Common Waters is an upcoming summer exhibition series curated by BRIDGE Waterloo Architecture and Cambridge Art Galleries. We invite the students of Waterloo Architecture to propose a piece of this exhibition about the problems of our time relating to water and identity.
Please submit your ideas using IDEA Exchange’s online submission platform here.
Our Common Waters website can be accessed here.
Below is the full brief and exhibition description.
Niki Farfel’s shares the worm coat she designed for her[...]
Stela Popovic's thesis work "Beyond Genius Loci" unpacks the spatial and social conditions of place in order to question the agency of architecture in making meaningful places. It argues that within every act of architecture, an understanding and response to the genius loci is vital to ensure a relevant thoughtfulness is present in its design.
As part of a series of selected projects from this past summer's 2B studio (ARC 293), Felix Yang proposes Don Valley Expandables - a connected series of heterogeneous experiences along a recently abandoned 5 kilometer rail line known as the Don Branch of the Canada Pacific Railway. This proposal connects the Don Valley Watershed on a seasonal basis, with pieces of temporary infrastructure will pieces of temporary infrastructure acting as catalysts for cultural experiences and further intensifications of the site.
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