Future Schools was an event hosted by Bridge to give a group of local middle school students an introductory taste of the architecture school that resides in their town. Participating in drawing and model-making workshops, the students were encouraged to envision what they thought future schools might look like. Through events like this we connect with our local community, which is an essential part of Bridge’s core mission.
When (if) people think of bluegrass music, they usually picture rollicking banjos, twangy vocals, cheery tunes, and morbid lyrics. And, well, they’re not wrong. But this week, Samuel Ganton tries to show that us there is bluegrass music to fit any mood. That’s right: peaceful, moody, meditative bluegrass.
Walking downtown Galt, you may have noticed a sweet, new smell at the corner of Dickson and Ainslie. That aroma belongs to Steven Chaves’ new Portuguese donut shop, Malasada World. The Cambridge-born cook brings twenty-five years of culinary prowess to the kitchen, creating vovó’s classic malasadas, as well as offering modern twists with local, seasonal ingredients. Steven and Gabriela in front of Malasada World’s menu. Photo: ien Boodan: flic.kr/j4k0d15 A malasada can be described as a...
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.
This month, the 2B class was taken out into Northern Ontario for a field trip supporting their studio’s current focus on interfaces between landscape and architecture, particularly those on the Canadian Shield. Students were sorted into three distinct cottages along the French River and left to fend for themselves in the great Canadian wilderness (sort of). There was a great deal of canoeing, hiking, and exchanges of interesting campfire stories late at night. The following...
This upcoming Thursday is the Summer Art Battle! This event is always a lot of fun with a lot of great artists. We are looking forward to many of you to come out and support BRIDGE and this great community event next week. The art battle takes place in our storefront at 35- 37 Main Street Cambridge and doors will open at 7 pm. We are still looking for participants and are extending...
Would you like to see your work exhibited on the BRIDGE website? Every term, the BRIDGE team features student work in a weekly series titled ‘Studio Mondays’. We are inviting you to submit your past or ongoing studio projects to be included in a series that will weekly feature student work. Graduate students are encouraged to submit segments of their thesis or elective work as well! Above: Images from past Student Work posts, courtesy of Will Fu, Fysal...
Photo: Ien Boodan (https://www.flickr.com/photos/j4k0d15/) When a new business sets up shop in Downtown Galt, the students of UWSA are always among the first to feel the ripples. If that business includes anything related to “sushi”, it’s a whole other story. Hungry Ninja, a Japanese-inspired takeout spot near the corner of Main and Water St., opened just a couple of weeks ago and became an instant trending topic in studio. Ien and I decided to go sit down and have a talk with...
Studio Soundtrack features songs selected by a Waterloo Architecture student. This week, Niki Farfel brings us ‘The Smiths and Stuff.’ Summer is finally here, long dreamy days that leave you time to stroll around outside studio. This week is about the pleasure in company of music and friends. So listen to Niki, put on your headphones…and join the outdoors!
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.
