The University Tenure & Promotion Committee has awarded Philip Beesley the designation of University Professor.
The University of Waterloo owes much of its international reputation and stature to the quality of its eminent professors. University of Waterloo recognizes exceptional scholarly achievement and international pre-eminence through the designation 'University Professor'. Once appointed, a faculty member retains the designation until retirement.
Beesley
has
taught
at
the
University
of
Waterloo
School
of
Architecture
since
1996
and
has
been
a
full
professor
since
2011.
He
has
pioneered
numerous
new
courses,
workshops,
seminars
and
3
major
conferences
(ACADIA
2003,
2009,
2013),
anchoring
graduate
studies
in
architecture
and
bridging
across
Arts,
Science
and
Engineering
at
Waterloo.
His
Waterloo
students
and
interns
have
received
the
highest
national
and
global
distinctions
including
the
Pritzker
Prize
(Brooks,
intern
Beesley
AJD,
DS+Co),
Canadian
Prix
de
Rome
(Macleod),
international
Berkeley
Prize
(Kenniff),
two
Tsinghua
Fellowships
(Hu,
Ling)
and
the
2021
EU
Commission
STARTS
prize
(Ling).
His
research
(h-35,
i10-49)
anchors
his
leadership
of
the
SSHRC
Partnership
Living
Architecture
Systems
Group
which
gathers
the
scholarship
of
multiple
partner
institutions
(MIT,
UCL,
CMU),
knowledge-creation
societies
(ACADIA,
American
Society
for
Cybernetics),
and
knowledge-creation
programs
(EU
Horizon
EnTimeMent,
Keck
Futures,
Futurium
Mobile)
placing
Waterloo
at
the
centre
of
urgently
needed
transformations
of
the
discipline
of
architecture.
His
distinction
as
Finalist
of
the
2022
SSHRC
Impact
Award
for
Partnerships
demonstrates
involvement
and
impact.
His
creation
and
direction
of
Waterloo’s
Riverside
Architectural
Press
has
created
dozens
of
publications
by
international
partners
helping
to
establish
Waterloo
as
a
leader
of
design
and
architecture
research-creation
practice.
He
has
achieved
some
$21.5M
in
his
direct
research
funding,
creating
support
for
diverse
colleagues
and
benefiting
numerous
students.
Beesley’s
work
has
also
proliferated
widely
in
popular
culture
(K-pop
band
BTS’s
post
featuring
the
ROM
Transforming
Architecture
exhibit
earned
1.5M
‘likes’
on
Instagram,
collaborations
with
couture
icon
Iris
van
Herpen
have
been
worn
by
A-list
figures
such
as
Celine
Dion,
Lady
Gaga,
and
Bjork).