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Congratulations to MArch candidate Brenda Reid, for receiving a nomination for the Oktoberfest Rogers Women of the Year Awards, in the Arts & Culture category. The Awards celebrate the amazing accomplishments of women in Waterloo Region. "The women nominated are doing incredible things which help build strong communities and it is evident that their accomplishments are making a difference across the region," said Tim Beckett, festival President. 

Congratulations to alumnus Elsa Lam, recipient of a RAIC Award of Excellence.

The book Canadian Modern Architecture: 1967 to the Present has won the President's Award for Multimedia Representations of Architecture. This award recognizes a narrative about buildings and cities that promotes the publics understanding of architecture and the role of architects. The entry must be a body of work. 

Medal Recipient: Canadian Modern Architecture: 1967 to the Present

Elsa Lam (Editor), Graham Livesey (Editor)
Published: 2019
Toronto, ON

The Ontario Association of Architects’ (OAA’s) 2021 SHIFT Resiliency/Architecture Challenge sought unique, inventive ideas that would promote public dialogue, shift public consciousness, affect society, and drive change.

Waterloo Architecture alumnus Alison Brooks (BES '85 and BArch '88) was named a High Commendation at 2021’s Female Frontier Awards, in the Architect of the Year category.

Canadian Modern Architecture: 1967 to the Present

The book Canadian Modern Architecture: 1967 to the Present is the first comprehensive volume on modern and contemporary Canadian architecture to appear in over 25 years. It is co-published by Princeton Architectural Press and Canadian Architect magazine.

University of Waterloo Engineering publishes an article about Brenda Reid's thesis.

Congratulations to Waterloo Architecture alumnus Elisia Neves, Founder and Principal Architect, and fabrik architects inc. for receiving three Business Excellence Award nominations from the Greater Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber of Commerce.

The University of Waterloo would like to honour and recognize our fellow colleagues who celebrate milestones of distinguished service to the University of Waterloo community.

These recipients who celebrate their loyal and tireless work have left a legacy of excellence that has developed the University of Waterloo into a world-class institution.

Waterloo Architecture would like to congratulate our colleagues celebrating a milestone in 2021:

Two architects who have compiled a long list of accomplishments since graduating from the University of Waterloo added to it this week with a prestigious award from a national organization.

Brigitte Shim and A. Howard Sutcliffe, who met at Waterloo and graduated together from the School of Architecture in 1983, were named the winners of the 2021 Gold Medal by the Royal Architecture Institute of Canada (RAIC).

A UWSA segment of the From Behind the Mask quilt is now installed at the school, next to the Melville Café entrance! These blocks are authored by members of the UWSA community, tying their stories back to the site of the school.