Water_ On Exhibition is a collaboration between SWIGS (Students of the Water Institute Graduate Section) and the BRIDGE Centre of Architecture + Design. It aims to showcase the wide range of student projects in water research, while introducing BRIDGE to a larger university community. All UW students are welcomed to submit entries for inclusion in the show.
The Grand River Film Festival has partnered with student-run Bridge Centre for Architecture + Design to curate an exhibition of film related works in: POSITION, an exploration of what it means to be an architect through various medias. This is a Call for Submissions for POSITION, accepting works till September 2nd. The event will take place on October 28th & 29th.
UWSA Grad Louis-Pierre Bélec has placed second in the biennial Labjovem competition in the Azores. His project, Angra360º, repurposes an abandoned silo and granary in the city of Angra do Heroísmo on the island of Terceira. The work will be exhibited in multiple locations throughout the Azores, mainland Portugal and beyond this year.
The University of Waterloo’s Hyperloop student team, “Waterloop,” is advancing to the final round of the SpaceX competition. The team includes students from Architecture, Engineering, and Physics. This August, the team will bring their built pod design prototype to be tested on a one-mile track outside of SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California.
The Unwind Fiber Arts Club, originally called the UWSA Knitting Club, was started in Fall 2014 by a group of graduate students who shared a passion for knitting and an interest in learning new textile crafts and techniques. Unwind is currently looking to expand its knowledge of textile crafts and would love to learn more about the fiber talent at UWSA so if you have a skill that you’d like to share such as leather working, bookbinding, embroidery, etc. then we will use all of our resources and experience to help make your workshop happen!
STUDENT WORK features Public Plane by Nicole Ratajczak which incorporates food programming as a method of improving health and well being in the Cambridge community.
STUDENT WORK features a 1B Studio group project completed by Tony Kogan, Michelle Lin, Lauren Nayman and Felix Yang, that works to bring character to an underused lot in Cambridge.
STUDENT WORK features Felix Yang’s 2A Studio project entitled A Platform for Observation which uses public space as a tool to attain self-awareness.
In celebration of the Class of 2014’s recent convocation, this week’s STUDENT WORK series shares a selection of their final 4B Comprehensive Building Design projects. Congratulations to the entire class on your commendable work and on the culmination of five years at Waterloo Architecture!
Looking for creative inspiration? Come out to the Pecha Kucha this Saturday, July 26th, @ 7pm in the Bridge Pop-Up space at 60 Main Street. Pecha Kucha: Creative Projects will be the restart of the Waterloo Region Chapter that will now be hosted by the University of Waterloo Graduate Student Association (GSA). The Society of Waterloo Architecture Graduates (SWAG) is organizing this week’s event. Everyone is welcome to attend. Doors will open at 7pm and there will...