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The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) and the Canadian Council of University Schools of Architecture (CCUSA) present the Virtual Academic Summit on Architecture. This summit presents twelve papers from schools of architecture featuring the latest in research from Canadian academics and practitioners in the fields of architecture and design. 

Congratulations to the finalists in the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) student design competition. The Tower, the 19th annual Architecture Student Design Competition, challenged students to design an all-steel observation tower located in a significant environment.

The Waterloo Architecture community wishes to congratulate the 52 students who have completed their Master of Architecture degree. While we can't celebrate in person, the Class of Spring 2020 were sent a video of congratulatory messages from faculty, participated in a virtual toast (image below), and on June 20th joined the Class of 2020 Virtual Convocation Celebration.

Warm congratulations to all – we are so pleased to welcome your wonderful group to our growing family of alumni!

Congratulations to Waterloo Architecture undergraduate students Matthew Lam and Benjamin Ma, who received an honourable mention for their joint project Duality at the FORM 2020 Student Innovation Competition by Formica.

Waterloo Architecture would like to congratulate MArch student Edward WooHyun Chung, whose PokoPoko Table was announced as a Winner of the NYCxDESIGN Awards. The PokoPoko Table was chosen as the only winner from Canada in the student category. 

Nomadic Architecture: A New Way Of Living on the Go

Professor Anne Bordeleau has been re-appointed as O’Donovan Director, School of Architecture for a four-year term commencing May 1, 2020.

During her first term as Director, Professor Bordeleau established herself as an inspirational leader for students, faculty and staff in the School. Guided by a strong vision, the School made considerable improvements on many fronts including curriculum, graduate programming and student wellbeing. 

Morphogenesis Dress, Iris van Herpen with Philip Beesley/Living Architecture Systems Group, for the Sensory Seas collection, Paris Fashion Week January 2020 (photograph: Philip Beesley)

The idea of prefabricating hospitals to contain epidemics has a long history that includes a Danish-designed felt hut, in widespread use over a century ago.

Read Historian Robert Jan van Pelt's Going Viral, featured in Canadian Architect.

Assistant Professor David Correa's Wander Wood Pavilion is featured in The Architect's Newspaper. The Wander Wood Pavilion was fabricated and assembled over three days to demonstrate the wide range of forms and applications timber can have when applied to robotic fabrication methods.

Read more at: The Architect's Newspaper

Read more at: Canadian Architect (Feb. 2019)