In Switzerland, timeless yet weathering chalets meld with alpine landscapes. This deference to its surroundings extends into urban areas, like Lausanne, where traces of various eras create a pixelated yet often appealing (though not always!) historic blend of architecture. While the urban fabric resonates deeply with me as an architecture student, the people and lifestyle are what truly captivated me. The Commune and the Commute Lausanne is no exception to Switzerland’s high prices and the...
Berlin is unlike many cities in Europe where there is a dominant culture with a dominant appearance. The beauty of Berlin arises from its patchwork of architecture, many being remnants of war, that Berliners have taken agency over. The city is an emblem of post-unification; people mingle, meet, dance, cross borders, cross boundaries, and ultimately find their most authentic, free self. If this freedom of identity is something you strive for, this is the city...
Waterloo Alum Kurt Kraler curates this year’s Masterworks exhibition around the themes explored in his graduate thesis “The Generic Spectacle,” and the recently released book, “The Signs That Define Toronto.” Additionally, it features the work of four UW MArch graduates – David Ogbe, Weeney Lin, Emilie O’Neill and Kelsey Malott. Each of their projects explores the culture of a distinctive community, including Afrobeats in Nigeria, North American Chinatowns, Vancouver’s sex worker population, and Los Angeles’...
On June 20, 2023, Dani and Magdalena hosted an Architecture Tips & Tricks Tutorial for architecture students and architectural engineering students as they prepare for their co-op searches. Uppers years are encouraged to use this as a refresher and apply the notes to their tool-bank and AEs are encouraged to use this as a way to gain an understanding of what expectations are for arch-specific portfolios. Dani and Magdalena are M3 graduate students at the...
On March 15, 2023, Dani and Magdalena hosted a Basic Components Tutorial for architecture students as they prepare for their first co-op and first architecture job search. Feel free to reach out to us through bridgearchdesign@gmail.com for any further questions around Portfolio building help and stay tuned for Part 2 for a tutorial in portfolio layouts in InDesign (likely to come in Spring 2023, and will be repeated in Fall 2023) Below are the slides...
On October 31st, BRIDGE hosted the Fall 2022 Art Battle in the Student Loft at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture. After a brief hiatus, Art Battle returns strong for a fun night of Halloween spirit. It presented a great opportunity to connect the student community, showcase art, and introduce architecture student culture to new members of school. The Loft was transformed into a space of creative and positive energy with a dash of...
100 Notebook Kickoff Event hosted by BRIDGE On September 30th, students gathered in the loft to attend the annual Kickoff event for Inktober. In honour of Truth and Reconciliation Day, BRIDGE took inspiration from the article, “Decolonizing the Design Process with Five Indigenous Design Paradigms” by Shawn Bailey, Honoure Black and Lancelot Coar, for the event’s theme. Per the article, we addressed the following paradigms: Da na ka mi gad: It takes place, happens in a...
Soundscapes is a running catalogue of monthly playlists curated by UWSA collectiveSoundscape Enterprise™ as an ode to the original Studio Soundtrack series on Bridge.“Dominator culture has tried to keep us all afraid, to make us choose safety instead of risk,sameness instead of diversity. Moving through that fear, finding out what connects us, revelingin our differences; this is the process that brings us closer, that gives us a world of sharedvalues, of meaningful community.” —bell hooks...
Soundscapes is a running catalogue of monthly playlists curated by UWSA collective Soundscape Enterprise™ as an ode to the original Studio Soundtrack series on Bridge. “Soundscape 06: Pluto’s Return” is out NOW 🎶💿 As we leave behind January’s retrograde and enter the second month of 2022, join us for some of our bouncier rotations – Soundscape 06 presents a cosmically curated space rave of experimental electronica, drum n bass, soultronic, house beats, and hyperpop, to...
Soundscapes is a running catalogue of monthly playlists curated by UWSA collective Soundscape Enterprise™ as an ode to the original Studio Soundtrack series on Bridge. Wrapping up the year with a playlist for a harsh retreat indoors: “Soundscape 05: Winter❄️” is here to put you into a dreamy hibernation this season. Starting off with swirling, ethereal vocals, distorted guitar notes, and neo psychedelic tunes, this playlist is for a cozy sunday morning and reminds us...
