STUDENT WORK / Subarctic Headquarters of Automation / 3B Option Studio
In their 3B option studio, Natalie & Vincent envisioned the future of a mining settlement in northern Québec. (more…)
THESIS WORK / Pulsing Territories / Nashin Mahtani
Nashin Mahtani’s ongoing thesis work challenges the current method of tourism development in Bali, Indonesia and proposes an alternate model that pulses rather than sprawls. Her design strategy enables the development of new frontiers, followed by periods of dormancy and finally, periods of regeneration.
THESIS WORK / States of Dependency / Kyle Brill
Kyle Brill’s ongoing thesis work States of Dependency registers the spatial manifestations of power in areas of geopolitical tension specifically looking at the Israeli-Palestinian borders of conflict.
TR+D Open Studio and Mx Reviews
Join the graduate students on Thursday December 6th for Mx Reviews from 1-5pm and the TR+D Open Studio from 5-7pm at the BRIDGE Pop-Up to celebrated the work produced this fall through the Masters of Architecture Program.
Interview: Arctic Adaptations at the Venice Biennale
For the 14th International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale, Lateral Office curated the Canadian pavilion, Arctic Adaptations: Nunavut at 15. It has been recognized as one of the top pavilions at the event with a Special Mention for “its in-depth study of how modernity adapts to a unique climatic condition and a local minority culture.” Toronto-based Lateral Office is led by Waterloo Architecture professors Lola Sheppard and Matthew Spremulli, along with Mason White. Embracing...
STUDENT WORK / 14 X 1 / 2B STUDIO
Monday and Thursday are studio days. On these days in particular, the third floor undergraduate studio is filled with a frenetic energy of design, research and exploration. Students can usually be found talking excitedly with design professors and classmates in a habitat saturated with trace sketches, study models and empty coffee cups. Every week we’ll share a completed project, churned out from this energetic studio environment. 2B DESIGN STUDIO SPRING 2012: SPECIES, SPACES AND TERRITORIES Faculty: Taymoore...
STUDENT WORK / Dissolving Boundaries
Monday and Thursday are studio days. On these days in particular, the third floor undergraduate studio is filled with a frenetic energy of design, research and exploration. Students can usually be found talking excitedly with design professors and classmates in a habitat saturated with trace sketches, study models and empty coffee cups. Every Monday we’ll share a completed project, churned out from this energetic studio environment. Arch 293 / Lola Sheppard studio coordinator Species, Spaces Territories...
Lateral Office: Arctic Food Network
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...