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On May 25th, the Dean of Engineering, Mary Wells, announced the appointment of Maya Przybylski as interim O’Donovan director of the School of Architecture at the University of Waterloo. Przybylski’s term begins on July 1, 2022 when she takes over for Anne Bordeleau, who has served as the director of the school since 2016.

Alumnus sparks creativity as a firmware architect at the LEGO Group in Denmark

Ralph Hempel’s beloved hobby as a child has turned into his dream career as an adult.

The 1986 electrical engineering alumnus who spent countless hours playing with LEGO growing up is now employed by the popular building toy company’s home office in Billund, Denmark. 

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Sharing his heritage

Engineering's Elder in Residence offers courses and counselling grounded in his Indigenous background

Passionate about sharing his Indigenous heritage, an adjunct architecture professor named a new course after the ceremony his ancestors have used for thousands of years to welcome visitors to their homeland — At the Woods Edge.

Hive is an interlocking masonry wall composed of 175 unique 3D-printed clay bricks. Combining traditional ceramics, smart geometry and robotic precision, the design embraces the natural material properties of clay, allowing its malleability and fluidity to shape the clay units’ form and surface quality.

LeiLei Zhao is one of two winners of the American Galvanizers Association's (AGA) 2022 Galvanize the Future Scholarship. He participated in an essay contest with applicants throughout North America enrolled in architecture, construction or engineering programs. Two scholarships are awarded annually ($2,500 each) for the top essays submitted. He is currently working on his Architectural Studies Degree with a major in Engineering from the University of Waterloo.