Neal Leach visited Waterloo Architecture on Friday, March 1, 2024 and delivered the lecture, Alien Intelligence: An Introduction to AI For Architects.
Professor Rick Haldenby received the Order of Canada on Thursday, February 22, in recognition of his contributions to the advancement of architectural education in Canada and for his efforts to preserve industrial and mid-century buildings.
Associate Professor Adrian Blackwell and Professor / Associate Director, Graduate Studies Lola Sheppard have been announced as recipients of the ACSA 2024 Architectural Education Award.
University of Waterloo School of Architecture Professor Adrian Blackwell recently appeared on Toronto's City News alongside Parkdale Neighbourhood Land Trust. To discuss a Gentrification Tax proposal developed through a collboartion between Gentrication Tax Action, Parkdale Nighbourhood Land Trust, LGA Architectural Partners, Blackwell Engineers.
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.
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)
The Koffler Gallery, in partnership with Swiss Architect Manuel Herz and Canadian historian and curator Robert Jan van Pelt, announce the world-premiere exhibition of The Synagogue at Babyn Yar: Turning the Nightmares of Evil into a shared Dream of Good. This international exhibition is brought together with assistance from Canadian architect Douglas Birkenshaw and through architectural photography by celebrated Dutch photographer Iwan Baan.
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.
On Tuesday, January 31, 2023, Saint Sarkis Armenian Church designed by David Hotson was awarded 'U.S. Building of the Year, 2022' by World Architects.