May 4, 2024
A SpaceX rocket is due to launch this year — the exact date has yet to be confirmed — carrying a simple 4G network to the Moon. The lander will install the system at the Moon’s south pole and then it will be remotely controlled from Earth. “The first challenge to getting a network up […]
May 4, 2024
Computer science students at the University of Toronto are learning how to incorporate ethical considerations into the design and development of new technologies such as artificial intelligence with the help of a unique undergraduate initiative. The Embedded Ethics Education Initiative (E3I) aims to provide students with the ability to critically assess the societal impacts of the technologies […]
May 4, 2024
In a remarkable moment for the building decarbonization movement, 70 countries signed the Declaration de Chaillot in Paris on March 8, promising to center buildings in their national climate policies. The agreement commits its signatories to systemic, sufficiency-first strategies and endorses a raft of regulatory, financial, and private-sector tools to achieve them. Read more here.
March 11, 2024
STEM and STEAM differ by the letter ‘A:’ the Arts. As motivation, consider an alternate ‘A’: Apple, Inc. Presently the most highly-valued publicly-traded company, one might speculate which competitive advantages have helped it realize this position. While underlying circuits, algorithms, and associated engineering are clearly important contributors to Apple’s success, their masterful integration with world-class design — both of […]
March 11, 2024
As researchers and practitioners seek to operationalize peripheral interaction, many key questions remain unresolved. Where might such technologically-mediated interventions best be deployed? What might they look like? How might such deployments age and evolve through time?Toward engaging these questions, one path is to consider related exemplars from centuries past, and use these to inform forward […]
March 11, 2024
The Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture is excited to announce a new initiative, the ANFA Doctoral Platform, inviting early career and doctoral researchers from all levels to participate and present at this upcoming event series. The platform presents an invaluable opportunity for prospective participants to share their work with a wider audience of academia and practice […]
February 25, 2024
The Moon Studio was offered as an advanced fluid design studio to senior undergraduate and graduate students, led by Dr. Winifred Newman and Shan Sutherland. Students were tasked to think critically about the potential of life on Mars, and to perform deep research into the built limitations of another planet. Throughout the semester, students performed […]
February 25, 2024
Applied Mapping is a graduate level course taught by Dr. Winifred Newman. The course focuses on developing more effective ways to employ mapping by studying them as cartographic histories. In Applied Mapping, students study maps as objects of historical explanation to understand place. Throughout the semester, students evaluated historical maps, identified map types and their […]
January 8, 2024
NEWH Green Voice Design Competition provides students with the opportunity to showcase their design skills while utilizing the very best in sustainable design products and practices in an adaptable reuse project. The deadline for this scholarship is January 8th, 2024. Click here for more information.
December 12, 2023
The Association for Computer-Aided Design In Architecture (ACADIA) announces a call for preliminary “Letters of Interest” to host, organize, and chair ACADIA’s annual North American conference to take place in late October or early November 2024. The ACADIA conference represents the benchmark for computational research in architecture, showcasing the most advanced work in academia and practice. More->>
