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Erick Villagomez is a part-time lecturer and independent researcher with extensive experience in teaching graduate and undergraduate courses related to human settlements. He has served as an adjunct professor at the Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Chip Shannon Wilson School of Design and the University of British Columbia’s School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. Erick is the founding principal of Metis Design-Build, focusing on diverse projects across small-scale architecture and urban design consulting. Additionally, he contributes as the Editor-in-Chief of Spacing Vancouver, an online publication that explores the public realm and urban landscape of Metro Vancouver. His research and consulting writing engage with urban development patterns locally and globally, advocating for the adoption of sustainable urban design practices. He incorporates visual arts into his work and is known for his bi-weekly urban sketching column in Spacing Vancouver. Erick's specializations include housing, urban greening, and infrastructure.
Offers course-only and thesis routes. Focus areas include philosophy of science, mind, ethics, and Asian philosophy.