On May 8, On Empathy invited freelance photographer Paul Gains to share with us his backpacking trip in the Simien Mountains in Ethiopia in late 2017, where he captured moments of encounter with the people, landscapes and wildlife. (more…)
We live in Cambridge, but much of the time I’m not sure how well we see it. What kinds of poverty persist here? And how do we fit into that picture?
North America has a Substituted History: we live on a continent where one set of histories and heritage was forcibly substituted for another. The main narrative that drives our culture-making is an import from somewhere else.
Since cultural literacy is one of the key values of this school, we should be leaders, not followers, in the diversity and inclusiveness of our curriculum. Here, Paniz Moayeri speaks about the struggle with her identity as a Muslim Persian, and the importance of seeing one’s cultural history reflected in architectural education.
Teaching Architecture is a series of interviews with faculty at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture. They are asked why they teach, what drives them, what brought them here, and their opinions on academia in architecture today. The conversations are motivating, inspirational, and reveal great stories about people who shape the way we learn today. This article is a conversation with Terri Meyer Boake, a Professor at UWSA.
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!
I am not just a cookie monster…I am a dessert Godzilla. I like baking, actually let me correct myself, I love it when people bake so I can devour the baked goods. Thanks to Klara Johnson, now I have the perfect bakery to stomp around in Cambridge till my sweet tooth is satisfied. The Bake Shop on Main (literally!) opened December of 2013. It took me a whole month to finally walk in through the...
There will be a BRIDGE meeting this Tuesday November 5th at 7pm in the Ward room. We will be discussing current progress with the Storefront on Main Street in addition to our online initiatives. All are welcome! If you can’t make the meeting and still want to be involved e-mail bridge@waterlooarchitecture.com photo by Zak Fish
Enter the School of Architecture and you may notice a subtle, black demarcation on the floor of the atrium. Traverse the stairs and you’ll find another precise curvature slicing through the second floor student lounge. Taehyung Kim is responsible for these contours, entitled Insertion which serve as a testing ground for his masters thesis. His investigations surround our phenomenological experience of space and in particular, challenge notions of ‘framing’ as discussed in architecture. For this particular work...
June 10, 2013 @ 4:00pm, Ward Room In attendance: Connor O’Grady, Mark Tam, Caitlin Perry, Danielle Gignac, Miriam Ho MEETING AGENDA/MINUTES 1. PECHA KUCHA PROGRESS (CP & DG) With the rescheduling of MX reviews to late July, Pecha Kucha will now take place in August (exact date TBD). In the meantime, Caitlin will contact the Pecha Kucha organization to investigate the process involved in becoming an official Pecha Kucha city. 2. SUMMER...