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Concerns about the university’s association with and commemoration of Ryerson had been voiced by its Indigenous students, staff and faculty for years. How the university addressed those concerns with statements on its website or revised plaques placed next to Egerton Ryerson’s statue fell short of the steps necessary to speak to his legacy or the continued harm it was causing — University Affairs
Egerton Ryerson’s name is inextricably linked to the legacy of murder and abuse within Canada’s residential schools, as he is often cited as the system’s principal designer through his role as the country’s first Chief Superintendent of Education starting in 1844. This relation made the... View full entry
The Daphne Cockwell Health Sciences Complex (DCHS) at Ryerson University is a 28-story "vertical campus" that facilitates interdisciplinary academic discourse on a confined urban site. The structure was a winner of the 2021 Best Tall Building Award by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban... View full entry
Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2019 With a new school year already here, it's time for Archinect's latest edition of Get Lectured, an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back... View full entry
Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2018 With a new school year upon us, it's time for Archinect's latest Get Lectured, an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back regularly to keep track of any... View full entry
Toronto's Ryerson University has announced the appointment of Alsop to Distinguished Visiting Practitioner in Architecture. Press release after the jump...WILL ALSOP APPOINTED RYERSON DISTINGUISHED VISITING PRACTITIONER IN ARCHITECTURETORONTO, Nov.5, 2009--- Famed British architect Will Alsop has... View full entry
Will Alsop, who we reported the other day has left his own UK-based architecture practice, has just been announced to join the faculty at Toronto's Ryerson University architecture department. The Star"Let's put it this way," says the unconventional architect/painter, "if Harvard were to ask me to... View full entry
