Students needing to register for portfolio evaluation sessions should visit the registration web site. Answers to frequently asked questions can be found here.
The Laurentian Architecture competition sought to generate new ideas about how an architecture school in Northern Ontario might be designed, and what its role should or could be. Blois, MacLean and Fung won third place in the competition with a design that the judges characterized as having made, "a great effort to realize the potential of the downtown with the addition of a new school of architecture." More information about the competition and winning projects is available on the competition web site: http://www.laurentianarchitecture.ca/page.cfm/winning-teams
Ryerson University, Canada's leader in innovative, career-focused education, and the Design Exchange - the foremost agency promoting the importance of design to everyday life in Canada - are pleased to announce an international competition for the design of an exemplary, state-of-the-art university residence building. Submissions are sought from students enrolled in schools of architecture and the allied disciplines, world-wide.
The competition site is located on the campus of Ryerson University in the heart of downtown Toronto. The residence building is intended to provide housing and related facilities for a representative cross section of the University's population, including students, faculty, administrative staff, and visiting scholars. The site and competition brief call for creative thinking in terms of the conception of affordable, high-rise accommodation for university campuses situated in dense and somewhat edgy inner-city conditions. Among other considerations, participants are asked to reflect on and respond to the following questions: As the idea of the university has changed over time, has the idea of the university residence building changed along with it? Can the design of a university residence building enhance overall the student learning experience? Can it help to build community more broadly? And can the design of a university residence building act as a catalyst for positive change and renewal of the urban environment?
Participants are encouraged to undertake the competition in multidisciplinary teams and are required to seek faculty and professional advice. Participants may not, however, undertake the competition as part of a professional mandate or an academic design studio.
The competition brief and registration form are downloadable from the DX web site. All questions regarding the competition should be emailed to Dr. Ian MacBurnie at the following email address: imacburn@ryerson.ca.
THE DEADLINE FOR TEAM REGISTRATION HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2009 AT 5:00PM EST.
Awards are available to both new and returning Architectural Science students. Some awards have no formal application process, while others require an application submission specific to the award criteria. Please review the announcement. For more information, please refer to the Student Financial Assistance website.
AWARD APPLICATION DEADLINE HAS PASSED, AND SUBMISSIONS ARE NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED.
The first lecture takes place Thursday, September 10 @ 6:30pm.