Inspired by last term’s 100 Notebook Project and moved by the people and landscapes of an alien land, I began to document my stay in Bali through the entries of a travel journal. Although my week was taken up largely by my internship duties, I made it a point to see and do as much as I could during weekends and over the various religious holidays. The following post is excerpted material taken from three months’ worth of personal...
Soaring spaces. Sudden caves. Unexpected cathedrals. Explosions. Join Samuel Ganton in experiencing the Death and Life of Great Saskatonian Grain Elevators. With stunning images and an intriguing narrative, Samuel takes us through Saskatoon’s powerful identity – its infrastructure.
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 Andrew Levitt.
This week the BRIDGECast hosts will get into discussions about War and Terrorism in light of the recent events in Paris and other parts of the world. Topics will focus around Syrian refugees and refugee smuggling into Western countries, the current state of the Middle East and its relationship with Western nations, the issue of spotlight on only a few affected countries and why we should pay more attention to other nations that have been affected like France, and lastly, the cyclical nature of war.
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.
This week the BRIDGECast hosts get into discussions about the role of artificial intelligence in social media with the advent of clickbait articles generated by AI, Trudeau’s newly appointed multicultural cabinet and how this will represent Canada on the global stage, our fascination with breaking phones and filming it for others to watch, as well as how open source robotics will change the pace and integration of robotics into our lives.
In an intriguing and engaging discussion, Eveline Lam interviews Ciguë, a Montreuil based interior architecture firm that is eagerly sought out for their distinctive creativity in transforming unassuming materials into unexpected tableaus. Alphonse Sarthout sheds some light on how the firm came to be started while the founders were still in architecture school and how their unique methodology and collaboration with artisans contributed to the success of their agency.
Studio Soundrack is back! Courtesy of Niki Farfel.
This week is all about good old beats. So put on your headphones, do your work, because the rest is just noise.
As part of a series of selected projects from this past summer’s 2B studio (ARC 293), Brenda Reid proposes [UN]ZOO – a strategy to repair the Don’s ecosystems in conjunction with human presence. The site for this studio was the the Don Valley, a ravine in Toronto that forms part of the Don River watershed. From site strategy to façade details Brenda designs the buildings to be a structure respectful to human and animal needs.
BRIDGE is pleased to be a part of ArtCOP21 Waterloo Region as we celebrate the efforts of the UN Climate Change conference with a global initiative of the arts. This is a Call for Submissions for an art show we will be hosting – Inspired by Change: The People’s Climate Art – opening on November 30th. Submission deadline is November 16th.
