Nik Luka is Assistant Professor and Urban Design Program
Coordinator in the School of Architecture and School of
Urban Planning at McGill University (Montréal). Recent
publications include “Reworking the Canadian Landscape
through Urban Design: Responsive Design, Healthy Housing
and Other Lessons” in R. Côté, A. Dale, and J. Tansey (eds.),
Linking Industry and Ecology: A Matter of Design? (Vancouver:
UBC Press, 2005). In addition to his ongoing work on
the cultural landscapes of second-home settings, his research
focuses on urban form, ecological design, and the uses and
representations of space.