Waterloo Architecture
7 Melville Street South
Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
N1S 2H4
architecture@uwaterloo.ca
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Student engagement awards
This category of awards recognizes a variety of non-academic contributions and activities by students. Each award will give the student $250 and will recognize a range of important issues. The student governments WASA (Waterloo Architecture Student Association) and SWAG (Society of Waterloo Architecture Graduates) will be jurying these awards.
| Awards | Description |
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| Indigenous Solidarity | For activities toward decolonization and indigenous solidarity. |
| Diasporic Narratives | For activities that supports immigrant experiences and the diverse cultures represented at the school. |
| Environmental Action | For activities that fight climate change and advocate for sustainability. |
| Inclusivity and accessibility | For advocacy for inclusivity and accessibility for people of all abilities and genders in the school. |
| Community Engagement | For activities that engage with communities and community organizations outside the university. |
| Student Life and Wellbeing Award | For activities that support student life, mental health and well-being. |
| Mentorship | For activities that support other students' development |
| Critical discourse | For activities that promote a critical discussion within the school about the relationship between architecture and the world. |
Department-nominated awards
For this group of awards, no submission is necessary. Recipients are selected from among eligible students.
| Awards | Description |
|---|---|
| 1A Fall |
Given to the student with the highest academic standing in 1A Fall |
| 1A Fall - Arch 192 |
The award is given to the student(s) with outstanding design work in 1A (Arch 192) |
| 1B Winter - Arch 193 | The award is given to the student(s) with outstanding design work in 1B (Arch 193) |
| 2A Fall - Arch 292 | The award is given to the student(s) with outstanding design work in 2A (Arch 292) |
| 2B Spring - Arch 293 | The award is given to the student(s) with outstanding design work in 2B (Arch 293) |
| 1A-2B Technology Prize | This prize is for the student who has the highest standing in technology courses (Arch 172, 173, 260, 276) |
| 1A-2B Jo Beglo Book Prize | The prize is given to the student with outstanding work in Cultural History (Arch 142, 143, 246, 247) |
| 3A Winter - Arch 392 |
The award is given to the students with outstanding design work in 3A (Arch 392) |
| 3B Fall - Arch 393 |
The award is given to the student(s) with outstanding design work in 3B (Arch 393) |
| The Rome Prize | The award is given to the student with outstanding overall design work over the first three years of the program, (Arch 192, 193, 292, 293, 392, 393) |
| 4A Fall | The award is given to the students with outstanding design work in 4A |
| 4A Fall |
Given to the student with the highest academic standing in 4A |
| 4A Fall - The Smale Fellowship | Given to the student with the highest standing in design and academic averages and play a role in the profession |
| 4B Spring - Arch 493 | The award is given to the student with outstanding design work in Arch 493 |
| 4B Spring |
Given to the student with the highest academic standing in 4B Spring (4B GPA) |
| Cultural History Prize | Overall Standing in Cultural History Courses 1A - 4B |
Past recipients
Submission-based awards
For this category of awards, students will have to submit their own work from the past calendar year by the award's deadline.
| Awards | Description |
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Several awards are provided annually to a full-time undergraduate student enrolled in any elective or core advanced visualization course in the School of Architecture in the Faculty of Engineering. Students submit a project for consideration as completed in a visualization course. Selection to be based on exemplary architectural visualization demonstrating outstanding storytelling, artistic composition, and technical skill in the filed based on the following criteria:
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| Energy+Design Award | The award is presented to an Architecture student who submits the best energy-related design. |
| Pella Award | Selection is based on submission and review of a project that demonstrates excellence in sustainable design, and that exemplifies careful consideration of materials, details, placement, and orientation of fenestration. |
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OAA Award - Equity, Diverstity & Inclusion and/or Truth and Reconciliation |
The OAA provides one annual scholarship to be awarded to one individual student in any year of the undergraduate program to recognize exceptional leadership through design excellence combined with exemplary approaches to projects and/or assignments as they relate to Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion and/or Truth and Reconciliation. |
| OAA Award - Sustainability and Climate Change | The OAA provides two annual scholarships to be awarded to two individual students in any year of the undergraduate program to recognize exceptional leadership through design excellence combined with innovative approaches to sustainability in an assignment or project. |
| CISC Canadian Institute of Steel Construction Award | An award is presented annually to a full-time undergraduate student enrolled in the Architecture program who has demonstrated outstanding work in the area of steel design. Selection will be based on project work in a third- or fourth-year Design Studio course. This fund is made possible by a donation from the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction Education Foundation. |