Cameron Forbes, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Research

(1) Built Environment (2) Public Sculpture (3) Vernacular Architecture (4) Community Art (5) Public Pedagogy (6) Social Practice (7) Rural (8) Place-making

Latest funding

Active Site: Interventions and Adaptations in Western Newfoundland's Built Environment
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$49,325

All 1 grants and awards

Active Site: Interventions and Adaptations in Western Newfoundland's Built Environment

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Forbes, Cameron

Keywords: (1) Built Environment; (2) Public Sculpture; (3) Vernacular Architecture; (4) Community Art; (5) Public Pedagogy; (6) Social Practice; (7) Rural; (8) Place-making; (9) Collaborative Art; (10) Municipal Planning

$49,325

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: (1) Built Environment Dear Professor Forbes, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on (1) built environment connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Active Site: Interventions and Adaptations in Western Newfoundland's Built Environment" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]