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About Sneha Sumanth

Sneha Sumanth is a graduate student at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture. Her role in BRIDGE involves overseeing the website and publications. Her thesis work looks at the relationship of energy and architecture in the offshore infrastructure of the Santa Barbara Channel in California.

THESIS: bicycle factory

THESIS: bicycle factory

May 11, 2016

In her thesis, Sonia Yuan proposes an ideal ‘post-post-Fordist’ society, a city envisioned as a dense, heterogeneous construct, whose post-post-Fordist urban intervention is presented as a bicycle factory in the city of Toronto. The proposal endeavours to lift us out of the industrial exploitation of the last century, while providing a relief from contemporary society’s over-saturation of digital technology, to return the machine to its rightful place as an intuitive extension of our bodies. Sonia will defend her thesis on Thursday May 12, 2016 at 4:30 pm in the Loft Gallery.

Call for Submissions: INDIGENOUS VISIONS OF THE GLOBAL EXTINCTION CRISIS

Call for Submissions: INDIGENOUS VISIONS OF THE GLOBAL EXTINCTION CRISIS

May 10, 2016

On June 1, the Balsillie School of International Affairs will host “Indigenous Visions of the Global Extinction Crisis”, an art exhibition and public event that grapples with indigenous and non-indigenous understandings of the global extinction crisis. They invite Indigenous artists and performers from the Waterloo region to submit their work for inclusion in this public event. They are considering all artistic formats, including (but not limited to): painting, sculpture, readings (stories, poems, etc), short films, song, dance and ceremony.

THESIS: Yao-dong as a spiritual shelter for the young peasants

THESIS: Yao-dong as a spiritual shelter for the young peasants

Apr 26, 2016

This thesis investigates ‘yao-dongs’, a vernacular architecture in northern China that is associated with poverty. The thesis posits that the contemporary crisis is related to the growing inability to ground experiences and memories. Through field research, Sophia Wu investigated yao-dongs’ geography, culture and construction to better understand what living inside a yao-dong may feel like. She concludes by suggesting a design that can provide a simple and poetic life for young peasants. Her defence will take place on Thursday April 28, 2016 at 2:00 pm in ARC 2026.

POSITION: A film screening (April 15th 4:30pm-6:30pm)

POSITION: A film screening (April 15th 4:30pm-6:30pm)

Apr 13, 2016

Celebrating its tenth anniversary, the Grand River Film Festival has partnered with BRIDGE for an exhibition of film related works. Position, an exploration of what it means to be an architect through various media will combine the components of film and design. We will be screening 9 short films from around the world that have been made by an array of architects, students and film makers. The event aims to present architecture through film, attempting to find the role of the architect.

Teaching Architecture / Mona El Khafif

Teaching Architecture / Mona El Khafif

Mar 29, 2016

Teaching Architecture is a series of interviews with faculty at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture. Graduate student Sneha Sumanth asks professors why they teach, what drives them, what brought them here, and their opinions on academia in architecture today. The conversations are motivating, inspirational, and reveal great stories about people who shape the way we learn today. This article is a conversation with Mona El Khafif, an Associate Professor at UWSA.

BRIDGE brings you Switchback Road – Wed Mar 23rd @ 8pm

BRIDGE brings you Switchback Road – Wed Mar 23rd @ 8pm

Mar 15, 2016

The talented Bluegrass band Switchback Road will be filling our ears with their beautiful music on Wednesday March 23rd, 8pm at the BRIDGE Storefront. The event is free admission and donations are encouraged!

Winter 2016 Arriscraft Lectures: Guan Lee

Winter 2016 Arriscraft Lectures: Guan Lee

Mar 9, 2016

Guan Lee is a practicing architect, lecturer, and director of Grymsdyke Farm. He will deliver a lecture titled ‘Shelf Life: Architecture of place at Grymsdyke Farm’ on Thursday March 10th at 6 p.m in the UWSA Main Lecture Hall.

LOMO 10×10 | Photography Exhibition: CALL FOR SUBMISSION

LOMO 10×10 | Photography Exhibition: CALL FOR SUBMISSION

Feb 28, 2016

Call for Submission: We are looking for inspired photographers interested in the potential of experimental photography. Our theme is analogue; a play of developing, experimenting and progressing. Join the LOMO 10×10 exhibition and share the beauty of creative mistakes. To participate in the event please contact us at uwsa.lomo10x10@gmail.com.

Winter 2016 Arriscraft Lectures: Daniel D’Oca

Winter 2016 Arriscraft Lectures: Daniel D’Oca

Feb 23, 2016

Daniel D’Oca is an Urban Planner, Principal and Co-founder of the New York City-based architecture, planning, and research firm Interboro Partners, and Design Critic in Urban Planning and Design at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. He will deliver a lecture ‘Guilt by Appropriation’ as part of the Arriscraft Lecture Series on February 25th at 6 p.m in the UWSA Main Lecture Hall.

Final Call for Submissions: Winter Art Battle 2016!

Final Call for Submissions: Winter Art Battle 2016!

Feb 22, 2016

BRIDGE is pleased to bring back our Art Battle and Art Exhibit! The extended deadline to submit/enter is noon on February 23rd! Email uwsa.artbattle@gmail.com with an image of your art piece. If you are interested in participating in a live battle make your subject line ‘Art Battle’, and if you would like to just exhibit a piece make it ‘Art Exhibit’. We can’t wait to battle!

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