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Ryerson University’s Department of Architectural Science Winter 2012 Lecture Series
Ryerson’s Department of Architectural Science is pleased to announce its Winter 2012 Lecture Series titled “Interventions” featuring the following speakers: educator, architect and nanotechnologist, Peter Yeadon of New York and RISD; architect and urban ecologist Craig Applegath of DIALOG; award winning local architect Stephen Teeple of Teeple Architects Inc., Toronto; and Rene Daoust – of Montreal’s daoust Lestage, urban designer and architect, who will be our annual Margery Winkler Lecture Series speaker. The Dutch Consulate in Toronto is also sponsoring architect, educator and urban designer, Theo Deutinger of TD Architects, Rotterdam.
The Department of Architectural Science thanks Thames Valley Brick, the OAA, and DX and the RAIC for their contributions to this series.
IAKS/IOC Student and Young Professionals Award Competition
Six Architectural Science graduate students from Ryerson University, participated in this international architecture design competition administered and sponsored by The International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) in Bonn, the International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS) in Cologne, and were awarded the 2011 Bronze Medal (3rd place) for “The Kit.” 133 entries were submitted from 36 countries around the world.
Together with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) in Bonn, the IAKS is also awarding the IPC/IAKS Distinction for sports facilities suitable for persons with a disability. The IPC/IAKS Distinction aims to promote accessibility to sports facilities and all other buildings in order to give people with a disability the opportunity to practice or view sport without limitation or barriers.
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Ryerson University’s Department of Architectural Science Annual Lecture Series 2011/2012
Ryerson’s Department of Architectural Science is pleased to announce its Fall 2011 / Winter 2012 Lecture Series titled “Interventions”. We are delighted to once again be able to feature a variety of Architects, Artists, Urbanists, Engineers and Technologists who are internationally recognized and presenting stimulating and innovative work. Bjarke Ingels of BIG, will be our keynote speaker of the winter series and Giancarlo Mazzanti of Bogota, Colombia our keynote speaker of the Fall Series.
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Ryerson Architecture Science Students Place in International Competition
Brad Miles, Hannah Hyder, and Dadin Duldul finished 4th place in the international student ideas competition for the new Busan Opera House in South Korea. The proposal focused on creating a new landmark symbolizing Busan’s rise as a world-class tourism centre with facilities that will foster a wide range of artistic activities including Opera and Music. The project is a small part of a much bigger master plan to re-develop the industrial port of Busan. The site is located in the marine cultural region inside the re-development district in the North Port of Jung-gu. The main venue spaces that were required are an opera theatre seating 2100 people and a concert hall seating 1300 people.
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