they do there,” Boughman said.