Soundscapes is a running catalogue of monthly playlists curated by UWSA collective Soundscape Enterprise™ as an ode to the original Studio Soundtrack series on Bridge. Some say that scarcity breeds creativity. From turntables to laptops, the genre of hip-hop was birthed from sounds produced through limited resources and ingenuity. Whether scratching vinyls or finger drumming, the artists that pioneered these sounds know how to master the art of fusion and mixing. Soundscape 04: 93 ‘til...
Visit Missing Pages on https://www.missingpages.space/! Missing Pages is a community-centric online project that makes space for voices that are underrepresented in our knowledge institutions. Public catalogues of stories—whether an archive, a university, or a library—are intended to tell us who we are. However, they undoubtedly omit and exclude experiences and knowledge. This series of online artworks and public programs focuses on personal and collective narratives that shape our communities, both locally and internationally, that are...
Soundscapes is a running catalogue of monthly playlists curated by UWSA collective Soundscape Enterprise™ as an ode to the original Studio Soundtrack series on Bridge. For this month’s summer playlist we travel to Brazil to find “the sound that seduced the world” – Bossa Nova. This new wave style of samba emerged in the 50s with its soft and sensual tunes becoming recognized worldwide. A sophisticated celebration of romance and pleasure “Soundscape 03: Limonada” is...
Soundscapes is a running catalogue of monthly playlists curated by UWSA collective Soundscape Enterprise™ as an ode to the original Studio Soundtrack series on Bridge. Summer breeze is now blowing just around the corner. Let it travel through the jasmine of your mind. A blast from the past: “Soundscape 02: Pocket Groove” is out now. 🍃🚀 Made to relax, boost, or inspire you in the months ahead. Including some classic funk and soul, and a...
Submission deadline: August 27, 2021 In September 2021, BRIDGE Centre for Architecture + Design and Cambridge Art Galleries | Idea Exchange will present Missing Pages, a community-centric project that makes space for voices that are underrepresented in our institutions. Existing public catalogues of stories — whether an archive, a university, or a library — are intended to tell us who we are. And yet, they undoubtedly omit and exclude certain experiences and forms of knowledge. Missing Pages presents...
La version française suit. Call for Proposals: Missing Pages Welcoming proposals for original artwork, presentations, workshops, and interactive programs to be presented online as part of Missing Pages during September 2021. Submission Deadline: Sunday, June 13, 2021Full details here Guided by BRIDGE Centre for Architecture + Design and Cambridge Art Galleries | Idea Exchange, Missing Pages is a community-centric online project that makes space for voices that are underrepresented in our knowledge institutions. Public catalogues of stories—whether an archive, a university,...
Soundscapes is a running catalogue of monthly playlists curated by UWSA collective Soundscape Enterprise™ as an ode to the original Studio Soundtrack series on Bridge. Longer days, warmer weather, and flowers blooming in every corner — something about seasons changing puts us in a specific mood that calls for specific tunes [especially emerging from what felt like a never ending winter]. This month, we curated a playlist to capture these feelings — for us, it’s...
It feels like we just started winter term a few weeks ago but here we are, already halfway through the term. It has been quite the ride (for the first years at least); but looking back, there have been a few valuable lessons that really changed the way we see architecture. We thought it would be interesting to share it with others here and make a mini “time capsule” for first years to remember. First year or not, it will be a profound...
Even though Canada has one of the world’s largest freshwater reserves, not everyone has access to them. While many people can drink their tap water without a second thought, others need to stay alert as it may be contaminated. This, sadly, is the reality for many First Nation communities. About a seventh of them do not have access to clean drinking water in Canada. Even in Ontario, 32% of First Nation families have been under a...
P is for poetry/prose. P is for photography. P is for place/people of memory. P is for postcards! With most of our activities limited to indoors lately, there are many places and people we have missed dearly. What is a memory of a place or person that you hold close to your heart? If you could send a postcard to a place or person, where or who would that be? What photograph would you send to them? What poetry/prose would you write to them? BRIDGE is...
