The current 3A Design Studio course ARCH 392: Large Urban Building is hosting the Creative City Toronto: A Symposium Exploring Next-Generation City Making on Monday March 2nd at 10:00am. The event is open to to all students, faculty and the general public, free of charge.
Nashin Mahtani’s ongoing thesis work challenges the current method of tourism development in Bali, Indonesia and proposes an alternate model that pulses rather than sprawls. Her design strategy enables the development of new frontiers, followed by periods of dormancy and finally, periods of regeneration.
Natalie Hui’s ongoing thesis work entitled Signage as Commonplace dissects urban clutter to identify specific artifacts of the city that bring a certain vibrancy and sense of place to the urban fabric. She specifically analyzes high density signage as the physical manifestation of consumerism in the everyday urban fabric.
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Kyle Brill’s ongoing thesis work States of Dependency registers the spatial manifestations of power in areas of geopolitical tension specifically looking at the Israeli-Palestinian borders of conflict.
THESIS WORK features Kate Jackson’s development of her thesis HOUSE (CRAFT) which proposes a “relocatable” housing typology for the millennial generation which appropriates underutilized parking lots to build vibrant communities.
Leo Liu tests his hand at videography by capturing his flight to New York City to begin his internship for the first video in his CO-OP Film Series.
STUDENT WORK features Felix Yang’s 2A Studio project entitled A Platform for Observation which uses public space as a tool to attain self-awareness.
Boian Dabov will defend his thesis entitled Galt Agora: Vision for a Pedestrian Fabric in the City of Cambridge on Wednesday January 28 at 2PM in the E-Classroom. His thesis proposes a hybrid public architecture which appropriates underutilized parking lots to generate vibrant public space for the Galt community.
Sheida Shahi will defend her thesis entitled Adaptive Balconies on Monday January 19, 2015 6:30PM in ARC 2026. Her thesis proposes an open design system for tower renewal projects in Toronto using the balcony as a tool for shaping urban form.