Master of Architecture student Amal Dirie will receive a Certificate of High Merit for her essay, focusing on the temporary dwellings built by nomadic people in Somalia. Headshot and essay available in the drop box link below.
The City of Kitchener invites artists/artist teams to submit proposals for a one-stage competition to provide a site-specific work of public art that combines an artistic vision with functionality for an outdoor seating installation at the Doon Pioneer Park Community Centre, Kitchener, Ontario. The competition is open to all emerging and established artists/teams residing in Canada. Each artist(s)/team is limited to one entry.
A team of architects and activists are gearing up to pitch what they envision as a new type of public housing, in the heart of one of Toronto’s poorest neighbourhoods, but first they need the city to agree to expropriate the land.
The inaugural Toronto Biennial of Art, will run from September 21 to December 1, 2019, bringing together more than 90 local and international participants, hailing from over 40 places of origin.
HIRSHHORN PRESENTS U.S. PREMIERE OF “THE EVIDENCE ROOM”
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From June 3 to 12, over 30 top PhD scholars from 15 countries will gather at the University of Waterloo to participate in the Water Institute’s inaugural international summer school.
As Ontario deals with the fallout of another year of heavy spring flooding, many are wondering how the province can avoid a future of the dreaded cycle of flood, rebuild, repeat. For Elizabeth English, associate professor of architecture at the University of Waterloo, it's all about learning to live with water. She is founder and director of the Buoyant Foundation Project which designs and builds houses that float rather than flood. She joins Nam Kiwanuka to discuss her work.
David Correa’s Clay and Glass exhibition featured on Canadian Architect! Read the full story here.
The Museum of Jewish Heritage’s exhibition about the death camp depicts, in ways large and small, the horrors of the Holocaust. Read the full article on the New York Times.
DIALOG awards Michael Evamy Scholarship to Julia Nakanishi to explore architecture’s role in cultural sustainability for rural areas experiencing depopulation.
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