Inge Roecker

Inge Roecker is an architect and associate professor at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada.[1] She is the founding Principal of AIR Studio, a research-in-practice architecture design firm situated in Vancouver's Chinatown neighbourhood.[1]

Professional practice

Roecker has built several projects out of her firm, AIR Studio (formerly ASIR Studio). While the firm's focus is primarily multi-unit residential projects, Roecker has also led designs for community spaces and single-family homes.[2] These projects are found across British Columbia and Germany.[2]

In 2022, Air Studio was given an honourable mention for their submission, Biophilia, to the Urbanarium's Mixing Middle Design Competition.[3]

In addition to her design work, Roecker has strong ties to the Vancouver Chinatown community. She sits on the boards of Chinatown’s Society Buildings Revitalization Committee, Chinatown Historic Area Planning Committee, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, and the Chinatown Legacy Stewardship Group.[4]

Built projects
  • Victoria Courtyard Homes [5]
  • Squamish House, Vancouver[6]
  • Whistler Community Church[7]
  • Weinsberg Wohnen Der Zukunft[8]
  • East Georgia Flats[9]
  • Hasenöhrle Multi-Family Homes[10]
  • Turner’s Dairy Homes[11]

Academic work

Roecker teaches design studios and graduate seminars at the University of British Columbia's School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA).[1] She is also a part of UBC's Housing and Wellbeing Research Group.[1]

Her recent research has focused around innovative housing models that foster ideas of inclusion and community.[1][12] In 2022, she was awarded funding through UBC's Campus as Living Lab Fund to conduct research on a student-family housing project, Acadia Park.[13] Through a series of design charrettes, Roecker explored how participatory processes and community-based solutions could be used to inform not only future developments for Arcadia Park, but similar projects in other communities.[13]

She is also a co-author of the book, Urban acupuncture : a methodology for the sustainable rehabilitation of 'society buildings' in Vancouver's Chinatown into contemporary housing.[14]

References
  1. "Inge Roecker | sala.ubc.ca". sala.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  2. "AIR studio". AIR studio. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  3. Beya, Christiane (2022-02-11). "Urbanarium announces winners of The Mixing Middle competition". Canadian Architect. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  4. "Inge Roecker – Dr Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden". Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  5. "Victoria Courtyard Homes". AIR studio. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  6. "Squamish House". AIR studio. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  7. "Whistler Community Church". AIR studio. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  8. "Weinsberg Wohnen Der Zukunft". AIR studio. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  9. "eastgeorgia111". AIR studio. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  10. "Hasenörhle Multi-family Homes". AIR studio. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  11. "Turner's Dairy Homes". AIR studio. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  12. "Design for Inclusion". WABI SABI PLANNING LAB. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  13. "Designing Student-Family Housing for Wellbeing | Campus as a Living Lab". livinglabs.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  14. Government of Canada, Public Services and Procurement Canada (2002-07-01). "Urban acupuncture : a methodology for the sustainable rehabilitation of 'society buildings' in Vancouver's Chinatown into contemporary housing / submitted by Inge Roecker and Kelty McKinnon. : NH18-1-2/186-2006E-PDF - Government of Canada Publications - Canada.ca". publications.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
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