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Bio
Duane Elverum is a faculty member at Emily Carr Institute where he teaches sustainable systems, industrial design, green design, architecture and furniture design. He has an honours degree in architecture from the University of British Columbia, and since 1992 has operated Delve Design Studio in Vancouver.

From 1995-2000 he taught at the UBC School of Architecture where he supervised the program for Studies in Design + Making, which received two North American awards for design studio curriculum. During that time, he supervised studies abroad to Germany and the Czech Republic and was a guest critic at the TU in Dresden.

Recently, he curated an exhibition and wrote the accompanying monograph entitled Towards an Architecture of Conscience: The Work of Sandy Hirshen. This exhibition opened last fall in Vancouver and is currently on tour throughout North America.

He writes and speaks on the Ethics of Design, Architecture and Other Built Environments as well as Emerging Issues in Sustainability, and this fall will speak during VAG's Massive Change exhibition in the Philosopher's Cafe series on the Future of Design.

Education
University of British Columbia, Honours Architecture degree, 1988-1991.
Escuela TS de Arquitectura de Barcelona, 1990.
University of British Columbia, B. Arts Germanic Studies/Fine Arts, 1981-1985.

Teaching
Present. Design Instructor; Architecture, Industrial Design and Emerging Issues in Sustainability, Emily Carr Institute.
Present. Design Instructor. Continuing Studies; Architecture, Green Design and Furniture Design.
Curriculum Advisor, new Bachelor of Architecture degree, BCIT. 2002/2003
Faculty, University of British Columbia School of Architecture, 1995-2000.
Manager, Program for Studies in Design and Making, UBC SOA, 1996-2000.
2 North American University Association design studio teaching awards, 1999/2000.
M. Architecture. Thesis supervision (UBC).
Design Studies Abroad to Berlin, Dresden, Prague, 1998.
Visiting Instructor, TU Dresden, 1998.
Design studio guest critic, UBC SOA, 1995-2000.
Squash Instructor, Vancouver, BC, 1985-1987.

Curricular Areas
Industrial Design: Sustainable Systems, Ecological Design, Graduation Project Supervision, Furniture Design. Professional Practice.
Architecture: Design Foundation, Design/Build, Architecture/Exhibition Design, Residential and Small Structure Design, Landscape and Site Planning, History of Design.

Media, Interviews and Awards
The Tyee. Massive Status Quo, Olive Dempsey, Nov 2004
Vancouver Sun, Arts Review, Toward an Architecture of Conscience (curator), November 2003
ID Magazine, In Practice: EcoDesign Studio, October 2003
The Globe and Mail, FOCUS Article/Interview: Green Design, Eric Eno Tamm, SMay 2003
Canadian Architect, News: UBC Course Award, January 2000.
UBC Reports, Student Designer in Top 10, February 2000.
CBC Radio, The Afternoon Show, Interview, Kathryn Gretzinger, February 2000.
ACSA News, Awards Coverage, December 1999.
UBC Continuing Studies, Course Calendar, Cover Article, 1999.
WASSA Exemplary Course Award, Hornby Island Design Studio, 1999.
UCEA Award for Innovation, Hornby Island Design Studio, 1999.
Twice invited artist, SPLASH, Arts Umbrella Celebrity Auction. Catalogue, 1998/99.
Canadian Architect, Essay: Building Bridges, May 1998.
Twice honoured recipient DAAD Academic Scholarships; Cologne 1983, Stuttgart 1984.
Granville Street Bridge Redesign Competition, 3rd Place, Vancouver BC, 1983.

Lectures and Public Talks
Vancouver Art Gallery, Philosopher's Cafe. The Ethics of Design, Vancouver, BC, 2004
Emily Carr Institute, Foundation Lecture Series, Vancouver BC, 2004
eeeeePart 1 The Death of Birth and Design Ethics as Emergent Properties
eeeeePart 2 Design Reconsidered
Emily Carr Professional Practice Speaker Series The Emergent Property, Vancouver, BC, 2004

Professional
Moderator, Signals of Intent Symposium for Sustainability, Vancouver BC, 2004
Curator, Towards an Architecture of Conscience, UBC SOA Gallery. Exhibition and Monograph, November 2003
Established The Delve Studio, 1990-present.
Birmingham and Wood, Architects and Planners, Vancouver, BC, 1992.
Henriquez and Partners, Architects and Planners, Vancouver, BC, 1989.
Proux-Young Furniture Design, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1987-1988.

