BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Drupal iCal API//EN X-WR-CALNAME:Events items teaser X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Toronto BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a0db08952d3a DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260611T150000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260611T170000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/architecture/events/2026-waterloo-architecture-stu dent-awards-ceremony LOCATION:ARC - School of Architecture 7 Melville Street South Cambridge ON N1S 2H4 Canada SUMMARY:2026 Waterloo Architecture Student Awards Ceremony CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Join students\, faculty\, sponsors\, family and staff for our a nnual\ncelebration of student achievement at the 2026 School of Architectu re\nawards ceremony on June 11.\n\nThe evening will begin with a reception in the third-floor Loft\nfeaturing light refreshments and appetizers\, al ongside an opportunity\nto explore student studio projects and connect wit h members of the\nWaterloo Architecture community. The Awards Ceremony wil l then take\nplace in the first-floor Laurence A. Cummings Lecture Theatre . DTSTAMP:20260520T130057Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a0db08956a47 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260528T180000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260528T190000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/architecture/events/meredith-moore-deconstruction- circular-economy LOCATION:ARC - School of Architecture 7 Melville Street South Cambridge ON N1S 2H4 Canada SUMMARY:Meredith Moore - Deconstruction + The Circular Economy CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:JOIN US FOR OUR UPCOMING GRAND VALLEY SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTS TAL K BY\nMEREDITH MOORE ON THURSDAY\, MAY 28TH\, FROM 6-7PM.\n\nMeredith Moor e is the founder of Ouroboros Deconstruction\, a\nToronto-based company wo rking to recover and rehome building materials\nbefore they become waste. With over 30 projects completed and a 90%\nlandfill diversion rate\, her w ork spans salvage audits\, hands-on\ndeconstruction\, and the development of local reuse systems that keep\nquality materials in circulation. She al so leads Ouroboros Salvage\, a\nregistered charity focused on material rec overy and community\nengagement. An interior designer by trade\, Meredith previously served\nas a founding director of the Healthy Materials Library at Parsons\nSchool of Design\, working to make material health informatio n more\naccessible across the design and construction industries. She brin gs\nthat same orientation to her work in Toronto: treating buildings as\nc ollections of materials worth understanding\, preserving\, and passing\non \, and making deconstruction a practical\, valued part of how the city\nbu ilds and rebuilds. DTSTAMP:20260520T130057Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a0db089576c3 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260618T193000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260618T213000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/architecture/events/waterloo-architecture-alumni-r eception-toronto-3 LOCATION:Blood Brothers Brewing 165 Geary Ave Toronto ON M6H 2B8 Canada SUMMARY:Waterloo Architecture Alumni Reception | TORONTO CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:We invite Waterloo Architecture alumni to join us for an evenin g of\nconnection and conversation at Blood Brothers Brewing. This gatherin g\nis an opportunity to reconnect with fellow alumni and spend time with\n faculty\, students and staff from the School of Architecture in a\nrelaxed \, informal setting.\n\nRegistration includes event admission\, two drink tickets\, and light\nrefreshments. DTSTAMP:20260520T130057Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a0db08958274 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260305T180000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260305T200000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/architecture/events/provisional-lives-opening-rece ption LOCATION:ARC - School of Architecture 7 Melville Street South Cambridge ON N1S 2H4 Canada SUMMARY:Provisional Lives Opening Reception CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Join us on MARCH 5\, FROM 6:00–8:00 PM\, to celebrate the lau nch of\nthis faculty research exhibition exploring architecture shaped by\ nmobility\, precarity\, and resilience. Featuring work by Professors\nRobe rt Jan van Pelt and Anwar Jaber\, the exhibition examines how\ntemporary s tructures and institutions under occupation reveal urgent\nethical and pol itical questions.\n\nRiverside Gallery\nWaterloo School of Architecture\n7 Melville Street South\, Cambridge\, ON DTSTAMP:20260520T130057Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a0db08958f78 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260328T100000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260328T160000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/architecture/events/march-open-house-0 LOCATION:ARC - School of Architecture 7 Melville Street South Cambridge ON N1S 2H4 Canada SUMMARY:March Open House CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, March 28\, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.  to see\nwhat makes Waterloo Architecture one of North America's top\narch itecture schools.\n\nOur annual March Open House is the perfect opportunit y to visit our\ncampus\, tour our facilities\, meet students and faculty\, and learn more\nabout the Architecture programs and degrees available at the\nUniversity of Waterloo. DTSTAMP:20260520T130057Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a0db08959aec DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260116T173000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260116T190000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/architecture/events/closing-reception-tobelonging- portraits-queer-living LOCATION:ARC - School of Architecture 7 Melville Street South Riverside Gal lery Cambridge ON N1S 2H4 Canada SUMMARY:Closing reception TO·BE·LONGING: Portraits of Queer Living CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the conclusion of _TO·BE·LONGING: Portraits of Quee r\nLiving_ with a closing reception at the School of Architecture.  