2023–present, Vancouver
A multi-year, cross-sector project advancing offsite wood construction, strategic land use and policy innovation to unlock housing supply and deliver affordability, climate action and economic development in small towns, Indigenous communities and big cities in BC.
Executive Director:
Alex Boston
With:
Brenda Knights (BC Indigenous Housing Society)
Melina Scholefield (Zero Emissions Innovation Centre) and
Arjun Singh (A Better Citizen Consulting)
Project funding:
Zero Emissions Innovation Centre and the Real Estate Foundation of BC
2024–present, Vancouver
Co-op housing educator delivering online and in-person courses to members, boards and staff on governance and member engagement.
2022–2024, Vancouver
A one year project to support non-market housing boards, engage community members on housing and neighbourhood planning and create connections with diverse community members.
Community planning and staff lead:
Sarah Brown (False Creek South Neighbourhood Association)
Community leads:
Nancy Hannum and Keith Jones (Alder Bay Co-op), Sarah-Louise Gilmore (Marina Co-op); Kim Fleming and Sarah Brown (Twin Rainbows Co-op); Flavia Marcondes and Carole Lewis (Heritage Co-op); Michael Talbot (Greater Vancouver Floating Home Co-op); Dolores Bzdel and Clara Salamanca (Creekview Co-op); and Daniela Elza and Jennifer Wyss (False Creek Co-op)
Project funding: Community Housing Transformation Centre
2022–2023, Vancouver
A one year community research and exploratory communication arts project focussed on False Creek South, Vancouver, a neighbourhood under threat of demolition and displacement by the City of Vancouver.
Project funding: Canada Council for the Arts
RECENT ENGAGEMENT & RESEARCH COURSEWORK
Dialogue and Engagement: Principles and Concepts
Introduction to World Cafe and Open Space Technology
Design Thinking Methods for Engagement
Voices from the Future Present
1. Love Rain Press
Sample pages from wholesale catalogue
Role: Market research, graphic design
2025
2. Local Government Offsite Housing Accelerator
Webinar graphic (top) and eventbrite banner
Role: graphic designer
2024
Role: Illustrator, product development
2024
4. Co-op Collaboratory
Illustration by Renske Wernrer
Butterflyway Project postcard
Role: Art director
Co-op lead: Dolores Bzdel
2024
5. Co-op Collaboratory
Example page of notes shared after creative engagement session
Role: notetaker, graphic designer
2024
6. Local Government Offsite Housing Accelerator
Event signage
Role: graphic designer
2023
Role: graphic design
2023
Role: graphic design
2022
Role: illustrator
2022
10. Place Mattering Matters Salon No 3: Leslie Kern
Sample slides from a short census data presentation. Part of an introduction for a salon with ‘Feminist City’ author Leslie Kern.
Role: presenter, census data analyst, graphic designer
2022
Part of a series of six community design salons co-organized with poet Daniela Elza and architects Richard Evans and Graham McGarva
Role: content research, graphic design
2021
MARIA ROTH
Research, Design
& Engagement Services
236-1628 West 1st Avenue
Vancouver, BC V6J 1G1
mariaroth.projects@gmail.com
604.653.1848
Engagement & Research Projects
Design Portfolio
Engagement & Research Projects
1. Local Government Offsite Housing Accelerator
Design lead, outreach (non-market housing), event support
2023–present, Vancouver
A multi-year, cross-sector project advancing offsite wood construction, strategic land use and policy innovation to unlock housing supply and deliver affordability, climate action and economic development in small towns, Indigenous communities and big cities in BC.
Executive Director: Alex Boston
With: Arjun Singh (A Better Citizen Consulting) and Melina Scholefield (Zero Emissions Innovation Centre)
Project funding: Zero Emissions Innovation Centre and the Real Estate Foundation of BC
2. Co-operative Housing Federation of BC
Workshop Consultant
2024–present, Vancouver
Co-op housing educator delivering online and in-person courses to members, boards and staff on governance and member engagement.
