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The University Tenure & Promotion Committee has awarded Philip Beesley the designation of University Professor.

The University of Waterloo owes much of its international reputation and stature to the quality of its eminent professors. University of Waterloo recognizes exceptional scholarly achievement and international pre-eminence through the designation 'University Professor'. Once appointed, a faculty member retains the designation until retirement.

Hive, designed and developed by Ye Sul E. Cho, Ji Shi, Meghan Taylor, James Clarke-Hicks, Isabel Ochoa and David Correa was recently profiled in Detail.

Leslie Woo (BES '83, BARCH '84), CEO of Civic Action, a respected city leader with more than 25 years of experience building sustainable communities and shaping urban development in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.

Iris van Herpen at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, from November 29, 2023 – April 28, 2024 (Photo Credit: Musée des Arts Décoratifs: Metamorphosis dress, by Iris van Herpen and Philip Beesley)

Congratulations to Ellie Kingsley, Nisha Bhathella, Daisy Zhang, Tuan Pham and Patricia Poiana on their second prize win in the CCA's More than transit competition! View their winning project on the CCA website.

Geospheric SweatbathbyChristie Pearson (BArch, 1995) is a featured installation at Public Sweat, a fusion of art and sauna culture and the latest project from the team at Art Spin.

David Correa, joined the Canadian Interiors magazine podcast Bevel (listen here), to discuss how limited access to robotics education is slowing down an industry already sluggish to adopt the exceptional potential this technology has for the built environment.

The Signs That Define Toronto: A new book from ERA and Spacing conceived and edited by School of Architecture Alumni, Kurt Kraler (BAS '12, MArch '16), ERA partner Philip Evans, and Spacing’sMatthew Blackett along with 20 contributors reveals the history, culture, and stories of the city of Toronto through its unique signage.

Professor Robert Jan van Pelt joined host Steve Paikin and panelists Derek Penslar, the William Lee Frost Professor of Jewish History at Harvard University, and writer Dara Horn, author of "People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present;" on TVO's 'The Agenda' this past Wednesday.

A School of Architecture student project is among the winning entries for Toronto’s annual Winter Stations competition.