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Congratulations to Project Lead Linda Zhang and the entire team behind Let’s Build a Collective Memory of Chinatown! This groundbreaking initiative has been recognized with the Heritage Toronto Public History Award, celebrating its innovative approach to preserving living heritage through community-led storytelling and design.

Two University of Waterloo architecture students, Matthew Dlugosz and Simon Liao, have been recognized for their outstanding design work at the 35th Toronto Urban Design Awards, held on September 10, 2025, at the Palais Royale.

Associate Professor Adrian Blackwell and Professor Dr. David Fortin are among the key organizers of a bold, collaborative initiative for the 2025–2026 academic year: a Superstudio focused on ending housing alienation. This nationwide effort brings together students and faculty from 14 institutions, including the University of Waterloo School of Architecture, to explore design solutions that address housing unaffordability, disrepair, precarity, and homelessness.

Students from the University of Waterloo have claimed the top three awards in the 2024–2025 Architectural Student Design Competition Award of Excellence, showcasing innovative observation platform designs that blend structural artistry with environmental storytelling.

Luca Vasconcelos Ricci and Nicole Cao 2025 AIA COTE Top Ten Award for Excellence and Innovation in Sustainable Architecture

Two student-led research teams from the University of Waterloo School of Architecture presented their work at the 6th International Conference on Structures and Architecture (ICSA2025), held in Antwerp, Belgium. 

Anne Clock highlights the work of the class of 2025 4B Comprehensive Building Design Studio in the first of a new series of Waterloo Architecture student articles in Cambridge Today.

Recorded live this past March at the University of Waterloo before an audience of students, alumni, and colleagues. Four graduates returned to share their journeys: Carol Phillips (Moriyama Teshima Architects), Lisa D’Abbondanza (Arcadis), Robert Kastelic (Atelier Kastelic Buffey—AKB), and Drew Mandel (Drew Mandel Architects—DMA). Together, they reflected on choosing Waterloo, the impact of its cultural history curriculum and Co-op program, and graduating into a recession that demanded resilience, initiative, and a willingness to work anywhere.

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