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Gary McCluskie (BArch '86), a principal architect with Diamond Schmitt Architects, and his team helped complete a $550-million US renovation that solved a notorious problem in the cultural heart of the United States. The acoustics of Geffen Hall were so terrible that some started to call it a curse after two expensive renovations failed to fix the issue.

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.

Longtime professor Terri Meyer Boake, who earned two undergraduate degrees at Waterloo and has been a teacher at her alma mater since 1986, will be honoured by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) at a conference in Charlotte, North Carolina in April.

Dr. David Fortin shared that Indigenous design is finally receiving the recognition it deserves.  

Public and private institutions alike are looking for designers to include Indigenous “elements” in the design of buildings and landscapes. But Fortin, a citizen of the Métis Nation of Ontario, cautions that Indigeneity isn’t an aesthetic.  

School of Architecture alumna Iryna Humenyuk (BAS '20) profiles Professor Rick Haldenby and the School of Architecture Rome program in Azure Magazine.

Read the full article on Azure

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.

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.