This week the BRIDGECast hosts get into discussions about Film Festivals! With the Grand River Film Festival in full swing, our hosts talk about bringing culture to the masses through the medium of film, how effective short films on a budget can be, how films can follow a standard type and still be refreshing at the same time, and the role of film festivals in today’s society.
On October 29th, several members of BRIDGE hosted an Art Battle at the storefront on 37 Main Street, opening it up to the community of Cambridge and the School of Architecture as an opportunity to showcase creative talent and to foster support and inspiration between local artists. The BRIDGE Centre for Architecture + Design was transformed into a space of creative and positive energy, a live studio and exhibition space for a multiplicity of artistic...
This week the BRIDGECast hosts get into the topics of non-functional fashion for women and why its meant to be primarily aesthetic, how cursive writing dying off and what that may mean for younger generations, what exactly our fascination with aging is and why we seek immortality and the economics of sleep and how that really plays out in our lives.
Want to get involved with the BRIDGE Centre for Architecture + Design? Here are the people you need to contact, for information, event ideas, social media inquiries and interest in writing for our website. We look forward to hearing from you!
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 Donald Mckay.
The BRIDGE ART BATTLE is an open event for community members of the City of Cambridge and the students of Waterloo’s School of Architecture. As part of our ongoing initiative to connect the School of Architecture to the City of Cambridge and encourage participation in the arts, the BRIDGE Centre for Architecture + Design will be transformed into a space of creative and positive energy for one night of art. Sixteen Art Battlers will...
This week the BRIDGECast hosts get into discussions about the rise of the maker class in today’s society, the need for tragedy in everyday life, the battle between apple and microsoft for the best tablet/laptop, and cultural appropriation on halloween
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In her thesis ‘[in]formal Pattern Language’, Nada Nafeh questions the role of the architect in self-organized communities and informal settlements of Cairo. Her thesis analyses patterns accumulated through an open-source website, a workshop with children and an exhibition on site. She will be defending her thesis on Octorber 23rd, 2015 at 12:00 pm in ARC 2026.
There is an exhibition happening tomorrow in the BRIDGE Centre for Architecture + Design showcasing spatial constructions of 20th century abstract paintings along with selected drawings from the current first year design studio class. Feel free to come check out some compelling projects. Date: Thursday 22nd, 2015 Time: 5:00 PM – 6:30PM Location BRIDGE Centre for Architecture + Design (37 Main Street, Cambridge, ON)
The University of Waterloo School of Architecture will host the first of the series of lectures sponsored by Arriscraft on Thursday Oct 22 at 7pm at the Lawrence Cummings lecture hall. The lecture is titled ‘The Illusion of Stasis in Structures: Recent Findings from Mark West and Pressure Building Laboratories’.
