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.
Prianka Smita will defend her thesis “Render Authenticity” on Tuesday September 15 at 6:30 PM at the BRIDGE Centre for Architecture + Design. Her thesis examines the rich history and unique culture of the Shakhari Bazar and proposes to instigate a healthy and informed dialogue to create a common goal of sustainable micro economy that refuses to accept uniformity and the disappearance of memory.
Vacant Storefront at 35/37 Main Street – September 14th 2014 Opportunity in Absence: Activating Vacant Space in The Temporary City Abstract by Zak Fish The vacant buildings in Cambridge await new uses as traditional commercial activity has shifted to the sprawl that defines the landscape between the city’s historic cores. Downtown businesses have been replaced by big-box suburban developments, leaving the question, what will fill the city’s urban voids? In declining manufacturing-based economies, like Cambridge,...
Jennifer Beggs’s thesis entitled “Healing through Architecture,” explores the relationship between environments and the chemical reactions in the body that enable healing. She focused specifically on how architecture can have a positive impact on patients receiving chemotherapy. Jennifer will defend her these on Tuesday August 4, 2015 at 4:30 PM in ARC 1001.
Farimah Tehrani’s thesis investigates the impact on the buildings in suburban areas that immigrant communities move to, and proposes to develop design strategies to establish a common built identity for communities shared by Canadians and new immigrants seeking a life in Canada.
Simeon Rivier’s thesis proposes a new design vision for the Cornwall Canal Lands, developing a strategy applicable to all post-industrial communities along the St. Lawrence River border. The project utilizes three very specific frameworks in expanded roles; the existing infrastructure as a network, the post-industrial requirement of environmental regeneration, and interpersonal interactions to re-establish strong waterfront communities. Defence will take place on June 3, 2015 at 10:00 AM in ARC 2008
Srinidhi Sridhar’s thesis entitled The Creek and The Garden speculations on the insertion of Community Garden System into neighborhood parks along the Garrison Creek. The thesis defence will take place on Tuesday June 2nd at 1:00PM in ARC 2003.
Christina Chan’s thesis identifies Toronto’s PATH system as a non-place, a collection of private spaces in the city. She explores the possibility of unifying its fragments with minimal architectural incisions that would surgically mend the system with the objective of achieving effective utilization of the PATH by a full spectrum of people. Her defence is this Friday, May 8, 2015 at 10 :00 AM in ARC 2026.
Sundus Shaikh’s thesis analyzes the evolving conditions of the Gerrard Bazaar as a prototypical declining ethnic enclave and generates a manual of design guidelines which promote new networks of “cultural exchange” for the gentrifying neighbourhood. She defends her thesis on Friday May 1, 2015 at 12:30 PM in ARC 2003
“Halfway between reality and fantasy, that’s where the Grange Hotel is found.” Dan Kwak’s thesis entitled The Grange Hotel diagnoses urban leisure through a subliminal layer of imaginative absurdity within the existing local environment. His defence is on Friday May 1, 2015 at 3:00PM in ARC Loft.