Events

Architects do not make buildings, and they certainly do not make materials; they specify. The “out of stock” sign, often considered as a hiccup in procurement, is in fact a threshold where the ethical reach of architecture becomes visible, yet remains perpetually at risk of collapse.What if architecture is never fully available? What happens when specifying itself no longer leads directly to the production of a building? Drawing on 11 x 17’s recent projects, this lecture explores a material politics of “unavailability” and speculates on new modes of architectural practice that consider how form, material, and labor entangle to produce an architecture of resourcefulness. 

We are excited to invite you to join us in celebrating the galt. publication Issue 06 launch on Thursday, October 30th in Galt, Ontario.  The launch will be hosted at the BRIDGE space in the Gaslight District on October 30th from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. There will be light refreshments and snacks provided. 

Andy Ruff is the Research Director at Gray Organschi Architecture and the Timber City Research Initiative, where he focuses on developing a comprehensive approach for incorporating timber construction into cities, an approach which simultaneously addresses regional material flows, economies of carbon generation and sequestration, the development of new industrial processes, and the complex spatial, architectural, legal, and logistical challenges of constructing timber buildings in dense urban centers.

Public closing reception of the 2025 Projects Review exhibition.

Take a break, breathe, and paint your stress away! Join us for a relaxing mural-painting session designed to help you unwind and recharge.

Opening Reception
TO·BE·LONGING: Portraits of Queer Living
An exhibition by Quan Thai, Inaugural Emerging Practitioner Teaching Fellow (2023–2025)

For the past several months, Waterloo Architecture students have been learning alongside Western Law students in a co-taught course in Law & Architecture.  Their final assignment is to collaborate on a design for a new Law building for Western.  Students will be presenting their designs on Monday, December 1, in the Loft.

Join the students and faculty of the Fall 2025 3b option studios for an open house showcasing their work.

Opening reception UnRuly: Counter-Archiving Women’s Reform, an exhibition of student work created in ARCH540/740 Counter-Archiving: The Architecture of Containment

Date: Thursday, December 11, 2025
Time: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: Forum at Fabrik Architects