The last of a series of selected projects from this past summer’s 2B studio (ARC 293), Amir Ghazanfari proposes ‘Frankenstein’, a center for experiential use of plants in water treatment. He combines two opposing programs – a water treatment facility and educational facility – through overlapping flows of space. The strategic location welcomes the public to engage in new experiences of juxtaposed programs.
In his thesis, Hyunjoon Yang studies the process of a synergistic dialogue between top-down and bottom-up processes of urban development. Keeping in mind key questions of the formation of the district, its historical and cultural characteristics, and its evolved modern face and functionality, Hyunjoon looks to enrich urban life in the district. He will defend his thesis at UWSA on Monday December 7th at 2:30pm in ARC 2026.
As part of a series of selected projects from this past summer’s 2B studio (ARC 293), Michelle Lin proposes ‘Walk in the Forest’, a proposal for a green burial cemetery. The visitor is led through a series of programmes that progress deeper into the forests of the Don: a greenhouse and cafe, to a garden centre, into the funeral homes and finally to a chapel that rests on the top of a hill.
Continuing with Kitchener’s initiative to establish urban design at the human scale and introduce contemporary building ideas, Tahoora Alimohammadi’s thesis looks to expand work and living opportunities in the city center with the proposal of a new intermodal transit hub in the heart of that growing downtown core. This design proposal seeks to create an intimate relationship between public life, infrastructure and people.
The defense will take place on on Thursday November 26, 2015 at 1:30pm in ARC 2003, University of Waterloo School of Architecture
As part of a series of selected projects from this past summer’s 2B studio (ARC 293), Alexandra Sermol proposes SHROOMS R US, a proposal that addresses ground and runoff water contamination in the Don River Valley. This intervention focuses on remediation through the production of mushrooms; within which a network of cells, called mycelium, filter heavy metals and other contaminants out of ground water. The system engages a sectional relationship of the site, enabling proximities, movements and growing environments.
As part of a series of selected projects from this past summer’s 2B studio (ARC 293), Brenda Reid proposes [UN]ZOO – a strategy to repair the Don’s ecosystems in conjunction with human presence. The site for this studio was the the Don Valley, a ravine in Toronto that forms part of the Don River watershed. From site strategy to façade details Brenda designs the buildings to be a structure respectful to human and animal needs.
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In her thesis ‘[in]formal Pattern Language’, Nada Nafeh questions the role of the architect in self-organized communities and informal settlements of Cairo. Her thesis analyses patterns accumulated through an open-source website, a workshop with children and an exhibition on site. She will be defending her thesis on Octorber 23rd, 2015 at 12:00 pm in ARC 2026.
The University of Waterloo School of Architecture will host the first of the series of lectures sponsored by Arriscraft on Thursday Oct 22 at 7pm at the Lawrence Cummings lecture hall. The lecture is titled ‘The Illusion of Stasis in Structures: Recent Findings from Mark West and Pressure Building Laboratories’.
BRIDGE is pleased to announce the annual OAA Society Visit this October 20th 2015 at our Storefront, marking the celebration of Grand Valley Society of Architects’ own book launch entitled ‘Architects Talk: Interviews with Grand Valley Architects’. Please join us at 8pm in the BRIDGE Storefront where OAA President, Toon Dreessen, will address local issues regarding architectural progress in the area and address any concerns from members and the community at large.