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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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Ontario Place: Building On Our Legacy

Harbourfront Centre, Brigantine Room 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Opened in 1971, Ontario Place was a project seeking to revitalize Toronto’s waterfront by creating a large urban park on a previously neglected segment of the shoreline. This multi award-winning project consists of 90 acres of man-made islands and lagoons, with the centerpiece of the complex being the five exhibition pavilions suspended high above the […]

Modern History: Preserving Canada’s Legacy of Modernism

Ottawa Art Gallery 50 Mackenzie King Bridge, Ottawa, ON, Canada

HERITAGE OTTAWA 2019 PHILLIPS MEMORIAL LECTURE The architecture of the Modernist movement once spoke of the future. Now the buildings of the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s are past middle age. They need work — and a critical look. This problem of modern preservation is acutely important for Canada, which built many of its public buildings, […]

Reimagining Ontario Place: Design Charrette

Toronto Central Grosvenor Street YMCA Centre 20 Grosvenor Street, Toronto, ON, Canada

Opened in 1971, Ontario Place was an innovative and unprecedented project seeking to revitalize Toronto’s waterfront by creating a large urban park on a previously neglected segment of the shoreline. This multi award-winning project consists of 90 acres of man-made islands and lagoons, with the centerpiece of the complex being the five exhibition pavilions suspended […]

South Residence 50th Birthday Celebration

Eccles Centre, University of Guelph South Ring Rd E, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

AGENDA 7:00 pm Gathering Time and Refreshments 7:30 pm  Opening Remarks Indigenous Ceremony Historical Presentation Alumni Welcome Cutting the Cake (yes, there will be cake!) PARKING Parking lot adjacent to the Eccles Centre is located off South Ring Road (P13) A Short History of South Residence This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the opening […]

Oversize, Overdue: The Architecture of the D.B. Weldon Library

Weldon Library Weldon Library, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

A lecture by James Ashby Weldon Library, Rm. WL258, Western University Brutalism is arguably the most revered and reviled of architectural styles. In recent years, it has enjoyed a resurgence of interest among a new generation of architects, designers and urban types. They find its authenticity, material integrity and volumetric forms are refreshing after years […]

Canadian Modern Architecture 1967 to the Present

Ottawa Public Library Auditorium 120 Metcalfe Street, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Book Launch and Round Table Presented with MTBA Associates Inc and Ontario Association of Architects Canadian Modern Architecture, 1967 to the Present is a comprehensive review of major work in this county. The 50-year retrospective begins with the nation’s centennial and Expo 67 in Montreal. It covers the defining of national institutions and movements, how […]

Stewardship of Modern Architecture

4th Floor, VSIM Building, Carleton University 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Schedule 7:30 am Registration with Reception, Exhibition 8:00 am Welcome and Introduction 8:15 am Introduction of PSPC HCS 8:30 am Keynote Presentation David Fixler (Preservation Architect and Professor of Architecture, Harvard) 9:30 am Health Break - Networking and Student Exhibit 9:45 am Speaker Presentations: Theory, Practice & Case Studies 10:30 am Curated Panel Discussion - […]