What is architectural research? Unpacking a research project
Seminar
3:
AAHA:
Not
for
sale!
-
Adrian
Blackwell
and
David
Fortin
Date:
March
6
Description:
School
of
Architecture
professors
Adrian
Blackwell
and
David
Fortin,
and
members
of
the
Architects
Against
Housing
Alienation
(AAHA)
organizing
committee
will
share
the
planning
in
progress
for
c\a\n\a\d\a's
official
representation
at
the
Venice
Biennale
for
Architecture,
opening
on
May
20,
2023–
"Not
for
Sale!"–an
architectural
campaign
that
makes
demands
for
de-commodified
and
deeply
affordable
approaches
to
housing
across
the
country.
As a crucial element of the campaign, students will study within the pavilion in Venice doing research and design to deepen, extend and realize its 10 demands.
Fifteen students from Waterloo Architecture will have an opportunity to do their fall 2023 3B term in Venice studying in Venice. The school is actively fundraising to support this student experience. If you have an interest in participating, please attend this seminar to find out more.
A
monthly
lunch-hour
faculty
research
seminar
12:40-1:25pm,
free
pizza
provided
Format:
25-minute
presentations,
followed
by
a
20
minute
Q+A
The
purpose
of
these
presentations
is
look
under
the
hood
at
a
single
research
project,
in
order
to
understand:
- what the research question is,
- what research methodologies are used,
- how a project is funded,
- who participates in it and how,
- what the research findings are, and
- how those findings are disseminated.
The
objective
of
the
seminar
is
to
give
faculty,
students
and
staff
a
better
sense
of
the
breadth
of
research
undertaken
in
the
school,
to
demystify
the
process,
and
to
better
understand
how
to
get
involved
in
these
projects
or
to
start
new
ones.