ABSTRACT by Jamie Usas In 1916 the macrocosmic tensions of global conflict became focused on the microcosm of Berlin, Ontario. The nationalistic turmoil of the First World War incited a series of destructive events resulting in a schism within the flourishing industrial community and pitting ethnic Germans against the loyalist British. The outcome of this internal conflict would see one identity forfeited for another, the name Berlin for that of Kitchener. Over the next century,...
More than 50 people packed the upper floor of Monigram Coffee Roasters for the Summer 2014 Coffee House on Friday. Under a full moon which we could not see, as the evening grew older and darker, a diverse set of performers and a committed and energetic audience celebrated the extraordinary non-architectural talent hidden inside our school. Check out some photos below (photos by Stanley Sun), with authentic captions added by me, Samuel Ganton. And let me just say...
4B DESIGN STUDIO SPRING 2014: THE VOSS SPA – P1 Coordinator: Andrew Levitt This summer, the Comprehensive Building Design Studio focuses on a site in Vossevangen, Norway. Students are asked to design a spa for use by both local people and visiting tourists. The programme includes saunas, treatment rooms, a movement studio, communal kitchen, accommodation rooms, and camping areas. In the P1 assignment, projects were developed to a working schematic level in preparation for detailed...
RePost (Regarding Exhibition Publication Opportunities) features ongoing work by Waterloo Architecture students, faculty, and alumni that has been exhibited, published, or presented in other venues. We welcome submissions at submit@waterlooarchitecture.com. This hanging garden project by UWSA students was published in an issue of the Ontario Association of Landscape Architects’ professional publication, Ground, which discussed the theme of the Micro. The project was described in an article entitled “Tactical Urbanism: Big Little Things” and was the first project...
In the Cultural History stream at Waterloo Architecture, students delve into reading, writing, and thinking about the cultural forces that shape architecture. We page through dense philosophical tomes in the short days between studio deadlines, and brood upon the imagery of countless art films screened in class. Ideas cultivated in “ico” (short for iconography) class make their way back into our design work, and prepare us for the experience of living and studying in Rome...
Notice: The weather may call for a splash of rain, but the Thesis Defence will proceed as scheduled at 2PM at 142 Blair Road. The forecast also calls for some wind, so hold on to your hats and umbrellas! You are cordially invited to enter ‘The Zone’ – a place outside our expectations where we will observe, explore, and create the untold secrets held by the ivory tower of academia. On this journey, we will travel...
There is a provincial election today and SWAG is inviting you to cast your vote with us. We will be meeting in the atrium at 1:00 PM and then splitting up & walking over to the voting station at Trinity Church or Cambridge Place. You will need to bring 1) a piece of ID and 2) Your voter registration card, or if you have not registered, a document with proof of a Cambridge address (such...
Monday and Thursday are studio days. On these days in particular, the third floor undergraduate studio is filled with a frenetic energy of design, research, and exploration. Students can usually be found talking excitedly with design professors and classmates in a habitat saturated with trace sketches, study models, and empty coffee cups. Every week we’ll share a completed project, churned out from this energetic studio environment. 3B DESIGN OPTION STUDIO 2013 Coordinated by Professor Andrew Levitt...
Tonight at 9:15 pm (sunset), the UWSA Film Club will be screening Jaco van Dormael’s dramatic fantasy Mr. Nobody, starring Jared Leto, in the Waterloo Architecture basketball court. Come enjoy the fine summer weather and some cinematic respite to start off the week.
As of June 24, 2014, Anna-Joy Veenstra’s completed thesis can be accessed here: https://uwspace.uwaterloo.ca/handle/10012/8553. ABSTRACT by Anna-Joy Veenstra Currently, the spaces designated for death in the city of Toronto are separated from other programmes — in states that range from neglected, full, inactive or marginalized — while any new sites are pushed to the outskirts. The decrease in time provided to grieve and in places to face the mystery of death means Toronto residents are losing their connections to the sacred. The...
