On June 15, you're invited to a special evening to launch a year of celebration marking the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the University of Waterloo School of Architecture. Waterloo Architecture was created in 1967, Canada’s Centennial year, in anticipation of continued growth and increased demand for design.
The
Program
for
the
Evening
6:00
pm
Design
at
Riverside
Gallery
There
will
be
a
reception
and
a
chance
to
view
the
exhibition Waterloo
Architecture
in
Venice
that
presents
the
extraordinary and
sustained
presence
of
faculty
and
graduates
from
Waterloo in
the
Venice
Biennale
of
Architecture,
the
world’s
largest
and most
important
architectural
event.
7:00
pm
Atrium
of
the
School
of
Architecture
The
main
lecture
theatre
of
the
School
will
be
officially dedicated
in
honour
of
Dr.
Laurence
(Larry)
A.
Cummings
who read
the
motion
to
create
the
School
of
Architecture
at
the University
of
Waterloo
Senate
and
who
co-founded
the
Cultural History
Stream.
His
vision
of
the
School
as
a
place
based
on humanistic
learning
and
cultural
speculation
inspires
us
to
this day.
Members
of
the
Cummings
family
will
be
in
attendance.
7:20
pm
Laurence
A.
Cummings
Lecture
Theatre
Two
outstanding
graduates,
Brigitte
Shim
and
Howard
Sutcliffe (both
BArch 1983)
will
deliver
the
inaugural
lecture
in
the
50th Anniversary
Lecture
Series.
Shim
Sutcliffe
Architects
is
one
of the
most
distinguished
design
firms
in
Canada.
They
have
won
14 Governor
General’s
Medals,
an
American
Institute
of
Architects Honour
Award
and
countless
other
professional
accolades. Brigitte
and
Howard
have
both
been
awarded
the
Order
of Canada.
Brigitte
is
a
professor
at
the
John
H.
Daniels
Faculty
of Architecture,
Landscape
and
Design
at
the
University
of
Toronto.
9:00
pm
School
of
Architecture
overlooking
the
Grand
River
There
will
be
drinks,
food
and
music
to
celebrate
50 remarkable years
in
the
life
of
a
unique
and
creative
institution.
Please
come celebrate
with
the
students,
staff
and
faculty
of
the
School
of Architecture
at
our
home
on
the
banks
of
the
Grand
River
in Cambridge.
Please join us for this evening of celebration and festivities.
Registration is not required.