UBC Student Nest

The Nest is the heart of UBC, with all the functions of a city, including public spaces, restaurants, bars, offices, club spaces, an art gallery, a conference facility. The collaborative design for the AMS Student Nest at UBC strives to be a model community which is sustainable and physically interconnected, ecologically, socially, financially sustainable, and characterized by inspirational architecture, dignified spaces and exciting landscapes that provide high-quality experiences for students that range from the noisily extroverted to the contemplative introverted. It assists in creating a campus that attracts the best students from all over the world. The Nest is a global benchmark for social and ecological sustainable design excellence. It was designed to connect to the UBC’s low carbon district energy system and functions like an agora; a facility that provides an arena for the community to express its values and where its culture flourishes. The building is LEED Platinum certified.

*Bruce Haden was one of three Design Leads, Back-Up Principal in Charge, and Student Engagement Lead while a Principal at Dialog.