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Relational Urbanism: A Framework for Variability

July 15, 2013

ABSTRACT by Sonja Vangjeli In a context of rapid urbanization and increasingly standardized built environments, urbanism must find new methods of creating appropriate conditions for the variability of contemporary urban life. The city, understood as a system of interconnected processes in constant change, offers a relational way of thinking about urban design. This thesis explores the concept of Relational Urbanism through a strategic design approach that engages the complexity of the site to create variability...

[SWAG] Revised Constitution Review

July 14, 2013

To all graduate students, Following is a link to the draft of the revised Constitution for SWAG (Society of Waterloo Architecture Graduates) prepared for submission to the GSA (Graduate Student Association). We are seeking review and comments from the graduate student body, please take a few moments and have a look. Thank you! Link to Revised Constitution Draft We plan to send this out by Friday, July 19, 2013. Comments should be enabled within the...

Insertion: Exploring Implied Geometries

July 12, 2013

Enter the School of Architecture and you may notice a subtle, black demarcation on the floor of the atrium. Traverse the stairs and you’ll find another precise curvature slicing through the second floor student lounge. Taehyung Kim is responsible for these contours, entitled Insertion which serve as a testing ground for his masters thesis. His investigations surround our phenomenological experience of space and in particular, challenge notions of ‘framing’ as discussed in architecture. For this particular work...

[SWAG] Meeting Minutes July 2013

July 10, 2013

Meeting July.2013 2013.07.04 4:00PM Ward Room Meeting Minutes In Attendance – May Wu, Connor O’Grady, Mark Tam, Miriam Ho, Vikkie Chen, Caitlin Perry (skype), Boian (drop-in to report on Nostalgia Tour) 1. Pecha Kucha Progress This term’s graduate Pecha Kucha will happen in early August, the exact date will be announced within the next two weeks. We are still working on becoming an official Pecha Kucha City so before that happens this event will be...

Green

July 8, 2013

ABSTRACT by Laura Knap We insist upon “green space,” but the term’s vague cast brings little into focus. In this thesis I search out what it is that we look for in green space. I consider some ways, within our North American context, that we interact with it, represent it, speak about it and write about it. Drawing together evidence from a diverse range of sources in myth and mapping, poetry, classical philosophy, feminist theory, language, and personal experience, I find enigmatic but persistent geometries of...

[WASA][SWAG] OpenForum Spring2013 Announcement/Agenda Consultation

July 8, 2013

This Thursday at 20:00 in the Loft (location to be confirmed) we are going to have an open discussion about the state of the program, the school and student life in Cambridge. We will discuss things that you believe are important, things that work well at the school and some things that need to change. If you have something you would like to say, a critique of your experience at the school this term, please...

UNCOVERED: Field Guide by F_RMlab – Thursday, July 11th @ 12:30pm in F_RMlab (Rm 2019)

July 7, 2013

‘Field Guide’ – Designing Interactive Components – an Uncovered Lecture by F_RMlab Thursday, July 11th @ 12:30pm in the F_RMlab (Rm 2019) Field Guide is an interactive installation composed of an intricate modular surface which is manipulated by an embedded digital infrastructure. Programmed to respond to the motion of passing viewers, the installation provokes our participation and dynamic engagement with everyday spaces. F_RMlab created the installation Field Guide for the Gladstone Hotel’s Grow Op exhibition...

[SWAG] July 2013 Meeting

July 2, 2013

Hello Grads! SWAG will be holding its Monthly Meeting for July 2013 on Thursday, June 4th in the Ward Room at 4:00pm. A number of items will be discussed including the remaining events planned for the Summer. Refreshments will be provided. You can view the agenda here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oW4yTRUqRvTEebTgrusdHF6eBXEhe2LaGJ36lajSnes/edit?usp=sharing More details will be added to the agenda in the following days. We have also opened the Google Doc up for Comments so you may propose additionalagenda...

The Stop's Night Market 2013

June 30, 2013

I was fortunate enough to be photographing The Stop’s Night Market for the second year in a row. It was a night of all my favourite things, food, drinks, laughter and great companies. Of course it was not a surprise to bump into so many familiar faces during the two nights of the event as we know that a lot of people from the UWSA community were involved in building the carts and coordinating the event. The...

Design at Riverside – (Preview) Migrating Landscapes Unpacked

June 28, 2013

Canada’s most recent Venice Biennial submission, curated through a collaboration between University of Winnipeg’s Jae-Sung Chon + 5468796 Architecture [Migrating Landscapes Organizers], stands apart from its predecessors in one spectacular way. When it was selected by Canada Council to represent Canada, there was nothing to exhibit. Design at Riverside will tell the harrowing tale of crowd-sourcing a Biennale-level exhibition in 17 months. Expect schedules, graphics, to-do lists, sketches and mountains of snapshots. The grand opening is...

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