The Global Practice Sessions - Speakers Series is part of the MArch Professional Practice program at Waterloo Architecture, bringing together speakers from the local to the global, talking about their diverse and varied experiences of practice in architecture and related design fields. Presenters discuss what motivates them and the opportunities a design career offers, in making meaningful contributions to their communities and the larger world around them.
Chosen for the diversity of interdisciplinary work they do, ranging from conventional architectural practice, to landscape, interior and graphic design, product design, visual arts, critical writing, project development and social justice advocacy, the work of these practices demonstrates the synergies and opportunities within these overlapping disciplines, to create meaningful artefacts and enriching environments for their users.
All are invited to attend; registration is required. Alternately you may view the lectures via Livestream on our YouTube channel.
Monday April 12, 3:00pm | David Correa
David
Correa,
lllab/University
of
Waterloo
School
of
Architecture
–
partner
in
a
multidisciplinary
dispersed
research
practice,
based
in
Shanghai, Porto,
Toronto
and
Tokyo,
creating
in
the
spectrum
from
product
design
to
architectural
environments.
Link
to
Register
Link
to
Livestream
Wednesday April 14, 1:30pm | David Dernie
Academic, architect, prolific author and painter, former Dean University of Westminster, London UK and currently Director of the School of Architecture, Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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to
Register
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to
Livestream
Friday April 16, 1:30pm | Mary Bowman
Partner
at
Gustafson
Porter
+
Bowman
a
global
landscape
architecture
practice
based
in
London
UK,
she
has
led
many
notable
projects
including
the
Princess
Diana
Memorial
in
London,
and
currently
leading
the
Eiffel
Tower
precinct
design
for
the
2024
Paris
Olympics.
Link
to
Register
Link
to
Livestream
Wednesday April 28, 9:00am | Jennifer Mpyisi
Architect, interior designer founding partner of Kuzu-Kiza based in Kampala Uganda, who has practiced in the UK, USA and various locations in Africa, combining professional practice with advocacy, teaching and mentoring.
Link
to
Register
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to
Livestream
Wednesday April 28, 10:30am | Camille Mitchell
Camille
Mitchell,
project
architect,
Gensler
Toronto,
one
of
the
world’s
largest
architectural
practices
with
6000
employees
and
50
offices
globally,
Camille
discusses
diversity
in
practice,
as
well
as
her
voluntary
roles
advocating
for
diversity
in
the
profession.
Link
to
Register
Link
to
Livestream
Wednesday April 28, 6:00pm | Rhonan O’Brien
Founder
and
Managing
Director
of
Mode
Design,
a
leading
multidisciplinary
architectural
and
allied
design
firm,
with
8
Australian
and
3
international
offices,
in
Auckland,
Ho
Chi
Minh
City,
and
New
Delhi.
This
event
has
been
cancelled.
Thursday April 29, 9:00am | Joe Osae Addo
Joe
Osae
Addo has
practiced
in
Los
Angeles,
Washington
and
Ghana
West
Africa
as
founding
partner
of
Constructs
LLC,
engaged
with
community
development
projects,
combining
an
interest
in
‘inno-native’
architectural
design
and
construction
development.
Link
to
Register
Link
to
Livestream
Thursday April 29, 10:30am | Abigail Moriah
Abigail
Moriah
is
a
registered
professional
planner
and
co-founder
of
The
Black
Planning
Project,
which
focuses
on
community
development
and
advocacy,
challenging
the
lack
of
diverse
representation
in
the
development
industry.
Link
to
Register
Link
to
Livestream
Thursday April 29, 1:30pm | Matt Bolen
Founding
partner
at
Edge
Architects,
based
in
Waterloo,
Ontario,
the
firm
covers
residential,
institutional,
and
commercial
sectors,
pursuing
innovation
through
modular
pre-fabrication,
mass
timber
construction
and
high
performance
design.
Link
to
Register
Link
to
Livestream