Events - 2020

Saturday, October 3, 2020 (all day) to Wednesday, October 7, 2020 (all day)
The 2019 Dragon Skin Pavilion at the UBC campus was made during the annual Robotic Fabrication workshop. Photo by David Correa.

Assistant Professor David Correa from University of Waterloo, Director of Technology Oliver David Krieg from Intelligent City, and Associate Professor AnnaLisa Meyboom from UBC SALA, will hold a technical workshop on robotic fabrication in collaboration with UBC Centre for Advanced Wood Processing (CAWP).

Wednesday, September 30, 2020 — 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT

Join us for this live stream as we take down our project, participant submissions, and storefront display.

Saturday, September 26, 2020 — 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EDT
COVID

See the legendary Professor Larry Smith deliver one of his famous addresses in this lecture about the COVID-19 crisis from an economic perspective. All are welcome to register and attend this virtual webinar.

Thursday, September 24, 2020 — 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT

Come and view this live showcase of student work from the University of Waterloo School of Architecture. These fun quick presentations will exhibit student design and research work relating to plants, foods, and landscapes. Speakers will each have a total of 5 minutes and 15 slides in which to present their work.

Tuesday, September 22, 2020 — 6:30 PM EDT to Tuesday, March 9, 2021 — 8:00 PM EST
What is Solidarity poster

Tuesday, September 22, 2020 — 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
Land Back poster


What is Solidarity?

Movements, research, and design for another world
WATERLOO ARCHITECTURE ARRISCRAFT 2020-2021 ONLINE SPEAKER SERIES

LAND BACK

Amy Smoke, Co-founder & Organizer, Land Back Camp, Victoria Park, Kitchener
Phil Monture, Nativelands, Six Nations of the Grand River

Tuesday, September 15, 2020 — 10:00 AM EDT
Sarah Hunter thesis image

Assessing the Potential of Integrating the Health Impact Assessment in Normative Architectural Practice in Order to Promote Population Health and Health Equity in Design Decision-Making 

Monday, September 14, 2020 — 10:00 AM EDT
Julian Acosta thesis image

Informal Progressions. A comparative analysis of Lima and Medellin informal settlements 

Saturday, September 12, 2020 — 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM EDT

Join Ioana Dragomir and community participants in The Poet’s Almanac as we make and share collages. We will discuss both our plants and our process. Open to all ages and skill levels. Please see The Poet’s Almanac project description to read more about how to get involved!

Friday, September 11, 2020 — 12:30 PM EDT
Iynas Mazyad thesis image

The Caravan Citizens: Spatial resistance and resilience in the refugee camp of Za’atari 

 

Thursday, September 10, 2020 — 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT

Join our speakers Mkomose (Dr. Andrew Judge), Lisa Myers and Angela Marsh, as they reflect on plants, culture, and food. This discussion will explore questions of food and food sovereignty as they pertain to culture and community, as well as questions of urban space and plant growth. Each speaker will present for 30 minutes followed by a Q+A panel discussion. 

Wednesday, September 9, 2020 — 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM EDT
Conrad School of Business grad students

Register for this virtual information session to learn more about the part-time Master of Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology (MBET) program!

Thursday, September 3, 2020 — 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM EDT

Join Angela Marsh as she discusses her project In the Wilderness is the Preservation of the World, and learn how to get involved in her Cambridge-based plant drawing workshop. She will walk us through her creative process as well as guide us through a plant drawing exercise. Completed work from this event will be compiled on our website as a part of Angela’s digital project and physically displayed in the BRIDGE Centre for Architecture + Design storefront at 35-37 Main Street. Open to all ages and skill levels. Get Involved!

Thursday, September 3, 2020 — 12:00 PM EDT
Mia Milanovic thesis image

IF STONES COULD SPEAK  
КАД БИ КАМЕН ПРОГОВОРИО  
Destruction, Preservation and Memory the case in Kosovo and Metohija 

Friday, August 28, 2020 (all day) to Wednesday, September 30, 2020 (all day)
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK

We are looking for your photos for International Education Week! The Associate Dean-International Office is looking for student-submitted photos that showcase global experience - pictures of food, cities, landscapes, a photo that evokes a memory and shows the perspective you'e gained through travel, study, and/or work abroad or across Canada.

Wednesday, August 26, 2020 — 5:50 PM to 7:30 PM EDT

Join other emerging leaders for a frank discussion on the impacts of anti-black racism in the design and development industry.

Moderator
Sam Oboh - Vice President, Ensight+ Architecture

Panelists
Camille Mitchell - Architect, Gensler | BAIDA
Cheryll Case - Principal Urban Planner, CP Planning
Naki Osutei - Associate Vice President, Social Impact, TD Bank
Ossie Airewele - Design and Project Lead, Quadrangle

Wednesday, August 12, 2020 — 4:00 PM EDT
Kelsey Malott thesis image

Revitalizing the Sunset Strip: Learning from Rock 'n' Roll on Los Angeles' Sunset Boulevard

Monday, August 10, 2020 (all day)

Six MArch students will present their thesis work to panels of committee members and internal and external critics. Please see the abstracts for individual thesis presentations.

Friday, August 7, 2020 (all day)

Nine MArch students will present their thesis work to panels of committee members and internal and external critics. Please see the abstracts for individual thesis presentations.

Wednesday, August 5, 2020 — 2:00 PM EDT
Callan Wilson thesis image

Where Ravens Dream: Encountering Property in Relation

Tuesday, July 14, 2020 — 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM EDT

Dear UWSA Community,

You are invited to the third of a four part symposium series taking place over the spring term.

Tuesday, June 30, 2020 — 1:30 PM to 3:45 PM EDT
Democratizing Design Symposium poster

Dear UWSA Community, 

You are invited to the second of a four part symposium series taking place over the spring term.

The topic of this symposium is Democratizing Design and it will explore methods proposed by architectural theorists, how digital systems can empower non-experts to design spaces, how human centered design strategies can allow for architecture that responds to inhabitants, and how user feedback is used to drive design. 

Tuesday, June 16, 2020 — 10:00 AM EDT
Amina Lalor thesis image

In a good way: (Re)grounding Contextual Narratives on Turtle Island

Friday, June 5, 2020 — 2:00 PM EDT
Dani Kastelein thesis image

We Belong with the Water: Mobility, temporal habitation, rituals and other 'incidental' elements surrounding fish harvesting traditions of Indigenous communities in Southern Georgian Bay - A Graphic Novel

 

Wednesday, June 3, 2020 — 1:30 PM to 4:15 PM EDT
4 Monochrome cohousing development photos

Dear UWSA Community,

You are invited to the first of a four-part symposium series to take place over the spring term.

The topic of this symposium is Cohousing and it will explore the intersection of affordable housing, co-ownership, diversity + inclusion, aging-in place, and architecture in this innovative and untapped housing model.

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