Discovering Carl Rieder and his importance for Waterloo Region

Walter Fredy 675 Queen St. S., Kittchener, ON, Canada

Free for ACO members, $8.50 for non-members.  Join ACO here. Speakers Allan Hayes, engineer, partner at Walter Fedy, on the life and times of his uncle Carl Rick Haldenby, UW School of Architecture prof, on Rieder’s architectural legacy Carl Rieder built fully 20 per cent of the 45 iconic Mid Century Modern buildings showcased in […]

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Mid-century Modern Architecture Talk & Tour: Waterloo Region

Martin Luther University College 75 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON, Canada

NOTE:  THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. As part of the perennial favourite Doors Open Ontario program, the Ontario Heritage Trust will continue exploring spaces and places in Ontario in a special panel talk and tour of Waterloo Region’s mid-century modern buildings on Saturday, December 8 from 10 am to 1:30 pm. This FREE event will […]

Documentary about Waterloo Region architect John Lingwood premieres January 2019

Princess Twin Cinemas 46 King St. North, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

When 32-year-old John Lingwood uprooted his family in Detroit to move into his mother-in-law’s two-bedroom apartment in Kitchener in 1955, few would have guessed he would emerge as one of Waterloo Region’s most influential architects. However, if you went to school, attended worship, entered a civic building or read the local newspaper between 1955 and […]

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