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A building that lets the weather in

Waterloo Architecture’s Cambridge building turns the river, light and material into part of the studio. Published in Alumni Digest as verified reporting from the University of Waterloo.

Waterloo Architecture’s Cambridge building turns the river, light and material into part of the studio.

In the September issue
A building that lets the weather in
View of the School of Architecture from across the Grand River side Photo: University of Waterloo School of Architecture / official building gallery. Source image retained for editorial review; rights clearance is still required before any broader reuse.

The context

Where the work begins

The official building gallery moves from the river edge to the red and grey walls, stairs, studios and library. It reads like a campus portrait made from thresholds.

The takeaway

What follows

Architecture becomes alumni memory here because the building is doing work: it gives students a place to test scale, structure and the way a room changes a question.

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