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Below you will find a selection of projects that have received National and International Recognition.
1st ANNUAL AZURE AWARDS 2011 info
A+ AWARD FOR BEST STUDENT PROJECT - WINNER
Thesis Project - Temporary Mosque - Alex Josephson
2008
Construction: 5 months
Location: Queen's Park, Ontario Legislative Assembly Grounds.
Photo Credits: Toronto Star Photography
This temporary installation at Queen's Park was the culmination of a series of research projects on Islam at various scales: its histories or words, the prayer mat, and the mosque. The installation was consistent of seventy-two High Impact Polystyrene Thermoforms clustered in a precise grid-field measuring fifteen by one hundred meters. Resembling craters, these impressions, formed by a Muslim in prayer, were oriented to within one half degree of accuracy to Mecca, transforming the field into a ritual space and peaceful demonstration.
A mat supports the body, the function may be specific or general. The prayer mat developed here is designed for specific bio-positioning and has a utilitarian aspect in that it supports the needs of individuals during Salaat, or worship. A symbiotic relationship integrates the open concept of the work and its function as an expanded form of architecture or landscape at varying scales. The philosophical implications and physical parameters fuse religion and design.
As a tile for use in parks and religious spaces. The resulting fields of mats and can also be imagined in vertical orientations, perhaps forming walls or ceilings. There is also a the metaphysical dimension of orientation, that is, worship occurs in relation to the global position of Mecca relative to the individual. This is critical to the communal and global aspects of Islam associated with a non biased interpretation of its histories, scriptures, and laws. The installation was visited by hundreds of people and used by a number of practicing and non-practicing Muslims.
A+ AWARD FOR BEST STUDENT PROJECT - PEOPLE'S CHOICE
Haiti Residence - Visions of Settlement - Kat Kovalcik
The proposed project is a stable, basic living environment in Port-au-Prince created for the population, by the population, in stages. The Haitian dwellings provide the necessities for shelter, security, and life itself. Water is cultivated, plants grown, and communities formed. Raw materials are salvaged from destroyed buildings, and are reincarnated in the new. The gabion basket foundations of the units are filled with rubble, the load-bearing walls are made with earth-bags, and the superstructure is made out of site-grown bamboo, tying the building to the land.
2010 VELUX DESIGN AWARDS - HONOURABLE MENTION - info
Buoyant Light - Claire Lubell and Virginia Fernandez
This project has also won the LAMP Lighting Awards Competition in the Student Category.
SSEF STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION 2011 - BIOMIMICRY
These projects were completed in Arch 173: Building Construction 2 and Arch 113: Digital Design 2011, under the direction of Professors Terri Meyer Boake and Mark Cichy, for submission to the Steel Structures Education Foundation Annual Student Design Competition - theme "BIOMIMICRY".
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE - Justin Lai and Charles Ye
AWARD OF MERIT - Katherine Holbrook-Smith and Tony Shi
AWARD OF MERIT - Sheelah Tolton and Jeremy Jeong