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Unwind – Fiber Arts Club

January 28, 2016

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!

Winter 2016 Arriscraft Lectures: Omer Arbel

January 18, 2016

Omer Arbel will lecture at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture on Thursday January 21st at 6pm as part of the Arriscraft lecture series. Omer explores the intrinsic mechanical, physical, and chemical qualities of materials as fundamental departure points for making work. His interdisciplinary practice spans multiple scales and cultural-economic contexts to include architecture, industrial design, materials research, sculpture, invention, and high craft manufacturing.

Winter 2016 Arriscraft Lectures: Pat Hanson / gh3

January 14, 2016

The first speaker in the winter 2016 Arriscraft lecture series will be Pat Hanson. Pat Hanson is a founding partner of gh3, a practice based on a new paradigm that explores the overlap of architecture, landscape and sustainability. Pat has directed a number of architecture, urbanism and planning projects which have involved complex programs and extensive public consultation processes, as well as the realization of competition winning designs. She has designed many institutional education projects, which bridge beyond architecture into urban design and landscape.

UW Maker Space

January 13, 2016

UW Maker Space is a student run organization focused on the exploration of various processes of “making”, some examples of which include metal working, casting, wood working, and digital fabrication. The goal of this group is to push students past theory, through interaction with the physical processes of making, and to foster a community passionate about the traditions of craft and the sharing of information.

THESIS: States of Dependency

January 12, 2016

Kyle’s thesis ‘States of Dependency’ is concerned with exploring architectures relationship to socio-political and ethnographic conflict within Jerusalem. Specifically, the work examines the districts of west and east Musrara, sites just to the north of the Old City, and reimagines the civic function of the no-mans land that runs between them. The project works to literally bridge the Israeli western half and the Palestinian eastern half of this area, and explores the educational and civic role that a truly public space may provide in this context. Kyle’s defence will take place on Friday January 15th, 2016 at 9 30 AM in ARC 2003.

UWSA FACULTY SHORTLISTS_TERRI MEYER BOAKE

January 8, 2016

UWSA Faculty Shortlists is an online platform for sharing influential readings related to art, architecture, design, and the cultural realm. The outline is simple: 5 books from each faculty member based on a theme of their personal interest, current research, or books they feel are of high importance to an architectural education. This shortlist is courtesy of Terri Meyer Boake.

Interview: Ila Berman / Material Matters

January 5, 2016

Students Tin Huang, Chris Hardy and Sneha Sumanth interview Dr. Ila Berman about ‘Material Matters’, an exhibition that took place in Design at Riverside in the fall of 2015, and showcased five design firms that innovate in the combination of material experimentation and digital fabrication.

Bright Whispers: Tales of Homecoming

December 18, 2015

This fall, Paniz Moayeri and Haneen Dalla-Ali created an installation to shed light on the experiences of newcomers to Canada. Bright Whispers is a forest of lanterns, each inscribed with a different story of immigration, written in the native language of the story teller. Samuel Ganton invites us to take a closer look at the installation, and reflects on the significance of these stories for Canada and for this moment in history.

THESIS: Second Home

December 14, 2015

Arturo’s thesis ‘Second Home’, proposes the design of a socially-driven building and public space located in a suburban neighborhood in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico. The goal of the project is to provide an environment that assists in the prevention of children entering the world of drug-related violence by encouraging the creation of good holding environments within the community.
He will defend his thesis on Tuesday December 15th, 2015 at 9 30 AM in ARC 2026.

THESIS: REZONE AND REURBANIZE

December 12, 2015

Tegan’s thesis explores alternatives to the existing and growing condominium typology in Toronto and asks the question: How can we prevent the large scale takeover of Toronto’s evolved vernacular fabric, while still providing a means of growth and intensification of urban land use and building density without sacrificing the distinctive street culture of that area? Her defence will take place on Wednesday December 16th 2015 at 10am in ARC 2026.

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