Delve Studio
Over a 15 year period Delve Studio has contributed several projects to the built environment, including over 200 commissioned furniture works for clients in Canada and the US, including the cities of Vancouver, New York, Philadelphia, London (UK) and Athens.

Building Projects
Puddifoot/Lilace Residence, Renovation, Vancouver, BC, 2004
Jackson Residence, Addition, Vancouver, BC, 2004
Thompson Renovation - Interior, Vancouver, BC, 2004
Rower Residence, New Residence Design/Artist's Studio and Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, 2004
Mallman Renovation - Interior, Vancouver, BC, 2004
Nightingale/Edinger Residence - Renovation, Vancouver, 2003
Crispin Residence - Landscape Design, Trail BC, 2002
Lazecki Residence - New Landscape Design, New Westminster BC, 1999
Massier Residence - New Residence Design, Langley BC, 1998
Siegel Residence - Renovation, Vancouver BC, 1994
Walkey, Residence - Renovation, Vancouver BC, 1993
Bichin Residence - New Residence Design, Vancouver BC, 1993
Thorpe Residence - New Residence Design, Deep Cove BC, 1992
Tivey Residence - Addition, Vancouver BC, 1991
Dodds Residence - New Residence Design, Victoria BC. 1990
Margret Gabriel Booksellers - Commercial interior, Vancouver BC, 1990
Urban Projects Workshop, VCC King Edward Campus planning and redesign, 1990

Student Design Awards and Shows
Don Cleland, Airmeal Food Container, Milan Design Week Selection, Milan, 2005
Jay Grandin, Emerging Designer, BC Achievement Awards, Vancouver, 2005
Bonnie Presser, The Basico. An eco-cell phone. Design for the Environment Competition, Vancouver BC, 2004
Niki Dun. Massive Change, Sub Saharan Bike Ambulance, Vancouver BC, 2004
Lukas Armstrong, Globe 2004 Sustainable Design Award. Modular Housing, Vancouver BC, 2004
Aaron Rosensweet, Sustainability BC Design Exhibition, AIBC, Vancouver BC, 2004
Aaron Rosensweet, Industrial Design in BC, AIBC, Vancouver BC, 2003
Zahra Henderson-Peal, Industrial design in BC, AIBC, Vancouver BC, 2003
Zahra Henderson-Peal, Bark: Canadian Design, Tokyo, Japan/Vancouver, BC 2003
Don Cleland, Spencer Davidson, Evelyn Giron, Zahra Henderson-Peale, ICSID Show, Montreal, 2003
Yvonne Ip, Best Student Design, BOLDER International Design Competition, 2000.
Pamela Ubeda, Finalist, University of Kentucky Design on the Edge, 1999.
Rob Plain, Finalist, REPOSE International Folding Chair Competition, Vancouver, 1998.
Craig Thomas, Finalist, REPOSE International Folding Chair Competition, Vancouver, 1998.

Recent Adventures
Writer, Director, Things We Know: The Movie, Short film, Fall 2004
Writer, Director, T, Short film, Fall 2003
Pacific Ocean crossing, 5880nm, sailboat Lady Samantha (Milan), 2000.
Co-director QT5 in Austin, documentary film on Quentin Tarantino, Los Angeles Ca. and Austin Texas, 2001.
Cover and illustrations for the book, The Children of Wondria, by Robert Johns, 2002.

Contact

Referees

Dr. Ray Cole
Professor and Director of Building Energy and Conservation.
UBC School of Architecture.
raycole@architecture.ubc.ca
604.822.2857

Sandy Hirshen
Professor, former Director, UBC School of Architecture.
hirshen@interchange.ubc.ca
604.681.2060

John Howard
Secretary, past President, Hornby Island Elder's Society.
johnhow@island.net

Kathy Rieder
Owner, KR Construction,
Denman Island, BC
250.335.0559

Joel Shack
Professor, UBC School of Architecture.
jshack@interchange.ubc.ca
604.734.8094

Ron Walkey
Associate Professor,
UBC School of Architecture.
walkey@arch.ubc.ca

The Tyee, News for BC. Interview on the Future of Design, Vancouver, BC, 2004
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