The School of Architecture at Waterloo is a leader in design education and research. It offers a fully cooperative professional program, and has been rated the greenest architecture curriculum in Canada. It is also the only Canadian school of architecture to have a permanent international facility, which has operated for 38 years in Rome, Italy. The school attracts top students from across Canada and around the world.
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Last evening at the Annual General meeting of the Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation, Rick Haldenby was presented with the Dr. Jean Steckle Award for Heritage Education.
This award for excellence in heritage education is presented to an individual who has demonstrated leadership in heritage education through teaching, writing or by example, and who has encouraged and mentored others in the understanding and appreciation of the natural or cultural heritage of Waterloo Region.
Congratulations Rick!
An emerging technology poses an intriguing solution to rising tides: homes that float only when it floods.
Elizabeth English is featured in a Dwell magazine article regarding amphibious housing.
The second International Conference on Amphibious Architecture, Design and Engineering (ICAADE) will be held at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada from June 25 to 28, 2017.
Lola Sheppard & Mason White's new book, Many Norths: Spatial Practice in a Polar Territory, charts the unique spatial realities of Canada’s Arctic region, an immense territory populated with small, dispersed communities. The region has undergone dramatic transformations in the name of sovereignty, aboriginal affairs management, resources, and trade, among others.
Listen Here: The Art of Sound
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Curated by Julie René de Cotret
This exhibition features concept-driven artworks in ceramic and glass that explore identity, culture and history in Canada. Exhibiting artists include: Ann Beam, Adrian Blackwell, Laurent Craste, Chris Curreri, Léopold L. Foulem, Mathieu Grodet, David R. Harper, Sarah Maloney, Kelly Mark, Nadia Myre, TasmanRichardson and Tim Whiten.
The Second International Conference on Amphibious Architecture, Design and Engineering
In the last 20 years, the 10 worst floods around the world have displaced over 1.1 billion people and resulted in damages of over $165 billion.
