Philip Beesley is a multidisciplinary artist, academic and architect leading Waterloo’s Living Architecture Systems (LAS), an international group of pioneering researchers and industry partners developing far-reaching experimental architecture. His research explores bold questions such as, “Could future buildings think, and care?”
Images of these art installations illustrate our global impact stories not only for their arresting beauty but because they are a testament to Waterloo's vision for the future. They provide a unique combination of expertise in architecture, environmental design, visual art, digital media, engineering, machine learning, cognitive psychology, synthetic biology and knowledge integration.
Society is facing challenges that will fundamentally change the way we all live and work. The University of Waterloo is committed to interdisciplinary solutions that are – like Beesley’s work – empathic, adaptive, resilient and committed to a future that elevates the best parts of our shared humanity.
This article was originally featured on The University of Waterloo's Global Impact.