Monday, January 26, 2015, 6:30pm - 10:00pm

Ryerson University's Master of Architecture Class of 2016 invites architects, industry professionals, academics, and students to a symposium titled “Designing the Architect: Reshaping Architectural Pedagogy in the Information Age”, engaging in discussions on architectural education in the current epoch. Grounded in the remarkable legacy of creating Architecture, the role of the architect and student is rapidly changing. In this context, our notion of “architect” in today’s world must likewise evolve, right from the outset of his learning. Framed around three areas of focus, this symposium will assess architectural education through the lenses of interdisciplinary practice, the digital, and sustainable issues. In response to the paradigm shift, how will the learning environment establish lateral connections, advancing the student in other areas of knowledge? How will education embrace the ‘digital’, its new methods of representation as well as enhanced capacity of material design and fabrication? Finally, how does this extend beyond the current and into the future of education, design, and practice of Architecture?

Guest Speakers:

Michelle Addington, Yale University, School of Architecture

David Gloster, Director at RIBA

George Baird, Dean Emeritus, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, University of Toronto

David Covo, Associate Professor - McGill University and Associate Director - Professional Program

The Symposium will be moderated by Zahra Ebrahim, founder of Architext

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The Bram & Bluma Appel Salon

Toronto Reference Library, 2nd Floor

789 Yonge Street (1 street north of Bloor)

Toronto ON M4W 2G8

Appetizers and Refreshments will be provided.

Limited Seating available.

For more information, please visit www.designingthearchitect.com