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School of Architecture alumni Kathleen Fu's (BAS ’17, MARCH ’20) illustrations are featured on the cover and throughout the latest edition of Waterloo Magazine. Fu's current work is heavily inspired by her time studying architecture, city life and storytelling.

The Advancement and University Relations teams are proud to share the Fall 2022 issue of Waterloo Magazine: The Builders.  

School of Architecture professor, John McMinn joined the University of Waterloo's Beyond the Bulletin podcast this week, to discuss the tiny home project.

Listen to the podcast here.

Waterloo professor David Correa, James Clarke-Hicks and Isabel Ochoa will deliver a keynote address at the 2022 BE-AM Symposium being held at Formnext in Frankfurt, Germany as well as being viewable via an online stream.

Waterloo School of Architecture professor Dr. David Fortin and Waterloo Engineering professor Dr. Tizazu Mekonnen have been named to a list of leading innovators by a national anti-racism organization.

The inaugural edition of Canada’s Top 20 Aspiring Innovators of the Year, released by the Coalition of Innovation Leaders Against Racism (CILAR), recognizes Black, Indigenous and People of Colour winners who are positively impacting their communities, the world and future generations through the innovation ecosystem.

Dezeen School Shows has included Maria Luiza de Souza Oliveira Ottoni's thesis project WaterWoven: Living on the margins in the Roncador River region, Brazil alongside six student projects showcased on Dezeen School Shows that present design solutions to rising sea levels and flooding.

MArch student and recent BAS graduate Danielle Grabke was interviewed by the Waterloo News as part of their ongoing series of graduate profiles.

Read the full story here

Professor Elizabeth English and her work as founder of the Buoyant Foundation Project was featured in a recent CNBC piece 'Amphibious houses and floating cities could protect coastal communities from sea-level rise'.

The piece profile's English's work alongside Bjarke Ingels' Oceanix City.

Professor Anwar Jaber talks about architecture, politics and conflicts in Canada, the Middle East and beyond in an interview on Beyond the Bulletin with Pamela Smyth.

Beyond the Bulletin is a weekly podcast from the University of Waterloo with hosts Pamela Smyth and Brandon Sweet highlighting news, events and commentary from the Daily Bulletin of the University of Waterloo.

Ten projects from the 2021/22 year were recently highlighted in Dezeen online magazine. 

Designed and built by School of Architecture students the Tiny Home prototype is now on display at Civic Square at Cambridge City Hall from now until mid-November. Researchers from the University of Waterloo are working in partnership with the City of Cambridge to explore the possibility of tiny homes to create housing solutions for people experiencing homelessness in the region.