Epiphyte Chamber is the newest installation by UWSA professor Philip Beesley, installed at the new National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) branch in Seoul, Korea with the help of a team of UW graduates and students affiliated with F_RMlab. The installation was recently featured in a Vogue Korea shoot that showcased the spaces and artwork of the new museum (as well as a flowing Gucci gold wrap dress and other ensembles). The interactive work “is envisioned...
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January.2013 Meeting Minutes 2014.01.16.13:00-14:00.Ward Room In Attendance: Mark T., Vikkie C., Caitlin P., Stephen W., Kim A., Dan Kwak, Qinyu Lu, Wei Xue, Karine Quigley, Chanel Dehond TERM START 1 Fall 2013 Overview CO, MT, CP, VC 2 Council Continuity, Formation & Introduction CO, MT 3 Department Administrative Updates Use of Learn for formal communication, some information on yahoo group Open Studio night for last term was a successful, could be good event for Fall terms...
The uniquely independent masters program here at the Waterloo School of Architecture continues to grow, and each term brings new graduate students accompanied by their diverse thesis objectives. Over the next few weeks we will be profiling these future masters and their work in hopes of shedding light on the breadth of research and design happening within the school. This week features masters students who are at various stages of developing their thesis work. Immersed in their...
Have you ever dreamt of starting your own architecture firm or taking on that hobby of yours full time? Maybe you thought that you had to wait until you graduated. But with Enterprise Co-op, you can start your business as soon as you enter your first work term! Apply to E-Coop by filling out an online application at the University of Waterloo’s Conrad Centre website. Main round applications are usually due by the end of...
Listen up UWSA! As part of the Arriscraft Lecture Series, Susan Zielinski will be giving a lecture tomorrow, Thursday February 6th at 6:45pm, in the main lecture theatre. The lecture is titled “The Whole Enchilada: A Systems Approach to Transforming Transportation.” Susan Zielinski Managing Director, SMART, Michigan Transportation Research Institute: http://www.umsmart.org/ Susan Zielinski is Managing Director of SMART, which moved its administrative operations to UMTRI in July 2009. Just before joining SMART/CARSS, Zielinski spent a year...
The uniquely independent masters program here at the Waterloo School of Architecture continues to grow and each term brings new graduate students accompanied by their diverse thesis objectives. Over the next few weeks we will be profiling these future masters and their work in hopes of shedding light on the breadth of research and design happening within the school. This week features the current M2 students and their work presented at the M1 Open Studio...
I am not just a cookie monster…I am a dessert Godzilla. I like baking, actually let me correct myself, I love it when people bake so I can devour the baked goods. Thanks to Klara Johnson, now I have the perfect bakery to stomp around in Cambridge till my sweet tooth is satisfied. The Bake Shop on Main (literally!) opened December of 2013. It took me a whole month to finally walk in through the...
Come down to the main lecture hall TODAY, Thursday January 30, at 6:45 pm, where writer Jane Farrow and Professor Paul Hess will be giving a lecture entitled “It’s Not All Café Latté: Walking Toronto’s Inner Suburbs”. Jane Farrow Journalist; Founding Director of Jane’s Walk, an NGO based in Toronto engaged in walkability initiatives that celebrate the ideas of urbanist Jane Jacobs. Experience: CBC Radio One host and producer of programs including Workology, Home,...
Waterloo Architecture annually participates in Canstruction, a charity event in which teams build structures out of food cans. The event is a fundraiser for The Food Bank of Waterloo Region. Teams of architects, engineers, contractors, and students compete to build large-scale structures made entirely of unopened cans of food. The whimsical, wacky, and unique sculptures then go on view to the public at Conestoga Mall in Waterloo. They are later dismantled, then distributed to those...
The uniquely independent masters program here at the Waterloo School of Architecture continues to grow, and each term brings new graduate students accompanied by their diverse thesis objectives. Over the next few weeks we will be profiling these future masters and their work in hopes of shedding light on the breadth of research and design happening within the school. This week features masters students who are at various stages of developing their thesis work. Immersed in their...
