Architecture Colleges in Ontario, Canada

University of Waterloo

• Students at the University of Waterloo in the architecture program complete a four-year Pre-Professional Bachelor of Architectural Studies, Honours Cooperative Degree, then immediately move on to a one-year Master of Architecture Degree. Coursework includes topics such as Principles of Environmental Design, Building Construction, Digital Tools for Industrial and Graphic Design, Principles of Structures, Architecture of the Urban Environment and Structural Design Build. Department facilities include a design library with rare architecture books, workshops, studios and labs. Students may appreciate the knowledge that 100 percent of Waterloo students are employed six months after graduation.

  University of Waterloo
  School of Architecture Cambridge
  7 Melville Street South
  Cambridge, ON N1S 2H4
  519-888-4567
  architecture.uwaterloo.ca

University of Toronto: Architecture, Landscape and Design

• The University of Toronto: Architecture, Landscape and Design offers an undergraduate bachelors of architecture design program and three masters programs: architecture, landscape architecture and urban design. Coursework includes Urban Plant Ecosystems, Contemporary Issues in Urban Design, Landscape Design Research Methods, Introduction to Furniture Design, Intermediate Computer Applications and Introductory Design. Program enrollees have a number of resources, including a model workshop, computer labs, galleries, prototype laboratory, library and writing assistance. The school also offers visiting lecturers and exhibitions/competitions.

  University of Toronto: Architecture, Landscape and Design
  230 College Street
  Toronto ON M5T 1R2
  416-978-2011
  daniels.utoronto.ca

University of Guelph

• Earn a degree in Landscape Architecture at the University of Guelph (a four-year bachelors degree and a three-year masters degree are available). Coursework includes Plants in the Landscape, Urban and Regional Planning, Landscape Construction, Principles of Landscape Ecology, Humans in the Natural World and History of Cultural Form. Students gain real-world experience working through the college's outreach center, helping local communities with plans, sketches and conceptual building plans. Every student is assigned a personal workspace studio, available at all times; computer labs and an annual conference are also part of the educational process. A variety of architecture-related scholarships are available.

  University of Guelph
  School of Environmental Design and Rural Development
  Guelph, ON N1G 2W1
  519-824-4120
  uoguelph.ca