3. Co-op Collaboratory
Project director, community participant
2022–2024, Vancouver
A one year project to support non-market housing boards, engage community members on housing and neighbourhood planning and create connections with diverse community members.
Community planning lead: Sarah Brown
Community leads: Nancy Hannum and Keith Jones (Alder Bay Co-op), Sarah-Louise Gilmore (Marina Co-op), Kim Fleming and Sarah Brown (Twin Rainbows Co-op), Flavia Marcondes and Carole Lewis (Heritage Co-op), Michael Talbot (Greater Vancouver Floating Home Co-op) and Daniela Elza and Jennifer Wyss (False Creek Co-op)
Project funding: Community Housing Transformation Centre
4. Just Community Project
Community researcher & graphic / artist
2022–2023, Vancouver
A one year community research and exploratory creative communications project focussed on False Creek South, Vancouver, a neighbourhood under threat of demolition and displacement by the City of Vancouver.
Project funding: Canada Council for the Arts
Recent Coursework
SFU Centre for Dialogue
- Large-Scale Public Involvement Methods
- Dialogue and Engagement: Principles and Concepts
- Introduction to World Cafe and Open Space Technology
- Design Thinking Methods for Engagement
StoryCenter
- Digital Storytelling
- Voices from the Future Present
Hollyhock
- Together: A Gathering for Facilitators
Design Portfolio
(select work)
1. Love Rain Press
Sample pages from wholesale catalogue
Roles: Market reseach, graphic design, 2025
2. Local Government Offsite Housing Accelerator
Webinar graphic (top) and Eventrbrite email banner catalogue
Role: Graphic design, 2024
3. Love Rain Press
Notebooks (top) and framed graphic art prints
Roles: Illustrator, product development, 2024
4. Co-op Collaboratory Postcard
Illustration by Renske Werner for the Butterflyway Project
Role: Art director, 2024
5. Co-op Collaboratory
Example page of notes shared after storytelling engagement session
Roles: Notetaker, graphic design, 2024
6. Local Government Offsite Housing Accelerator
In-person event signage
Role: Graphic design, 2023
7. SFU Centre for Dialogue
Sample pages from discussion brief
Role: Market reseach, graphic design, 2023
8. UBC Campus + Community Planning
Sample pages from policy guide
Role: Market reseach, graphic design, 2019 and 2022 (update)
9. Just Community
Sample illustrations of community moments
Role: Illustrator, 2022
10. False Creek South Neighbourhood Association
Map from community report showing residential property types in one neighbourhood
Role: Content, graphic design, 2021
11. False Creek South All Co-ops Working Group
Sample page from community profile presentation
Role: Content, graphic design, 2021
Design Portfolio
(select work)
1. Love Rain Press
Sample pages from wholesale catalogue
Roles: Market reseach, graphic design, 2025
2. Local Government Offsite Housing Accelerator
Webinar graphic (top) and Eventrbrite email banner catalogue
Role: Graphic design, 2024
3. Love Rain Press
Notebooks (top) and framed graphic art prints
Roles: Illustrator, product development, 2024
4. Co-op Collaboratory Postcard
Illustration by Renske Werner for the Butterflyway Project
Role: Art director, 2024
5. Co-op Collaboratory
Example page of notes shared after storytelling engagement session
Roles: Notetaker, graphic design, 2024
6. Local Government Offsite Housing Accelerator
In-person event signage
Role: Graphic design, 2023
7. SFU Centre for Dialogue
Sample pages from discussion brief
Role: Market reseach, graphic design, 2023
8. UBC Campus + Community Planning
Sample pages from policy guide
Role: Market reseach, graphic design, 2019 and 2022 (update)
9. Just Community
Sample illustrations of community moments
Role: Illustrator, 2022
10. False Creek South Neighbourhood Association
Map from community report showing residential property types in one neighbourhood
Role: Content, graphic design, 2021
11. False Creek South All Co-ops Working Group
Sample page from community profile presentation
Role: Content, graphic design, 2021