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Originally Posted by jeremy_haak
I don't have any good pictures of it, but the transformation of the University of Waterloo over the past ten years or so has been pretty astonishing. The main campus was originally built in a green field and the influence on the campus built form showed - large green spaces spread around campus. Since I went there, there has been a lot of intensification. At the same time, they have been spreading out as well with the School of Architecture moving to a campus in downtown Galt and a Health Sciences campus located next to downtown Kitchener adjacent to the future King & Victoria transportation hub.
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Unfortunately, despite some good buildings, the UofWaterloo main campus is now overcrowded and an architectural mash-up. The beautiful old "garden campus" is gone and very little has been done to tie the main campus together at the pedestrian level.