The University of Waterloo School of Architecture is a leader in design education and research.
Offering a fully cooperative professional program, Waterloo Architecture is 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 and has been rated the greenest architecture curriculum in Canada.
Find out more about Waterloo Architecture.
News
11 x 17 wins Architectural League of NY Prize for Young Architects + Designers
11 x 17, founded in 2022 by School of Architecture alumni Mahsa Malek (BAS '18) and Alex Yueyan Li (BAS '18), is a recipient of the 2025 Architectural League Prize for Young Architects + Designers.
Jhony Li Feng awarded second prize in 2025 Edmund N. Bacon Student Design Awards
Fourth year undergraduate student, Jhony Li Feng's project 'Artist-N-Residence' was awarded second prize in the 2025 Edmund N. Bacon Student Design Awards.
Professor David Fortin and five WA alumni inducted into the RAIC College
Professor David Fortin joins Waterloo School of Architecture alumni Gerry Pilon (BES '89, BArch '91), Christopher Moise (BES '93, MArch '03), David Dow (BArch '88), Anya Moryoussef (BES ' 04, MArch '06) and Paul Raff (BES '90, BArch '92) as 2025 Fellows of the RAIC College.
Events
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Opening reception, Masterworks 2025: Tracing Time
Masterworks is an annual showcase of exemplary graduate student work that intersects a selected research/design topic proposed by a graduate alumnus.
The 2025 exhibition, Masterworks: Tracking Time was curated by Elizabeth Ann Lenny (BAS '19, MArc'21) opens Thursday, May 22, 2025 and features work by:
- Vincent Chuang
- From Earth to Earth to Earth (Joanne Yau and Liyang Zhang)
- Yoon Hur
- Elizabeth Lenny
- Ali Salama
- Madeleine Audrey Sze Mun Wong
- Martha Trivett
- Bianca Weeko Martin
- Yi Chen Zhang
- Hiba Zubairi
The event in the Riverside Gallery at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture runs from 6:00 - 8:00 pm and includes light refreshments by disko coffee.
GIS virtual office hours
Join us for an opportunity to connect with Katie Brightwell and get answers to all your GIS-related questions. Whether you're working on a project or need guidance, Katie is here to help. Please come prepared to share your screen and discuss your GIS project.