DTSTAMP:20260520T130057Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a0db0895a638 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260319T163000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260319T183000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/architecture/events/dilip-da-cunha-invention-land- where-colonization-begins LOCATION:ARC - School of Architecture 7 Melville Street South Cummings Lect ure Theatre Cambridge ON N1S 2H4 Canada SUMMARY:Dilip da Cunha - The Invention of Land: Where Colonization begins b y\nDesign CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:DILIP DA CUNHA\, Columbia University\n\nWe live in an all-consu ming Ocean of Wetness\, a wetness that is\neverywhere in the air\, earth\, sea\, flora and fauna\, precipitating\,\nevaporating\, storming\, seeping \, soaking\, transpiring\, osmoting\,\nfreezing. We are wetness oursel ves\, our wetness necessary to our\nexistence. However\, we do not learn t hat we live in an Ocean of\nWetness. We learn instead that we live on an Earth surface called\nland that we take for granted as existent and place beyond all\ndifference\, assuming that all people experience it. In this talk\, I\npresent land as a product of design in an Ocean of Wetness that\ nwe fail to acknowledge. It is a design that deploys four design\ndevice s: the geometric surface\, geometric line\, hydrologic cycle\, and\nlangua ge of landscape. Together they create and maintain an Earth\nsurface tha t serves as the ground of observation and habitation. It\nalso serves as t he ground of a colonization that continues largely\nbecause this act of de sign passes unnoticed and unquestioned. What\ndoes it take to acknowledge land to be a product of design\; to\nrecognize that our real home is in an Ocean of Wetness that is\neverywhere rather than on an Earth surface with water somewhere? Does\nOcean offer an appreciation of more fundamental d ifference in\nculture\; and does it open fresh possibilities for design i n the face\nof climate change that threatens land with destruction?  DTSTAMP:20260520T130057Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a0db0895b479 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260226T163000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260226T183000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/architecture/events/angie-jim-making-home LOCATION:ARC - School of Architecture 7 Melville Street South Cummings Lect ure Theatre Cambridge ON N1S 2H4 Canada SUMMARY:Angie Jim - Making a Home CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:ANGIE JIM\, Allies & Morrison\n\nWhat truly defines \"homes for all\" in our rapidly growing cities? In\nthis talk\, Angie Jim Osman\, Pa rtner at Allies and Morrison\, explores\nhow thoughtful design and density can nurture communities\, championing\nsustainable\, resilient neighbour hoods built for the long term.\nDrawing on Allies and Morrison’s deep e xperience with complex urban\nregeneration sites—from King’s Cross to Greenwich Peninsula in\nLondon—Angie will reveal how these foundational lessons are now\nbeing adapted to reshape Toronto. DTSTAMP:20260520T130057Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a0db0895c286 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260205T163000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260205T183000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/architecture/events/samantha-eby-emerging-practiti oner-fellowship-talk LOCATION:ARC - School of Architecture 7 Melville Street South Cummings Lect ure Theatre Cambridge ON N1S 2H4 Canada SUMMARY:Samantha Eby - Emerging Practitioner Fellowship Talk CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:SAMANTHA EBY\, Emerging Practitioner\, Waterloo Architecture\n\ nSamantha Eby is a licensed architect and researcher based in Toronto.\nTh rough her work she explores the intersection of design\, policy\nframewo rks\, and ownership models\, focusing on their impact on housing\nprojects . In 2024\, she founded this—office\, an architecture and\nspatial resea rch practice committed to exploring new typologies and\nmodels of architec ture through non-traditional collaborations and\nresearch. She is also th e co-founder and the Executive Director\nof ReHousing\, a nonprofit organ ization focused on supporting housing\ncreation through applied research\, consultation\, and\neducation. ReHousing’s work on multiplex zoning w as recognized\nwith the 2023 CMHC President’s Medal for Outstanding Hous ing\nResearch. DTSTAMP:20260520T130057Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a0db0895cdd4 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260122T163000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260122T183000 URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/architecture/events/george-massoud-building-land LOCATION:ARC - School of Architecture 7 Melville Street South Cummings Lect ure Theatre Cambridge ON N1S 2H4 Canada SUMMARY:George Massoud - Building from the Land CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:GEORGE MASSOUD\, Material Cultures\, London\, UK  \n\nMateria l Cultures is an interdisciplinary\, not-for-profit research\,\naction and design organisation working to address the intersecting\nissues of clim ate and social justice in the built environment.\nUnderstanding buildings as ultimately drawn from the landscape\, we\nargue for the reintegration o f architecture and agriculture. We\nsupport regenerative approaches to gro wing and harvesting materials\,\nfostering bioregional construction practi ces that operate within\nplanetary boundaries. We challenge the systems\ , technologies\, supply\nchains\, regulations and materials that make up the construction\nindustry\, with the aim of transforming how we build an d who we build\nfor.  DTSTAMP:20260520T130057Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR