Bata Shoe Museum's Window Celebrating Canada's 150th Anniversary

Once again the Department of Architectural Science through [R]ed[U]x Lab have been asked to design, detail, and deliver on a window display that celebrates Canada's 150th anniversary. This was a difficult task given the benchmark established by the current installation, foot[age], a collaboration between Architectural Science and Interior Design students, led by [R]ed[U]x alumni and DFZ technicians Fil Tisler and Naveed Khan.

This initiative is led by Lisa Boulatova with John Zhang and Liam Hall with the support of students in the Department of Architectural Science. This design draws upon the provincial flowers as a unifying element wrapping around the prominent window. Composed of an array of 3D printed shoes, the installation undulates beyond a subtle backdrop that has been evolving for the past few months. This looks to be one of the [R]ed[U]x Lab's first projects that use the medium beyond prototyping and instead serving as the actual output.

Below are samples of the initial proposal to the Bata Shoe Museum. Special thanks to Remi for the excellent initial photos to work from in the montages.

Following up on the Media Fallout from The Stop's Night Market 2014

Once again the Night Market has drawn to an end and designers and restauranteurs alike can take a bit of a breather before returning to the intensity of their daily routines. At the end of the final day, designers and chefs had a great opportunity to show of their skills, the general public had a great chance to take in all the great work, and most importantly, The Stop raised a great deal of money and attention towards their great cause.

From Toronto Life and BlogTO to Now Magazine and View the Vibe, the mainstream media converged on the event and had great things to say.  Congratulations to the Design Build Grow team with [R]ed[U]x Lab alumni, Margot and Sarah, on their "Best in Show" win from Designlines!

And of course, the public measure of success was the great in social media.

The Preparations the Night Before

Here are a few better images of the [R]ed[U]x Lab team as the deadline for Grow Op 2014 approached. Thanks again to the energy and enthusiasm from the volunteers especially at this time of the academic year. Special thanks go to Lauren for taking the photos!

Here is the late shift all posing and assuming the working positions:

Naveed putting the finishing touches on the acrylic stalactite...

Ariel looking determined to make the acrylic connect properly...

Johnathan hanging on the infrastructure?

Matt precariously holding the pieces up...

Rachel and John watching Naveed...

A dramatic image showcasing the incredible number of modules made for the installation...

Rachel putting up a few units...

Apparently as the tallest person, Matt does the installation in the hard to reach areas while everyone watches...

With the pieces coming down to eye level, it looks like Gary almost posed for this...

Laura maintaining calm while the assembly continues in the background...

Hyebin admiring the work above...

Ariel finds your lack of faith [in the acrylic structure] disturbing, Lauren...

 John making his the most of his "hood" cred...

The nearly complete piece... too bad visitors wouldn't be able to see the interesting shadow play of the piece on the white walls...

A Late Night Welcomes the Darkness

Yesterday was quite a production event as the install continued with a great turn out from first years. As the evening drew closer and the sun began to set, the UV lights really began to show the overall intent of the project.

The fabrication and assembly team toiling on the modules in the Architectural Science Department...

Meanwhile back at the Gladstone Hotel, the installation continues...

The assembly begins to create a dense network to insert the lights and plants...

And then the UV lights begin to shine as darkness falls...

More to come as the event draws nearer!