Art, Design & Architecture, a documentary film series presented at the Original Princess Cinema in Waterloo, brings thoughtful explorations of the creative industries to a broader public audience starting this Monday. From architects to cartoonists to chefs and musicians, the subjects are as diverse as the lenses through which they’re viewed.
To begin, I must use the most valid dictionary, “Wikipedia”, to define the third most used word in architecture school – next to 1. studio, and 2.“the f-word” – critique. cri·tique [ kriˈtēk ] noun 1. a method of disciplined, systematic analysis of a written or oral discourse. Critique is commonly understood as fault finding and negative judgement, but it can also involve merit recognition, and in the philosophical tradition it also means a methodical practice of doubt. Alternatively, the tall-ish, blond-ish girls, who enjoys games of twenty-one...
Half Life 2 is a game which many hold in regard as one of the prime examples of video game storytelling, and a representation of gaming’s evolution as a medium. It was a revolution in storytelling, as the player never deviates from the protagonists own point of view, and the spatial progression of the story is experienced at a 1:1 scale; there are no cutscenes, or movement of the player outside of their own hands....
BRIDGE on the Front Page of the Cambridge Times! Building a BRIDGE – architecture students open storefront Author & Photographer: Ray Martin, Cambridge Times Architecture students Zak Fish and Roksana Nikolova hold up a poster advertising the opening exhibition of student and faculty art hosted at BRIDGE’s pop-up Storefront location at 60 Main St. HOT OFF THE PRESS! Check out Ray Martin’s article on BRIDGE in the front page of the Cambridge Times today. The...
Engi-Tecture: Eccentricity is an art exhibition that exposes the creative pursuits of architects and engineers beyond their respective professions. Roksena Nikolova, the founder and curator of the event, aspires to bring people together to celebrate art from the point of view of architecture and engineering students, faculty members, and professionals. She says, “When we make things, we express our view of the world. The creative outcome may be painting, sculpture, illustration, printing, photography, music, dance, theatre, poetry,...
Modern architecture is the vernacular of Waterloo. – Rick Haldenby, Executive Curator Early European works of architecture are studied worldwide with religious zeal. They formed the...
I am not just a cookie monster…I am a dessert Godzilla. I like baking, actually let me correct myself, I love it when people bake so I can devour the baked goods. Thanks to Klara Johnson, now I have the perfect bakery to stomp around in Cambridge till my sweet tooth is satisfied. The Bake Shop on Main (literally!) opened December of 2013. It took me a whole month to finally walk in through the...