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A fresh semester, familiar trees, and new places to gather! 🍂🍁
As fall colours take over UBC, we’re celebrating the School of Biomedical Engineering, where a new chapter of campus life unfolds beneath a well-established canopy.
With mature Oak and Atlas Cedar trees taking centre stage, the landscape weaves together intimate pocket parks, generous cedar decks, and inviting places to pause. Around the corner, a courtyard framed by towering London Plane trees offers room to gather, while a rooftop vegetable garden brings a little green to the everyday.
A landscape that celebrates what’s already there while making room for what’s next. Here’s to changing seasons, new connections, and finding your favourite spot on campus!
In collaboration with Patkau Architects and InterCAD Services Ltd.
🔸Project: School of Biomedical Engineering (SBME)
🔸Location: University of British Columbia, BC
🔸Client/Collaborator: UBC Properties Trust
🔸Collaborators: Patkau Architects, InterCAD Services Ltd.
🔸Photography: Tom Kwok
#HapaCollaborative #UBC #LandscapeArchitecture #CampusLife Vancouver
02 Nov 2026
A shoreline reimagined! 🌊 Discover qapoje Park, formally known as Dyke Road Park, where restored habitats, coastal landscapes, and welcoming public spaces come together.
(kah-poh’-jeh) means “spring salmon in a creek flowing south.” It is the traditional ayajusem term for nearby Coho Creek
This project is more than a park—it’s the restoration of a living shoreline where nature, culture, and community come together.
Working alongside members of the K’ómoks First Nation, the Comox Valley Regional District and a dream team of collaborators, qapoje Park reimagines the Courtenay River waterfront through Green Shores principles, transforming hardened edges into thriving habitat. More than 10,000 Indigenous plants, restored estuarine fish habitat, rain gardens, and native riparian landscapes are helping to build a healthier, more resilient shoreline for generations to come.
Visitors can wander along new trails, pause at estuary lookouts, or experience the rhythm of the tides along a unique boardwalk perched above a tidal wetland that floods and drains—creating an ever-changing connection between people and place.
We’re proud to celebrate the opening of a landscape that gives back: to the river, to wildlife, and to the community. Here’s to parks that don’t just welcome people—they help nature flourish too. 🌿🌊
🔸Project: qapoje Park | formally known as Dyke Road Park
🔸Location: Comox Valley, BC
🔸Client/Collaborator: Comox Valley Regional District
🔸Collaborators: K’ómoks First Nation, Stewardship Centre for BC, Current Environmental, Project Watershed, Northwest Hydraulic Consultants, RJC Engineers
🔸Builders: Island Family Works, Jake Shepherd Contracting, Wickcraft Boardwalks
🔸Photography: Kyle Graham, Jennifer Steel and Lukas Holy
#LandscapeArchitecture #GreenShores #EcologicalRestoration #NatureBasedDesign #PublicParks
26 Oct 2026
Today was the final presentation day of Interstitial: 2026 Annual Design Competition, a collaboration between DESUS and Hapa Collaborative! Swipe to see the winning projects 👀
The competition invited participants to reconsider the interstitial spaces within our urban fabric. Teams had just two weeks to develop proposals responding to this year’s site: Railtown Alley in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.
Proposals were evaluated by industry professionals from @hapacobo , @perkinswill_van, and @arcadisglobal.
The winning teams took home cash prizes and SALA swag bags, while everyone had the opportunity to share ideas, connect, and network with fellow designers and professionals.
A huge thank you to our sponsor, Hapa Collaborative, our panel of judges, and all the teams who participated and made this competition a success! 🎉
17 Oct 2026
What if a neighbourhood park felt a little more like home?
We’re excited to share our design proposal for the New Park at 34 Hanna Avenue in Toronto’s Liberty Village, developed with Polymetis, and Heather Schibli!
Imagined as a living room nestled within an urban woodland, the proposal transforms a former parking lot into a vibrant public space where community, ecology, and history come together.
