This past week, a new class of first years was introduced to life at Waterloo Architecture. This year, orientation was coordinated by Daniel Abad and Michelle Bullough and run by a dedicated group of orientation leaders. The entire experience was captured on film by Wesley Chu. Today, the real fun begins—the first day of classes! Good luck to all new and returning students. A note from the videographer and editor, Wesley Chu:...
I step out of Ossington station into the summer heat, in search of a magical place called Site3. “Just cross the street, turn into the back alley behind the church, and look for the big red door!” the internet tells me. I have to convince myself to trust the internet, at least just this once. Sure enough, I find the big red door. A smiling Bi-Ying Miao greets me, sporting some neon Hot Pop Factory...
This November the walls at the Design at Riverside gallery will be covered in cards created by Canadian artists. Put your laser cutting, photo-shopping, and hand sketching skills to good use and submit a card or two. The gallery will also be hosting a pop-up shop for the sale of cards (70% for artist/30% gallery commission). The submission deadline is September 16th. If you have any questions or if you would like a pdf copy...
Beach Volleyball. The closest thing in Galt to being on the beach. Bring your own water. Five pristine, FREE, and often vacant beach volleyball courts, with nets set up and ready-to-use, await in the secluded glen of the Vineyard, a mere 25-minute walk from school (and an even faster bike ride). The courts are generously open to the public courtesy of a private league on property owned by the Cambridge Vineyard Christian Fellowship, so please...
Detail of 367 Undergraduate Student Paths. The University of Waterloo – November 26 to December 7, 2012 ABSTRACT by Geoffrey Giles Christou As Galileo peered through a lens to see the twinkle of the Jovian moons, and Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek did the same to study the tremulous basis of all life, so the fabric of threads we weave across time and space – the vast net of relations that bind and separate us – is only...
Studio Soundtrack features five songs selected by a student at the UWSA. Miguel Sanchez Enkerlin (4A) has raised and roped some broncos for this instalment of Studio Soundtrack. The reason? “Sometimes at 2:00 AM, music from the classic Western films is really great.” Thanks, partner. Theme from Once Upon a Time in the West Finale to William Tell Overture, as heard in Lone Ranger Theme from For a Few Dollars More Theme from The Good, the Bad...
Darling, old flames die hard. Sometimes relationships implode or fall apart on their own, but other times we need to make a conscious decision. In order to move on, you must understand why you felt what you did and why you no longer need it. Face it, things are stale, aged, musty and flat. It’s time to break up with your local coffee fix. Because there’s a new charmer in town who’s gonna treat...
ABSTRACT by Emma Ma The City of Shenzhen was created as a part of the Chinese economic reform in 1978. The existing undulating topography was bulldozed and flattened, as agrarian fields were transformed into a world-class megalopolis. The state-backed initiative saw the accelerated growth of the city from a population of 300,000 to more than a million in one decade. The new city was split in two by the fenced and guarded Shenzhen Special Economic...
Hello Grads! SWAG will be holding its Monthly Meeting for August 2013 on Friday, August 9th 2013 in the Ward Room at 4:00pm. A few items will be discussed including the remaining two events planned for the Summer. Refreshments will be provided. You can view the work-in-progress agenda here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F2BBtIhNsxLut8IQ289W7ZLL6DoBRZAN6B0aMbs8Lhc/\edit?usp=sharing More details will be added to the agenda in the following days. We have also opened the Google Doc up for Editing so you may...
A few weeks ago now, the sun beat down, the humidex was beyond bearable, yet the fourth year class persevered through conceiving, mounting and exploring twelve landscape installations throughout downtown Galt. The study of Contemporary Landscape, led by Elise Shelley, first tasked groups to investigate the pedagogy of a specific landscape architect who has been influential in the development of the profession. Through this understanding of an approach to landscape design, students were then challenged...
