FULL CIRCLE – an Uncovered Lecture by John Hofstetter Thursday, May 23rd @ 12:30pm in the WARD ROOM* John Hofstetter has a long-standing career in the visual arts. A graduate of the Fine Arts programme at the University of Waterloo, John’s experience includes printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, art education and graphic design. His work explores the association between the manufactured and natural environment and the affinity artefacts of human activity develop for their surroundings over time....
Thursday March 28th 7:00 – 9:30 pm
Manufacturing Architecture – an Uncovered Lecture by Mark Cichy Monday, March 25th @ 12:30pm in the Main Lecture Hall Design It Mill Inc. (DIM) specializes in the execution of complex geometric architectural forms. The unique parametric modeling process empowers DIM to rationalize complex curvilinear geometries and generate the required connection details. DIM collaborates with the world’s leading architectural firms and general contractors to realize their projects in built form. DIM is currently working on...
Unreal Estate: a conversation about the relationship between architecture, landscape, and value. March 21, 2013 / 12:30-1:30pm / Auditorium / School of Architecture University of Waterloo, 7 Melville Street, Cambridge Ontario. Andrew Herscher, author of The Unreal Estate Guide to Detroit Chris Lee & Adrian Blackwell, editors of CURRENCY, Issue 04 of Scapegoat: Architecture/ Landscape/ Political Economy. Moderated by Etienne Turpin, Scapegoat Editorial Board Scapegoat’s new issue CURRENCY, illustrates the foundation of...
The winter term UNCOVERED lecture series begins Monday March 11th, with a talk by UWSA graduate students Shane and Virginia about their 2013 Come Up to My Room installation 15,000 Rosaries.
John Onians, Professor Emiritus of World Art, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK Neuron Aided Design, the Latest Tool of the Architectural Historian: From Mezhirich to Corb Monday February 25th Main Lecture Hall: 10:00am We know a lot about the mental activity of architects because they have always been more articulate as theorists than painters or sculptors, but they can only tell us about activity that is conscious. Now, thanks to the latest neuroscience, we...
Thoughts on `Agency’, `Utopia’, and `Property’ in Contemporary Architectural and Urban Theory Thursday February 7th 2013 Main Lecture Theatre | 6:45 This Thursday February 7th, George Baird, concludes the Fall 2012 / Winter 2013 Arriscraft Lecture Series, ARCHITECTURE OUTSIDE THE LINES. Baird has been an informal commentator for the entire series, where he has lent his broad experience and critical gifts to the discussion of issues posed during the lectures. His lecture will track the...
Winter 2013 marks the continuation of the Arriscraft Lecture Series – ARCHITECTURE OUTSIDE THE LINES – investigating the edge of professional architecture, where architects, clients, planners, and other participants in the building world talk about particular aspects of their work outside of the conventional boundaries of the architectural profession. Thursday January 31th | 6:45 PM Jennifer Keesmaat Chief Planner, City of Toronto Best Practices in City Building
Winter 2013 marks the continuation of the Arriscraft Lecture Series – ARCHITECTURE OUTSIDE THE LINES – investigating the edge of professional architecture, where architects, clients, planners, and other participants in the building world talk about particular aspects of their work outside of the conventional boundaries of the architectural profession. Thursday January 24th | 6:45 PM John van Nostrand planningAlliance Settlement/ Resettlement Photo: www.planningalliance.ca
Winter 2013 marks the continuation of the Arriscraft Lecture Series – ARCHITECTURE OUTSIDE THE LINES – investigating the edge of professional architecture, where architects, clients, planners, and other participants in the building world talk about particular aspects of their work outside of the conventional boundaries of the architectural profession. Thursday January 17th | 6:45 PM Peter Clewes architectsAlliance Toronto Intensification: Policy, Politics and Design Photo: http://www.architectsalliance.com/
