galt. is an independent student publication from the University of Waterloo School of Architecture (UWSA). For its inaugural issue, galt. explores the process of alternating. On June 8th, galt. held a publication launch at Bridge Center for Architecture + Design. Contributors of the issue were invited to present their submissions followed by discussions on how the work echos the theme, in an event that celebrates the collective voice of the UWSA community. (more…)
Treaty Lands, Global Stories will be representing Waterloo Architecture with an installation at the OAA MOVE Party on September 15th, and you’re invited! “What Binds Us” is a reminder that we need to make space for stories that are missing.
What Makes a Space a Place? Waterloo School of Architecture July 4 – 26, 2017 Led by Jonathan Friedman of PARTISANS Architects, a team of Waterloo Architecture students will create a site-specific built installation on the outdoor plaza at the Gardiner Museum of Ceramics. Coinciding with Waterloo Architecture’s 50th anniversary, visitors will be invited to embellish colourful benches with mosaic tile as part of a month-long communal art-making activation exploring the scarcity of meaningful public...
An entry by a team consisting of Professor Elizabeth English and students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels has recently been selected as a Finalist for the Architizer A+ Awards for the Plus Categories | Architecture +Self-Initiated Projects: category. ‘PHIBIOUS FARNSWORTH brings Professor English’s floodwater damage mitigation strategies to the Farnsworth House, the famous work by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Mies van der Rohe’s 1951 Farnsworth House, one of the better-known examples of modern...
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:...
June 10, 2013 @ 4:00pm, Ward Room In attendance: Connor O’Grady, Mark Tam, Caitlin Perry, Danielle Gignac, Miriam Ho MEETING AGENDA/MINUTES 1. PECHA KUCHA PROGRESS (CP & DG) With the rescheduling of MX reviews to late July, Pecha Kucha will now take place in August (exact date TBD). In the meantime, Caitlin will contact the Pecha Kucha organization to investigate the process involved in becoming an official Pecha Kucha city. 2. SUMMER...
May 13, 2013 @ 4:15pm, Ward Room In attendance: Connor O’Grady, Mark Tam, Caitlin Perry, Andrea Hunniford, Danielle Gignac, Emad Ghattas MEETING AGENDA/MINUTES 1. WELCOME TERM EVENT (CO & MT) The Welcome Term Event is set for Thursday May 23. The event will be a backyard BBQ. The theme will be “Bonnets and Bowties BBQ.” Connor will contact WASA regarding the usage of the BBQ on this date. Emad will make a poster/find...
The All School Meeting, a “State of the Union” address given by director Rick Haldenby at the beginning of each term, is a chance to get caught up on what has been happening lately at Waterloo Architecture. Below is a summary of the announcements and issues raised at this term’s meeting, which took place on Thursday May 8th at 12:30. FACULTY: Undergraduate Officer _ Anne Bordeleau Graduate Officers _ John McMinn, Robert Jan van...
Recently, the University of Waterloo implemented a complete redesign of the School of Architecture’s website. In order to have a productive discussion regarding the new website, we must first understand why it happened. – The University of Waterloo began rebranding efforts in early 2009 in order to create a stronger, more cohesive identity for our university. (http://www.bulletin.uwaterloo.ca/2009/jul/24fr.html) A new visual identity was first introduced through banners on campus in July 2009. Plans for a redesign...
On March 9th, a team of 1B students from the UWSA travelled to Conestoga Mall to participate in the annual CANstruction competition. This year, a total of fourteen teams from the Kitchener and Waterloo region participated in the event. Customary to the competition, each team was to chose a concept, plan and design the installation, and build it out of non-perishable food items. The original concept developed by the UWSA team was an Easter Island...
