2016-2017
In Full Bloom: Celebrating Canada 150
July/1/2017
"The Bata Shoe Museum's ongoning collaboration with Toronto Metropolitan University continues with a new window project celebrating the anniversary of Canada's confederation. Inspired by the museum's vast collection and Canada 150 festivities, students from the Architectural Science Program have explored the beauty of our country using symbolism, creativity and imagination. Full in Bloom: Celebrating Canada 150 showcases Canada's identity and culture by using 3D printed shoes to recreate our country's provincial and territorial flowers. The result is an inspiring celebration of the diversity of the Canadian landscape".
Article provided by The Bata Shoe Museum
Parklet TO
June/16/2017
As Toronto continues to transform, so too has its streets. Increased demand for pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods has sparked the creativity of city planners and designers alike to think outside the box. As a result, spaces that have traditionally been allotted for automobile parking can now take on a whole new meaning. Ultimately, this has led to the concept of a Parklet: a public amenity that incorporates seating to act as an extension of the sidewalk. Located at Elm and Yonge, this project aims to contribute towards revitalizing the urban streetscape of downtown Toronto.
ARVIBE
May/27/2017
ARVIBE started as a Dean's Teaching Fund project to help students understand the built environment through enhanced visualization and exemplifies how Big Data is generated and manipulated. Using coloured LEDs to illuminate campus buildings, a wide variety of data streams can be visualized, highlighting key information to communicate building performance and campus sustainability strategies.
CANtinue?
May/15/2017
"Since 1999, Canstruction Toronto (in partnership with The Daily Bread Food Bank) has been uniting the local design community in a unique fundraiser that gives back to people struggling with hunger: a canned sculptures competition". As part of an international movement, members of the architecture, engineering and design community compete in an annual event with the ultimate goal of fighting hunger in the local community.
Article provided by The Daily Bread Food Bank
YearOutIndia
May /1/2017
One of our students, Francesca Doctolero, travelled to India this May 2017 with 16 other students from different faculties of Toronto Metropolitan University. She dedicated her time fundraising through ASB Ryerson-- an entirely student-run and locally operated group in Toronto Metropolitan who believes that respecting and understanding other cultures can foster positive change both in our own community and abroad. Throughout the school year of 2016-2017, her team thoroughly discussed the ethical strategies to approach projects in-country.
Mosaic Quad 2017
"The AIAS Quad conference brings together some of the best architecture students to attend a 3-day conference packed with engaging workshops, seminars, and tours of the host city of the year.
This year, Toronto Metropolitan University, the only chapter in Canada, was selected to host the conference in Toronto. With this opportunity, our vision is to inspire and educate students on new perspectives of architecture introduced through diversity and globalization."
Article provided by the American Institute of Architecture Students, Ryerson Chapter
March/9/2017 - March/1
SOMNIUM
June/14/2016
SOMNIUM is a dynamic, reactive display whereby the light, movement, and texture of a single fluid unit becomes tributary to the beauty of the whole. To an observer, the floor-to-ceiling spires initially appear still and dimly lit, as if asleep. But upon approach, the fabric sheath is drawn upwards, and a soft inner light kindles into brightness. Together the spires awaken as if from a dream. Here the expressiveness of fabric is explored through the use of pleats, folds, and layers, while mechanical movement parallels the lighting effects therein. The result is a mesmerizing installation that is just as effective with a few users as it is with many, and the experience is never quite the same each time.
ICERI CONFERENCE
Nov/16-18/ 2016
The ICERI is one of the largest international events including lecturers, researchers and professionals within the field of education who are able to present topics of research and innovations in teaching. We have 5 DAS Undergraduates and 3 Masters of Architecture students attending the International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI) in Seville Spain this November.
C[art]
June/ 14/ 2016
[C]art is an installation of layering and exposing the outer shell; a porous situation of half inch OSB cages a visually light and suspended cocoon. Although the outer shell suggests a monolithic and amoebic behavior, the fabric cocoon on the inside offers a stark contrast. While various openings on the outermost surface of the wooden frame expose the fabric cocoon within, the clear acrylic counter top provides an uninterrupted view of the cocoon. The openings offer some relief to the unrelenting layering of the horizontal OSB rings. Only objects and food are displayed on the clear acrylic counter top, creating a visual illusion of suspension, establishing the food as the focal point. As the day turns to night, the lights hidden inside the cocoon illuminates, furthering its astronomy and accentuating the stark contrast of the solid and void striation of the OSB cage.