Studio Soundtrack features five songs selected by a student at the UWSA. With studio in full swing for the Winter 2014 term- a mix of new tunes are fuel for the creative mind. Here’s to countless hours of design accompanied by some great tracks. Enjoy! K H U S H I- Phantoms http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-ncEq76KpI Novo Amor- From Gold James Vincent McMorrow – Red Dust Courtney Barnett – Avant Gardener Zequals – Jewels
Collaborating Ideas Post-It Note Discussion BRIDGE Recruitment Meeting Tuesday January 21th, 2014 Loft at 7:00pm This BRIDGE meeting was the first of the semester. It began with a brief introduction presenting the manifesto, group goals, visions, and the directors to the new group members. The majority of the meeting was a collaborative discussion where issues regarding the website and storefront were presented. Students assigned themselves roles within BRIDGE that sparked their interest, and that would further the...
As a part of the Arriscraft Lecture series, Leslie Woo of Metrolinx will be giving a lecture entitled “Mobility Choice: Who Will Save Us From Ourselves?” this Thursday, January 23 at 6:45pm in the main lecture theatre. Leslie Woo leads innovative and award-winning urban planning initiatives transforming urban development in one of the world’s most liveable city regions, the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, Canada. As Metrolinx’s Vice President of Policy, Planning and Innovation, Leslie...
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...
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ABSTRACT by Gordon Hunt An itinerant architect—one who learns, teaches, and practices architecture on the road—has the ability to improve spaces that would otherwise never reach their fullest potential. The profession of architecture as it stands is insufficient and does not properly address what people need. As a means for educating and improving space, an itinerant architect involves those unfamiliar with their own design abilities and needs throughout the design process, encouraging the appropriate customisation of their environments. This thesis follows an itinerant architect in three...
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For nearly thirty incoming graduate students, the fall term meant the beginning of their masters degree, when they initiated their pursuit of an independent architectural thesis. The Waterloo Architecture graduate program is increasingly drawing students from across the country, with applicants from Dalhousie, Ryerson, and Carleton Universities, as well as internationally, from Asia and the Middle East, to pursue academic research and design here in Cambridge. This past term, Associate Professor Val Rynnimeri and new Associate...
ABSTRACT by Melissa Ng Grasping the wooden handle of a dozukime saw with both hands, I make a rip-cut into a block of eastern white pine, leaving behind a 1/64-inch wide kerf. I am cutting a dovetail: a wood joint developed over five-thousand years ago by the hands of our ancestors. Even now, a well-fitted dovetail joint remains one of the strongest, most elegant ways to join wood. I knew nothing about traditional woodworking when I first picked up a hand-plane, but I...
ABSTRACT by Susan Varickanickal I grew up in the suburbs, and perhaps I am embarrassed to admit it. But there is no use denying it. It’s written all over my face. Even though I have been away for nearly a decade, the residue of that past life still lingers. I am civilized, programmed to perform in a manner that best suits society at this present time. I move in unison with the other bodies around me, abiding...
