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Christina Vogiatzis, a graduate student here at the School of Architecture, placed second out of more than 100 entries from 26 universities across the U.S. and Canada. Now in its fifth year, the competition invites interior design, architecture and furniture design  to create furniture pieces using Formica^® Brand products. This year's theme called for students to express the future of design through a furniture piece using Formica^® Laminate woodgrain products.

Waterloo Alumuni and Adjunct Instructor Ella den Elzen has been named one of the inaugural members of the JAE Fellows Program. 

Living Dialogs is a podcast series presented by @lasg_research that brings together scholars and thinkers to collectively reflect on living architecture and its implications for our changing world. The latest episode, featuring Behnaz Farahi, Bianca Weeko Martin, Michael Lee Poy, Brian Porter, is now live on their website and available through all major podcast apps. In this episode, four guests from diverse backgrounds and practices explore the connections between inclusivity and the philosophy and practice of Living Architecture.

COVID-19 sewage monitoring startup cracks global TIME list of 100 most influential companies

A company that was co-founded by a Waterloo Engineering architecture alumnus is in elite company – for the second time – on a worldwide list announced this week by TIME magazine.

Today we celebrate International Women's Day (IWD), a day to recognize the variety of achievements of women in all aspects of life. All around the world, women push limits and challenge stereotypes to make the world a better place for future generations.

Rick Haldenby and Geoffrey Fong, have been appointed to be a member of the Order of Canada.

A remote ceremony has recognized Faculty of Engineering medal and award recipients, including Waterloo Architecture alum, Nashin Mahtani (BAS ’14 and MArch '15). 

As the director of the Indonesian nonprofit Yayasan Peta Bencana, Nashin Mahtani leads the development of software to support disaster relief.

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WINNER OF A 2021 CANADIAN ARCHITECT AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Digital launch of galt. Issue 04: PAUSE/PLAY

Our reality has shifted. Through sporadic lockdowns, movements for social change shake the world while we organize within the digital realm. As time becomes nebulous, galt’s fourth issue pauses to question the design of our current reality and critically addresses our path towards better ones.

The book launch featured talks from two issue 04 contributors and two fellow publication initiatives:

The Civic Trust Award in the United Kingdom has named the theatre as a Regional Finalist.

The new Tom Patterson Theatre at the famed Stratford Festival is receiving international acclaim even before the building opens for the 2022 Festival season.