Canada Chapter

Mission statement

The Canadian Chapter of ANFA is dedicated to understanding and creating meaningful experiences in the built environment, with an emphasis on the role Canada’s natural landscape, multiculturalism, and history play in shaping those experiences. We use the methods of the human sciences - ranging from behavioral science, sociology, psychology, cognitive science, to neuroscience - to quantify and qualify how behaviour, thoughts, emotion, social interactions, culture, and physiology are affected by architectural and urban design. Through our research, we offer designers meaningful insights into the effects of their designs, helping them create spaces that support the high quality of life Canada is known for. We believe that people - including their personalities, desires, cultures, and emotions - should be placed at the centre of design, and that good design can only emerge if end-users are understood holistically. As a result of Canada’s northern geography, diversity, and cultural history, we provide a unique and valuable perspective to the ANFA community, and welcome national and international collaborations with citizens, policy makers, designers, and researchers working to solve problems at the intersection of people and place.

Chapter Leadership

Nooshin Esmaeili , ANFA Canada (Chair)

Chair
Aesthetics, Embodied and Enact...
Calgary | Canada

David Borkenhagen

Vice Chair
Embodied and Enactive Cognitio...
Calgary | Canada

Event Calendar

Fri, Jun 28, 2024, 1 PM - 2:30 PM EDT

Bridges Not Boxes: Interplay Between Nature & Architecture

An ANFA Canada Chapter Live Webinar
Panel discussion with: Dr. Oshin Vartanian, Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Toronto and Dr. Hanna Negami, Data Strategist at Perkins Eastman,
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Tue, Jan 30, 2024, 12 PM - 1:30 PM EST Nooshin Esmaeili (Chair); David Borkenhagen (Vice-Chair)

Bridges Not Boxes

Connecting Research with Design in the Built Environment Across Canadian Contexts
ANFA Canada proudly presents "Bridges Not Boxes: Connecting Research with Design in the Built Environment Across Canadian Contexts." Join us for insightful talks by renowned Canadian designers, Tye Farrow and Madeleine Hebert. Hosted by ANFA Canada Chair, Nooshin Esmaeili, and Vice-Chair, David Borkenhagen, this event includes a moderated discussion and interactive Q&A. Register now for a session of innovation, collaboration, and the future of Canadian design!
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Wed, Jan 25, 2023, 12 PM - 1:30 PM PST Nooshin Esmaeili

Meeting : The Invisibility of Architecture

A conversation with Dr. Brian R. Sinclair FRAIC & Travis Price FAIA
The pause between musical notes that makes the notes relevant, the emotional and spiritual unknown that architecture opens up to us, and the power of metaphor in sacred architecture...
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Sat, Dec 17, 2022, 12 PM - 1 PM PST Nooshin Esmaeili

Lecture : On Creative Imagination in Architecture

An inspiring and thought-provoking virtual conversation with architect and author Nader Ardalan shares the magnificence and enchanted mysteries hidden in Persian architecture.
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