This thesis examines what makes a building valuable enough to keep regardless of what happens within it or where it is. A generic vacant lot in Dartmouth, N.S., ensures that these qualities are derived primarily from the ...

While experimentation during the early 20th century pushed prefabrication by challenging off-site and on-site practices, it still struggles to establishes itself beyond novelty in contemporary building. The qualities of ...

Homogeneous transition metal-catalysis has had a great impact on the synthesis of organic molecules in recent years. The selective mono-arylation of small molecules, a class of reactions predominantly achieved via transition ...

In 2019, the Canadian Parliament adopted Bill S-203, titled the Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act [Whales Act], to phase-out the captivity of cetaceans – that is, whales, dolphins, and porpoises – mainly for ...