A lush oak-hickory woodland wraps around a shared gathering space, offering moments of shade, play, connection, and quiet retreat. Inspired by the comforts of home, familiar elements like a rug, sofa, curtain, and hearth are reimagined as playful landscape features that invite people to gather, linger, and make themselves at home.
Rooted in Liberty Village’s industrial past and ecological future, the design celebrates the everyday moments that bring a neighbourhood together.
A living room for the community, and a little more room for nature. 🌿
#HapaCollaborative #34Hanna #LandscapeArchitecture #TorontoParks #Designcompetition
16 Oct 2026
🔸 Today marks the 2026 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. In preparation, we’re sharing resources on events happening in and around Vancouver, as well as across BC.
👉 Copy and open the link below to explore upcoming events and opportunities to learn, reflect, and take part.
[ https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/national-day-truth-reconciliation/list-activities.html ]
👉 Tap the link in our bio to learn about the 94 calls to action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
#nationaldayfortruthandreconciliation
#truthandreconciliation #2026nationaldayfortruthandreconciliation
30 Sep 2026
Announcing the 2026 PUBLIC SEAT Design Challenge Winner: EKKO! 🏆
We’re excited to share EKKO by Alejandro Laos and Arkgo Chen as the winning proposal for this year’s PUBLIC SEAT Design Challenge — a playful and inviting take on the everyday public bench that explores how a simple place to sit can spark connection, conversation, and new ways of experiencing the city.
Presented by Hapa Collaborative + Green Theory as part of Design Vancouver Festival, PUBLIC SEAT invited designers, students, and creative thinkers to rethink public seating in Mount Pleasant — not simply as a place to rest, but as an opportunity for gathering, interaction, and community life. We received 100 submissions from across the globe including Turkey, USA, Malaysia, Romania, Italy, Thailand, Iran, Ethiopia, Germany, London, Hong Kong, Philippines, Pakistan, Greece, Japan, Australia, Puerto Rico, India, Mexico, Indonesia, South Africa, Ecuador, Nepal, Costa Rica, UAE, and Serbia.
Inspired by the ripple of an echo, EKKO begins with the idea that one small interaction can unfold into new encounters, experiences, and relationships. Its rounded form welcomes people from every direction, while its low profile and generous platform create a relaxed, playful place to pause, gather, stretch out, or simply watch the neighbourhood go by.
Designed with adaptability in mind, EKKO combines a timber platform with a curved aluminum backrest that can become a canvas for colour, metalwork, planting, and local artistic expression — allowing the seat to take on a life of its own within Mount Pleasant.
A huge thank you to everyone who submitted their ideas and shared their creativity with us. We were inspired by the many ways each proposal imagined a more welcoming, social, and playful public realm.
Congratulations to EKKO — we can’t wait to see this idea ripple into the neighbourhood. 🌊
Stay tuned as PUBLIC SEAT takes its next steps from design challenge to public space!
#publicseat #designchallenge #global #landscapearchitecture #placemaking
26 Sep 2026
🎉 Happy 10-Year Anniversary at Hapa Collaborative to Lukas Holy! 🍾
For nearly 10 years, Lukas has been an integral part of our team, leading some of our most meaningful projects with dedication, intention, and care. From qapoje Park to Radium Hot Springs Municipal Hall, he consistently brings creativity, craft, and a deep commitment to thoughtful design.
We’re so grateful for everything he contributes.
Thank you and congrats Lukas!
#landscapearchitect #landscapearchitecture #landscapedesign #designfirm #publicspaces
14 Sep 2026
As part of this year’s Design Vancouver Festival, we’re inviting you into the Hapa studio for a peek behind the scenes.
Come meet the Hapsters, see what’s on our desks, and explore projects in progress—from early ideas and drawings to the stories, conversations, and collaborations that shape the places we create. We’ll be sharing a little about how design, engagement, and storytelling can build stronger connections between people, culture, and place.
Whether you’re a fellow designer, student, neighbour, collaborator, or simply curious about what landscape architects get up to all day, come say hello. We’d love to have you!
