Land reclamation is a form of land management, common in the American Southwest, that seeks to alter arid landscapes through a fabricated re-balancing of the hydrological ledger (more…)
An excerpt from Danielle Rosen’s recently defended M.Arch thesis entitled “Still Wandering: Tales from the Diaspora.” (more…)
Joanne discusses the objects for dining she is currently working on, and shares what she sees as the significance of dining rituals. (more…)
“You can do damn near anything; you just have to understand how to make a book out of it.” – Donald McKay
Jaliya’s thesis explores the meaning of home, and the role it plays in his relationship to architecture. It rests in the transitional space between Canada and his native Sri Lanka, where he spent three months rediscovering his connection to his birthplace. His thesis is entitled Monsoon Notebook, and it records, presents and re-presents his travels as a means of architectural grounding and self-discovery.
Kurt Kraler’s thesis entitled “The Generic Spectacle” explores the phenomena of the generic spectacle in relationship to the Las Vegas Strip and the resulting architectural and social implications of an increasingly hybridized urban form founded on the basis of an exploitive service economy in order to maintain the illusion of leisure.
Kyle Brill’s ongoing thesis work States of Dependency registers the spatial manifestations of power in areas of geopolitical tension specifically looking at the Israeli-Palestinian borders of conflict.
THESIS WORK features Kate Jackson’s development of her thesis HOUSE (CRAFT) which proposes a “relocatable” housing typology for the millennial generation which appropriates underutilized parking lots to build vibrant communities.
Sheida Shahi will defend her thesis entitled Adaptive Balconies on Monday January 19, 2015 6:30PM in ARC 2026. Her thesis proposes an open design system for tower renewal projects in Toronto using the balcony as a tool for shaping urban form.
Connor O’Grady will defend his thesis entitled “Liminal Matter: Diffuse, Adaptive Environments for a Future Dundas Square” on Friday January 16th, 2015 at BRIDGE Pop-Up located at 60 Main St. The design explores the capacity for an embedded, public, and adaptive architectural system to expose the liminal, “invisible” relations that affect the collective environment.