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Researchers from the University of Waterloo School of Architecture (Adrian Blackwell, Associate Professor and John McMinn, Professor) and School of Planning (Martine August, Assistant Professor) are currently undertaking a research project, Assessing the viability of tiny homes to address housing insecurity in the Region of Waterloo, as a first phase in their Tiny Home research project. The first phase of this research is funded by the MITACS Accelerate Program in partnership with local firms Isherwood Geostructural Engineers and Z-Modular.

Local architect Roger Farwell (BAS 1977), known as a philanthropist, community builder and champion of the arts, died August 4 in Wellesley Township in a single-vehicle crash.

Philip Beesley was an interview guest on the Beyond the Bulletin podcast last week, discussing the Grove installation at the Venice Biennale. The new episode is live now (Philip's interview begins at 7:50).

Emancipation Seed is a short film set in the haunted sites of Toronto’s colonial slave-owning past. A young boy is transported into an alternate reality where he learns his ancestral stories of Black love, anguish and pride. He is aided and guided on his journey by an elder spirit Moko Jumbie.

Spearheaded by Philip Beesley and curated by Sasha Hastings, the sensorial installation Grove at the Venice Architecture Biennale explores constant metamorphosis of our environment.

Sounding Bodies: Experiments in Sonically Active Surfaces is a new publication by Jonathan Tyrrell from the Living Architecture Systems Group Folio Series, published by Riverside Architectural Press.

Inten-City is now available at various locations in Downtown Kitchener! 

Canadian Institute of Steel Construction

CISC COMPETITION

The award of Excellence goes to Phil Carr-Harris and James Kwon of 4B. Award of Merit to Meghan Engelen, Maggie Claus, Eric Duplessis of 1B. Award of Merit to Elise Cloutier and Steven Lin of 3B.

The Waterloo Architecture community wishes to congratulate the 2 students who have completed their Bachelor of Architectural Studies degree and the 31 students who have completed their Master of Architecture degree. While we can't celebrate in person, the Class of Spring 2021 were sent a video of congratulatory messages from faculty and staff, participated in a virtual toast, and on June 19th joined the Class of 2021 Virtual Convocation Celebration.

17th International Architecture Exhibition

BIENNALE ARCHITETTURA 2021

HOW WILL WE LIVE TOGETHER?