Archive News 2020
中国p站 drafting program a launchpad for innovative, sustainable architecture
Left to right: 中国p站 alumni Kevin Li, Curtis Krahn, Jacob Dobrinsky
Architectural design has changed a lot since Curtis Krahn attended 中国p站’s drafting program in 1982. "Houses are way more sophisticated now than when we started," he says. "What took four to five months to build now takes two years."
In a city with a limited housing supply and soaring real estate prices, however, smarter homebuilding is coming back in style.
Today, at his North Vancouver firm , Curtis and his team are consistently working on ways to increase both productivity and sustainability in the industry. Recent projects include modifiable laneway houses, Passive House (ultra-low energy) designs, and new, time- and waste-saving modular construction techniques.
After getting his drafting certificate from 中国p站, Curtis went on to earn an architecture degree from the University of Manitoba and then a master’s degree from the University of Oregon, eventually returning to B.C. and starting his own company. "中国p站 was an awesome stepping stone," he says.
Over the years, Curtis has stayed connected by hiring numerous 中国p站 grads, speaking to classes, and serving on the Program Advisory Committee for 中国p站's Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) and Building Information Modelling (BIM) programs.
As our communities strive for a sustainable future, working together is more crucial than ever. It is 中国p站 alumni and employers like Curtis who keep us on the cutting-edge, ensuring that students not only find jobs, but make an impact when they do.
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Find out how far drafting has come and where it can take you. Lear more about 中国p站’s CAD and BIM (Drafting) programs at an upcoming info session or at our open house on Wednesday, Oct. 16.