In their ongoing Speaker Series, this semester the University of Waterloo’s School of Architecture investigate communication within a praxis of care. Introducing Waterloo’s 2022 Arriscraft Speaker Series, this fall series will discuss protest, advocacy, empowerment, investigation and listening as different forms of care communication, each necessary to create economically, socially, and ecologically equitable built environments for all.
Design as protest: organizing for change
September 8th, 6:30pm – 7:00pm Lecture | Laurence A Cummings Lecture Theatre, School of Architecture
7:00pm – 8:30pm Workshop | The Loft, School of Architecture
Sophie Weston Chien, Design as Protest
Simone Delaney, Design as Protest
Victor Zagabe, Design as Protest
Workshop supported by: Bz Zhang, christin hu, Fauzia Khanani, Kiki Cooper, Marwa Al-Saqqar, Sarah Gunawan
Advocating for the right to healthcare
September 22nd, 6:30pm | Laurence A Cummings Lecture Theatre, School of Architecture, School of Architecture
Lori Brown, Syracuse University
Alice Maguire, Sanguen Health Centre
Moderator: Tara Bissett, Waterloo Architecture
Online Event – Citizen power in informal cities
October 6th, 6:30pm
Wandile Mthiyane, Ubuntu
Richard Dobson, Asiye eTafuleni
Moderator: David Fortin, University of Waterloo School of Architecture
Online Event – Surveillance, violence, and truth
November 3rd, 6:30pm
Shourideh C. Molavi, Forensic Architecture
Alison Killing, Killing Architects
Moderator: Anwar Jaber, University of Waterloo School of Architecture
Listening as architectural practice
November 17th, 6:30pm | Laurence A Cummings Lecture Theatre, School of Architecture
Bruce Haden, Human Studio
Nina Hitzler, Workshop Architects
Moderator: TBC
The University of Waterloo’s Arriscraft Speaker Series offers both in person and online discussions.
