Andrea Atkins, PEng
Biography
Andrea Atkins is a Lecturer in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Waterloo, supporting the Architectural Engineering program. She has over five years of experience in structural design of buildings, collaborating with award-winning architects to design everything from high-end cottages to municipal community centres.
Prior to joining the Architectural Engineering team, Andrea Atkins was an adjunct instructor for the University of Waterloo School of Architecture, teaching structural design courses to architecture and engineering students. She has guest-lectured in building science capstone courses and provided technical advice for graduate architecture students at the University of Toronto.
Andrea Atkins does not have an active research program, nor does she accept graduate students or post doctoral fellows.
Research Interests
Structural Design of Buildings
Building Envelope Design
Accessible Design
Inter-Disciplinary Collaborative Design
Structural Demolition Waste Re-Use
Building Information Modelling for Construction Drawings
Education
2018, Master of Engineering Structural Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada
2013, Master of Architecture Architecture, University of Waterloo, Canada
2010, Bachelor of Architectural Studies Architecture, University of Waterloo, Canada
Teaching*
- AE 100 - Concepts Studio
- Taught in 2020, 2022, 2023, 2025
- AE 200 - Enclosure Design Studio
- Taught in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- AE 205 - Solid Mechanics 2
- Taught in 2020, 2022, 2023, 2025
- AE 400 - Project 2 Studio
- Taught in 2022, 2025
- AE 425 - Project 3 Studio
- Taught in 2023
- AE 450 - Building Service Systems
- Taught in 2025
- ARCH 362 - Steel and Concrete: Design, Structure and Construction
- Taught in 2020
- ARCH 662 - Steel & Concrete: Design, Structure and Construction
- Taught in 2020
* Only courses taught in the past 5 years are displayed.
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Graduate studies
Not currently accepting applications for graduate students.