Category Archives: StoryCubes

With my storycube, I wanted to examine proportion and repetition, often seen in subtle, mundane ways, and in turn exploring their connection to the UW campus. Medieval cathedrals were built by architects whose designs conformed to the proportional system of … Continue reading →

The assignment offers several tempting directions. The physicality of the paper cube itself establishes a resonance with the physicality of the geometrically squared room within which the cube assignment was given. In winter, in Canada, the physicality of space is … Continue reading →

While photographing the campus, I found the architecture to be very static, repetitive and dismissal. This caused me to reflect on the social atmosphere I felt that I had experienced, over my years at UW. Although the university is intended … Continue reading →

My story cube demonstrates one of the various paths that i take when i am walking to or from my classes.  It is a series of pictures of the buildings that i see on the way home from Tuesday and Thursday … Continue reading →

This cube contains spaces which in my opinion have been underutilized, neglected or simply abused by insensitive use of materials (asphalt in particular). To me the campus is in many ways a city or at least functions like a city. … Continue reading →

CubeOriginally uploaded by waiming1My impression towards the university environment, architecture, and open spaces is uninspiring and fragmented, as shown in the patchwork execution of the photos on the Cube. Given the haphazard layout of different functionalist buildings and public spaces, … Continue reading →

cube 1 Originally uploaded by secondk28 My cube is focusing on student’s reaction and characteristic. Instead of the buildings, streets, or lights, I see people stress out for studying and having coffee. My cube explores the evidence of stresses and … Continue reading →

Story Cube Originally uploaded by andrewguaglio My story cube focuses on the variety of weathering processes that affect the buildings on campus. Each side depicts the results of a different type of weathering on the materials that make up the … Continue reading →

At first I had three main ideas for the storycubes regarding sharing my view of waterloo. I first came up with the idea of taking pictures that illustrated a typical day for me. But instead I wanted to illustrate or … Continue reading →

Story Cube – UW Campus, Circular Design Originally uploaded by la_purdy I noticed as I walked around campus this week that a lot of our buildings have an element of circular or semi-circular design. So I decided to sit in … Continue reading →

My story cube is a study of the distribution of patterns and materials, and their function and significance toward the University of Waterloo campus. There’s five photos included in the cube which show some sources of pattern and repitition. These … Continue reading →

One Waterloo Originally uploaded by rvangurp For my StoryCube, I chose to focus on the positive and negative aspects of the university’s architecture and planning, in order to contribute to a discussion about how the built aspects of the campus … Continue reading →

DSCN1404 Originally uploaded by katiethiel

storycube Originally uploaded by heather voituk When I think of U of W, the first thing that comes to mind is acquiring knowledge. For my story cube, I decided to present the places that I have found to be great … Continue reading →

DSCN0516 Originally uploaded by artrachael For my story cube I chose to focus on aspects of our campus that sometimes go unnoticed and forgotten, when we think of the buildings on our campus. I chose to photograph areas that have … Continue reading →

Final Cube Originally uploaded by czvannelli Image for Student as an Educator

I designed my story cube to reflect the changes UW has made and continues to make on campus space. As the university grows, the campus space we have now is used to fit an increasing number of people and activities, … Continue reading →

StoryCube Originally uploaded by kristinarogers My StoryCube looks at the edges of the University campus. On two sides of the cube I have shown how these edges can be a defined space. Through the photos on the four other sides … Continue reading →

My cube focuses on the patterns and relationships in the geometric shapes of the buildings and art works around campus. Most people don’t notice the details, some which are quite obvious, until they are separated from the whole and pointed … Continue reading →

Author Jerry Mander, defined our modern spaces as artificial environments that deprive the senses. My cube explores the artificial environment created by the University of Waterloo. The Grad House is the only remaining reference to the Mennonite farms that the … Continue reading →

Because I live a 40 minute drive away from the University of Waterloo, mobility, in the sense of getting to school and around campus, is a large part of my day. For this reason I chose to document instances of … Continue reading →

My cube is an examination of our building’s air infrastructure. I have focused the images on two key elements concerning air flow in ECH. On three sides, visible at once, the cube shows intake pathways which are responsible for gathering air, inhaling as it … Continue reading →

The interaction between students and their specific use of the campus is an interesting one. With my Story Cube, I wish to explore the student as an educator and facilitator of change within the university community and among their peers. … Continue reading →