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The School of Architecture at Waterloo is a leader in design education and research. It offers a fully cooperative professional program, and has been rated the greenest architecture curriculum in Canada. It is also the only Canadian school of architecture to have a permanent international facility, which has operated since 1979 in Rome, Italy. The school attracts top students from across Canada and around the world.

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News

  1. May 31, 2023Julia Nakanishi and Ivee Yiyai Wang awarded Prix de Rome in Architecture — Emerging Practitioners
    Headshots of Ivee Yiyai Wang (top left), Paulette Cameron (bottom left) and Julia Nakanishi (bottom right)

    Julia Nakanishi (BAS '18, MArch '20) and Ivee Yiyai Wang (BAS '18) have been awarded the 2023 Prix de Rome in Architecture — Emerging Practitioners.

  2. May 25, 2023Linda Zhang's short film Chinatown 2025 premieres at DOXA
    VR reconstruction of Toronto's Chinatown

    Assistant Professor Linda Zhang's short film 'Chinatown 2050' recently premiered at the 22nd annual DOXA Documentary Film Festival in Vancouver. The film, a collaboration with Maxim Gertler-Jaffe, is "a visual collage of dreamlike LiDAR 3D modeling scans" that asks how might the pandemic shape the future of Toronto’s Chinatown? Five scenarios tackling this question are imagined through this technology by Asian-Canadian youth with the hope to preserve vibrant streetscapes rather than create an empty tourist attraction.

  3. May 24, 2023Can Laneway Housing Help Solve the Housing Crunch?
    Two story laneway house

    Christine Lolley (BES '01, MArch '05), principal at Solares Architecture, a Toronto firm specializing in laneway houses joined host Steve Paikin; Tim Parks, director of planning services, the City of Kingston; Gregg Lintern, chief planner and executive director, City Planning Division, City of Toronto; and Angèle Dmytruk, architect and partner at 3rd Line Studio on The Agenda, to discuss laneway houses, how are they zoned, and can their availability help alleviate the housing crisis plaguing Ontario cities. 

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Events

  1. Apr. 17 to Nov. 12, 2023The Synagogue at Babyn Yar: Turning the Nightmare of Evil into a Shared Dream of Good
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    The Koffler Gallery, in partnership with Swiss Architect Manuel Herz and Canadian historian and curator Robert Jan van Pelt, announce the world-premiere exhibition of The Synagogue at Babyn Yar: Turning the Nightmare of Evil into a shared Dream of Good. 

    This international exhibition is brought together with assistance from Canadian architect Douglas Birkenshaw and through architectural phot

  2. June 2 to Sep. 10, 2023Robotic Clay: New Methods in Architectural Ceramics
    3d printed clay wall

    Robotic Clay: New Methods in Architectural Ceramics

    June 2 to September 10, 2023

    The exhibition will bring together academic institutions from across North America to showcase 3D-printed architectural ceramics. Combining traditional ceramic craft and robotic fabrication, the exhibition will explore how attuning emergent technologies to the unique properties of clay can create new form and spatial languages.

  3. June 8, 2023Waterloo Architecture Alumni Reception | TORONTO
    glass of beer on a bar top

    We invite Waterloo Architecture Alumni to come together to connect with fellow alumni, as well as faculty members, students, and staff of the School.

    Maya Przybylski, Interim O’Donovan Director, School of Architecture, University of Waterloo, will be saying a few words regarding the 2023 year, including exciting updates from the School, upcoming alumni events, new international student opportunities, and more! Refreshments will be served. Please confirm your attendance by purchasing your tickets in advance of the event, no later than June 3rd, 2023.

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