🗓️ Saturday, September 26
⏰ 10 AM – 4 PM
📍 #403 – 375 West Fifth Avenue, Vancouver
See you at the studio!
#HapaCollaborative #designvancouverfestival #OpenStudio #landscapearchitecture
11 Sep 2026
PUBLIC SEAT Design Challenge
Deadline Sept 20 at midnight | @HapaCobo
@HapaCobo and @GreenTheoryDesign invites designers, students, and creative thinkers to participate in the PUBLIC SEAT Design Challenge as part of the Design Vancouver Festival. Submissions will be unveiled on Sept 26 during Hapa’s Open Studio. The selected design will later become a public installation in the neighbourhood.
Find the Design Brief on the DVF website.
Submit to: [email protected]
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: @hapacobo
Thank you to Hapa Collaborative for supporting Design Vancouver Festival.
Hapa Collaborative is a landscape architecture and urban design practice, deeply committed to the creation of connected and livable communities.
Visit Hapa Collaborative’s Open Studio at Design Vancouver Festival to see first-hand what we do. Learn about us and our process through projects in progress and discover how design, engagement, and story create powerful relationships among people, culture, and place.
September 26 | 10am–4pm
#403-375 West Fifth Ave
06 Sep 2026
Fall is settling into Vancouver—leaves are turning, landscapes are shifting, and fresh ideas are taking root at Hapa. 🍂🌱
Please join us in welcoming Thea Johannus to the team as our fall semester intern! We’re excited to have Thea along for a season of learning, collaboration, creativity, and all things landscape architecture.
Welcome to the team, Thea!
#intern #landscapearchitecture #landscapedesign #urbandesign #student
04 Sep 2026
UPDATE: Hapa Collaborative, Green Theory, and Design Vancouver Festival invite designers, students, and creative thinkers to reimagine the everyday public seat.
PUBLIC SEAT is a design challenge exploring how a simple piece of public furniture can do more than provide a place to rest — creating opportunities to pause, gather, connect, and engage with the neighbourhood.
We’re looking for thoughtful, creative proposals that respond to the context of Mount Pleasant and explore how temporary interventions can activate the streetscape, strengthen neighbourhood identity, and contribute to a more vibrant and inclusive public realm.
The winning design will be unveiled during Hapa’s open studio on September 26 and brought to life as a public installation in the neighbourhood.
🏆 Winning proposal (individual/team) will receive:
• $1000 Honorarium
• Winner will have their seat design fabricated by Green Theory at an estimated cost of up to $4000
• Prize pack provided by DVF, including DVF tote bags
• Tickets to Design Vancouver Festival Closing Night
• Design exposure through DVF and DVF social media
🗓️ Submission deadline: September 20, 2026, midnight
For the full design brief, submission requirements, and competition details, follow the link in our bio.
We look forward to seeing how you imagine the PUBLIC SEAT.
All entries (local & international) are welcome to apply.
#DesignVancouverFestival #HapaCollaborative #GreenTheory #PublicRealm #DesignChallenge
04 Sep 2026
Summer is construction season, and a few of our projects are taking shape across the Lower Mainland.
Site visits are an important part of our process. They’re a chance to step away from the drawings, get our boots on the ground, and see how the details we’ve worked through on paper are translating into built form. Materials meet, grades become tangible, and spaces that have existed for months—or years—as lines on a page begin to reveal their scale, character, and possibilities.
There’s something especially rewarding about this stage: watching many hands and disciplines come together to turn an idea into a place.
This summer, we’ve been out checking in on Eastern Avenue Park in North Vancouver, Menno Hall at University Endowment Lands (UEL), and Aurora at Talistar in Richmond. Each is at a different point in construction, but all offer the same reminder that design doesn’t end when the drawings leave the studio. It continues on site, through collaboration, observation, problem-solving, and care.
We’re looking forward to seeing these spaces settle in, come to life, and eventually become places for people to make their own.
#LandscapeArchitecture #UnderConstruction #PublicSpace #LandscapeDesign
21 Aug 2026
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