The annual awards banquet recognizes undergraduates, master’s students, and recent alumni for accomplishments in all parts of the curriculum—from design, technology, and cultural history to outstanding thesis work. (more…)
Waterloo Architecture graduate student Chanel Dehond is a winner of the American Society of Architectural Illustrators Student Award of Merit for illustrations from her project The Lost: A Design for a Day Spa. The project was completed last spring for the 4B Comprehensive Building Design Studio with Professor Andrew Levitt. The Lost: Autumn Interior by Chanel Dehond. The project takes as its parti two definitions of “lost”: 1. Unable to find one’s way; not knowing...
The renowned Hylozoic Series by Waterloo Architecture Professor Philip Beesley and the Near-Living Architecture group has been selected as a Finalist for the Architizer A+ Awards in the Plus Categories | Architecture +Art category. Since the series began with Hylozoic Soil at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in 2007, hundreds of Waterloo undergraduate and graduate students, as well as collaborators from Electrical and Computer Engineering and Knowledge Integration, have contributed to this ever-evolving work. The newest installation in the series, Epiphyte Chamber, was recently exhibited at the new National Museum...
The annual awards banquet is perhaps the largest gathering at UWSA, drawing not only current students but off-term undergrads, recent alumni, staff, and faculty. Amid fare from local favourite The Bombay Grill and desserts lovingly made by student volunteers, professors and staff recognized accomplishments in all areas, including design, cultural history, technology, and overall contributions to the school. Recent graduates were also recognized for their outstanding master’s thesis work. Highlights of the event included stories behind...
It has been a big year for Lateral Office, the firm headed by our own Lola Sheppard of UWSA and her partner Mason White. In December the office was awarded the 2012 Arctic inspiration prize for their Arctic Food Network project, then continued their success this March when they were selected for the American Institute of Architects’ annual Progressive Architecture Awards for the same project, standing alongside other winners such as BIG and Perkins+Will. Most...