Introducing the BRIDGE Website Team - Winter 2015

On January 1^st, 2013, the very first BRIDGE post went live on the website. It was titled WASA Positions – Winter 2013 Term and outlined the position-holders on WASA for the semester. That informative, inaugural post was followed by a photographic micro-journal entitled Patrick Cheung: 100 Strangers and the announcement that the ACADIA Conference on Adaptive Architecture was coming to Waterloo Architecture in the fall of 2013. The introduction of Mole Magazine and the very first thesis defense announcement for Jonathan Lim came shortly after. From these very first posts, the BRIDGE website has grown with momentum – gathering and sharing the diversity of work, external initiatives and creative endeavors of the innovative and ambitious students from the Waterloo School of Architecture.

Since that point, the BRIDGE Waterloo Architecture website has accumulated 412 posts, had over 50 contributors and now receives over 18,000 page visits per month. It began as a virtual forum for promoting the discourse of architecture and design, over time it has become a collective identity for our constantly evolving school. The combination of the migratory nature of co-op, the opportunity to go on exchange and the highly anticipated study term in Rome ensures that, at any given moment, the Waterloo Architecture student body is dispersed across the globe. For many, the BRIDGE website has become the place to connect to what’s happening academically, professionally and socially within the school community.

The website wouldn’t be what it is without the countless students who have, and continue to contribute to its ever evolving content. Everyone brings forth their own perspectives and ideas, adding to the diverse voice embodied in the website. A passionate team of new and continuing authors and editors are giving the BRIDGE website life, with new contributors every month. Two years after the first post went live, the BRIDGE website wishes to celebrate the people behind the posts and online-enthusiasm.

Previous and On-going Contributors: Alex Bodkin, Andrew Cole, Aaron Cote, Andrea Hunniford, Andrea Kim, Amrit Phull, Bianca Weeko Martin, Brandon Mooi, Carrie Cheng, Christina Chan, Chanel Dehond, Caitlin Perry, Connor O’Grady, Danielle Gignac, Dan Kwak, Danielle Rosen, Ella den Elzen, Elizabeth Lenny, Emmeily Zhang, Fysal Amirzada, Fernie Lai, Geoff Christou, Ien Boodan, Irena Jenei, Jessica Owen, Jake Read, Jessica Craig, Jaliya Fonseka, Julia Nakanishi, Kim Adamek, Laura di Fiore, Michelle Bullough, Michael Kim, Magdalena Milosz, Marisa Musing, Mark Tam, Michael Nugent, Mayuri Paranthahan, Mahalia Thomas, Mila Wiggins, Mona El Khafif, Niki Farfel, Nicola Miloradovic, Nicole Ratajczak, Patricia Beaulieu, Piper Bernbaum, Petra Bogias, Prianka Smita, Qinyu Lu, Miriam Ho, Roksena Nikolova, Siobhan Allman, Sarah Gunawan, Samuel Ganton, Saffiya Kherraji, Stephanie Koltun, Steven Lin, Sean Maciel, Shanne Stines, Stephen Wenzel, Shuyin Wu, Tiara Aponte, Taylor Charbonneau, Taylor Davey, Taehyung Kim, Terri Meyer Boake, Tomas Mashidlauskas, Tony Shi, Tristan van Leur, Tracey Winton, Thomas Yuan, Veronika Bojic, Vikkie Chen, Valeria Nuyanzina, Victoria Suen, Zak Fish, Zoe Goodman, plus the innumerable people who have contributed content such as projects, photographs, excerpts and ideas .

[It is a long list of names, if we happened to have missed yours, our apologies! Please notify us at submit@waterlooarchitecture.com]

If you are interested in contributing to the website, find any of the BRIDGE Website team for the winter term. If you are interested in any aspect of BRIDGE Waterloo Architecture, come to the next BRIDGE meeting on Thursday February 12th at 6pm, or email bridge@waterlooarchitecture.com

BRIDGE Website Team – Winter Term 2015