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The playground at Elizabeth Ziegler Elementary School has a popular new addition thanks in part to a group of four UW Architectural Engineering students from the class of 2023. Recently a new play structure was installed in the schoolyard based on the custom design created by UW students Jocelyn Cao, Rayen Feng, Jake Gu and Michael Hioe. The design was completed as part of their AE 125 Structural Design Studio course held during Spring term 2019.

A few weeks ago, Architectural Engineer's studio project winners for Winter 2020 were announced. Stefan Rankovic and Nico Gomes "blew away" (their words) the panel of industry and faculty judges with their meticulously planned, and sustainable, facade project: MOD 5. Congratulations! We hope that Stefan and Nico's successes will inspire their fellow cohorts for future project competitions and make 2021's even more exciting! 

Waterloo University students headed into public elementary classrooms last week to teach young students science and engage in hands-on learning. But the discussions also focused on what students hoped to do once they left school.

Elizabeth English, Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Waterloo, has been awarded top prize in the "Sustainable Products" category of the Architecture MasterPrize Product Design Award.

Studio One showcases student exhibition

On November 30, 2018, the first Architectural Engineering Studio One was officially opened and guests were invited to view the state-of-the-art classroom, studio and makers space. First-year AE students were also invited to showcase their final projects as part of a student exhibition at the opening.

“Design Days” is a unique two-day event held during Orientation Week, for new Architectural Engineering students. Students are given the opportunity to solve a challenging, open-ended problem by brainstorming, designing and constructing a solution in collaboration with their new classmates.  The aim of the event is to engage students in “design from Day 1”, and create an experiential learning environment where students are given the freedom to explore creative ideas whilst also drawing on the resources of experienced faculty, staff, technicians and upper-year students, for guidance.

Warrior Home has successfully placed first in the 2018 U.S. Department of Energy Race to Zero Attached Housing Competition. This is the first time the University of Waterloo has entered the competition which makes their achievement all the more remarkable.