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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. Sep. 27, 2021Anwar Jaber, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    Anwar Jaber

    What brought you to UWaterloo? 

    Three things: the University, the School of Architecture, and the expertise of my postdoctoral supervisor. Waterloo engineering is one of the top faculties of engineering in Canada. The university is also strategically located in the Waterloo Region, close to hustle and bustle of Toronto yet offering a quiet and peaceful environment to work, research and raise a family. The university also has amazing facilities and diverse body of students, staff, and faculty. The overall atmosphere is very encouraging to excel.

  2. Sep. 24, 2021Toronto Affordable Housing Challenge
    Section of project illustration

    Congratulations to Tristan Van Leur and Samantha Eby, who won 1st Prize in The Toronto Affordable Housing Challenge for their project, Cooperative Corners.

    According to the jury, ”This project cleverly identifies a unique opportunity to capitalize on an underutilized feature of the Toronto residential landscape – the corner lot – and proposes a new typology that creates gentle density, design flexibility, and the possibility of implementation in various types of residential settings. 

  3. Aug. 16, 2021Adam Cohen's Toronto Island studio project featured in blogTO
    image of Adam Cohen's proposal for Toronto Islands

    Waterloo Architecture student Adam Cohen has some very big ideas that he says could enliven the space for humans while also enhancing landscape conditions for local ecology to thrive on Toronto Island.

    "Tasked with reimagining the park's central plaza for a new generation of residents and visitors, I began by examining possibilities for reviving programatic vibrancy while enhancing landscape conditions for local ecology," reads Cohen's proposal.

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Events

  1. Oct. 13 to 27, 2021General member recruitment for Integrated Natural Sciences & Computer Sciences Club

    Do you want to be part of the beginning of something unique? Are you interested in all fields of sciences AND computer sciences? UW Integrated Natural Sciences & Computer Sciences Club is looking for general members!

  2. Oct. 18 to 22, 2021Women's Entrepreneurship Week 2021
    WEW 2021

    The Conrad School is hosting a Speaker Series to celebrate Women Entrepreneurship Week 2021 with Montclair University and other institutions around the globe. Celebrate with us!

  3. Oct. 18, 2021Thesis Defence: Meryem Chahboun
    Meryem Chahboun thesis image

    Of the thesis entitled: 

    Echoes of decolonization | From North Africa to Europe: questioning the trip back home

     



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