Students from the University of Waterloo have claimed the top three awards in the 2024–2025 Architectural Student Design Competition Award of Excellence, showcasing innovative observation platform designs that blend structural artistry with environmental storytelling.
Luca Vasconcelos Ricci and Nicole Cao 2025 AIA COTE Top Ten Award for Excellence and Innovation in Sustainable Architecture
Two student-led research teams from the University of Waterloo School of Architecture presented their work at the 6th International Conference on Structures and Architecture (ICSA2025), held in Antwerp, Belgium.
Anne Clock highlights the work of the class of 2025 4B Comprehensive Building Design Studio in the first of a new series of Waterloo Architecture student articles in Cambridge Today.
Recorded live this past March at the University of Waterloo before an audience of students, alumni, and colleagues. Four graduates returned to share their journeys: Carol Phillips (Moriyama Teshima Architects), Lisa D’Abbondanza (Arcadis), Robert Kastelic (Atelier Kastelic Buffey—AKB), and Drew Mandel (Drew Mandel Architects—DMA). Together, they reflected on choosing Waterloo, the impact of its cultural history curriculum and Co-op program, and graduating into a recession that demanded resilience, initiative, and a willingness to work anywhere.
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Waterloo Architecture students Janet Li, Adam Cohen and Elizabeth Yeoh have been recognized by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) with 2025 Foundation Scholarships and Bursaries.
Three Waterloo Architecture undergrad student projects are featured in CASA-ACEA's annual Student Work Showcase.
Fourth-year student Grace Luong has won third prize in the 2025 FORM Competition.
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.
The Cambridge Times visited Waterloo Architecture to profile the student work in ARCH 392 Intergenerational Urban Motility and Housing.