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Congratulations to Waterloo Architecture alumnus Alison Brooks and Alison Brooks Architects! 

Winner of architect of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Alison Brooks Architects is a London-based studio of architects, thinkers and 3D designers from around the world, led by Alison Brooks.

Every project is the result of invested research, so that the studio's design solutions emerge as unique and relevant to the constituencies they serve.

Philip Beesley is featured in the NYC Metropolitan Museum’s new exhibition ‘About Time: Fashion and Duration’. A ‘Hybrid Holism’ Iris van Herpen dress inspired by the 2010 Hylozoic Ground Venice Biennale project is on the cover of the Met’s publicity. View the exhibition tour on YouTube for a closer look (beginning at 12:08).

Congratulations to Dereck Revington Studio, recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award in the Commemorative Landscapes category for the Welland Canal Fallen Workers Memorial inSt. Catharines, ON.

The Waterloo Architecture community wishes to congratulate the students who have completed their Bachelor of Architectural Studies degree and Master of Architecture degree. While we can't celebrate in person, graduates were sent a video of congratulatory messages from faculty, participated in a virtual toast, and on October 24th 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!

MArch candidate Brenda Reid's thesis work is featured on CTV News Kitchener.

Architecture schools present first pan-Canada lecture series
Canadian Council of University Schools of Architecture offers livestreamed lectures on theme of diversity

Waterloo, ON – The Canadian Council of University Schools of Architecture (CCUSA) initiated its first pan-Canada lecture series in response to COVID-related restrictions on traveling and large gatherings, inviting students and practitioners across the country to join the conversation.

TSA Community Shorts Panel
Tuesday, September 29, 2020, 6:30 PM EDT

Join Assistant Professor David Correa and alumni Shabaan Khokhar, Peter Kwak, Wayne Yan and other panelists as they discuss the role of film to document and archive different projects in the context of architecture school.

Take 2 | Thesis

Congratulations to Waterloo Architecture students Callum Nolan, Ethan Paddock, Patrick Stephen and Colin Willams, and faculty member Terri Meyer Boake for receiving 2nd place in the 2020 ACSA/AISC Steel Design student competition! The submission, From ‘AgriHood’ to AgriHUB, is a response to agricultural initiatives and ongoing urban issues in Detroit, MI. The project proposes a holistic agricultural hub at the core of one of the city’s poorest neighborhoods.

                                Making Camp, Lateral Office

In an interview with ArchDaily, Professor Lola Sheppard discusses how designing across the public realm, infrastructure, and the environment can shape architecture and community.

The Architecture of Bathing: Body, Landscape, Art by Christie Pearson is a celebration of communal bathing - swimming pools, saunas, beaches, ritual baths, sweat lodges, and more - viewed through the lens of architecture and landscape.

Stay tuned for more information regarding a release date and book launch.

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