Each fall the 4A class departs for the highly anticipated Rome Term, four months spent immersed in the history of Rome studying the origins of the city. We followed in the footsteps of the years before us traveling to Paestum and Pompeii in the south, visiting Urbino, Vincenza and Venice to the north. Weeks were spent collaborating through workshops in Cagliari, Rome and Sabaudia. Countless hours were spent observing and sketching the city and the...
ABSTRACT by Virginia Fernandez Rincon Striving for subsistence, the growing population of Caracas has radically transformed the city in the course of the past fifty years. The inability of the city to respond to the accelerated growth that resulted from mass rural migrations left millions to provide land, shelter and basic services for themselves. The barrios, once thought to be a provisional solution to the housing shortage, are now home to more than half the...
ABSTRACT by Samantha Oswald Brick. A simple object, but one that has been a base unit of architecture for over 6000 years. It carries connotations of labour, of energy, of the fundamental desire of humanity to give form to the substance of the Earth. However, current tendencies in manufacturing and construction are challenging the prevalence of the traditional brick-and-mortar system. Automated manufacturing, large-scale prefabrication, and digital simulation are becoming standard practices. This thesis posits that...
ABSTRACT by Renee Kuehnle The outport is in the midst of great change. Twenty years since the moratorium on cod fishing, the province of Newfoundland and Labrador is experiencing rapid economic development in another industrial resource boom. While some outports are growing, others continue to decline. This development is based on wealth gained through exploitation of non-renewable resources, and as such, is not sustainable. Investing a portion of these short-term gains into the development of...
Two buses full of architecture students will depart from the “Cambridge Campus” at 6:30 this evening for the yearly pilgrimage back to the mothership, the main University of Waterloo campus, to take advantage of all that university life has to offer. There have been very few reasons for students to make the 40 minute drive north across the 401 back to Waterloo since Waterloo Architecture made its home in Cambridge in the Fall of 2004:...
ABSTRACT by Uros Novakovic Confronted with issues, whose ultimate (socioeconomic) causes cannot be resolved through the modification of the built environment, architectural interventions may often inadvertently aid the reproduction of the problems they seek to resolve. In eliminating symptoms of social inequality, alienation and marginalization, architecture can legitimize the social order out of which they arise. In such situations, architects’ attempts to concern themselves with narrowly practical concerns are insufficient even to their own aims,...
Last week 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 to test their...
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SWAG and WA Film Club will be organizing the first Under-the-Bridge movie screening for Spring 2013. Where: Under-the-Bridge When: 9:15PM Saturday, July 20, 2013 What (film): Moonrise Kingdom Why: It’s nice outside. Who (is invited): Everyone Sponsored by Curry in a Hurry. Popcorn will be provided. Bring your own juice + snacks. Hope we see you there!
Though The Stop’s Night Market is over until next year, there are still many projects and their designers to be exposed to those of us not lucky enough to attend. I sat down with Amrit and Tae of Lokki Studio to talk about their experience and contribution to the event. Long time friends and current masters students, Tiffany Chiang, Michael Bootsma, Taehyung Kim and Amrit Phull formed Lokki Studio from a shared belief in the value...
How do you stop that annoying clicking sound as you pedal fast on your dad’s old bicycle? Yup, you’ll probably need the bearings replaced in the pedal. Yup, the pedals have bearings (who knew?). Nope, you don’t have to spend a fortune on something new. Look no further than RecycleCycles in Kitchener, a Community Bicycle Resource Centre. Loads of cheap parts for you to sift through (seriously cheap), as well as refurbished bicycles. 37 Market...
