The Thinking Architecture Symposium will take place on Thursday, March 20, 2014 from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm in the Main Lecture Hall. Waterloo Architecture invites a series of speakers to discuss a wide range of approaches to thinking architecture, from graduate thesis to research in professional practice, as a way of generating discussion for our graduate students […]

EXHIBITING ARCHITECTURE OPPORTUNITIES for INVENTION is a symposium discussing creative approaches to curating exhibitions and installations that will happen on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 in the Main Lecture Hall at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture from 1:30 to 8:00 pm. Two related panels, [INSIDE] OUTSIDE, will be followed by an evening keynote in the Main Lecture Hall. This […]

This post by Geoff Christou originally appeared here. Geoff is a University of Waterloo School of Architecture graduate who recently defended his master’s thesis and currently holds a position at Toronto firm Coolearth Architecture. UWSA alumnus Craig England is also an architect at the firm, which is run by three experienced principals. Coolearth has hired UWSA students on co-op terms in the past […]

  Epiphyte Chamber is the newest installation by UWSA professor Philip Beesley, installed at the new National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) branch in Seoul, Korea with the help of a team of UW graduates and students affiliated with F_RMlab. The installation was recently featured in a Vogue Korea shoot that showcased the spaces and artwork […]

As a part of the Arriscraft Lecture series, Leslie Woo of Metrolinx will be giving a lecture entitled “Mobility Choice: Who Will Save Us From Ourselves?” this Thursday, January 23 at 6:45pm in the main lecture theatre.   Leslie Woo leads innovative and award-winning urban planning initiatives transforming urban development in one of the world’s most […]

Off-site: The Weybourne Project from luff art + dialogue on Vimeo. You are invited to The Weybourne Project: Friday October 25: VIP Preview 6 p.m - 11 p.m [$10 ticket] Saturday October 26: Open House Noon - 6 p.m [PWYC] Location: 70 Weybourne Crescent, Toronto. The Weybourne Project is a one week residency in a […]

I step out of Ossington station into the summer heat, in search of a magical place called Site3. “Just cross the street, turn into the back alley behind the church, and look for the big red door!” the internet tells me. I have to convince myself to trust the internet, at least just this once. […]

I was fortunate enough to be photographing The Stop’s Night Market for the second year in a row. It was a night of all my favourite things, food, drinks, laughter and great companies. Of course it was not a surprise to bump into so many familiar faces during the two nights of the event as we […]

  ‘Unlocking the Aerial Perspective’ - an Uncovered Lecture by David Schellingerhoudt Thursday, July 4th @ 12:30pm in the MAIN LECTURE HALL I plan to give a two part presentation about my master’s thesis project ‘hack: reclaiming the commons’, focusing on the power of aerial perspective, its historic control and the implications for its universal accessibility - made […]