The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at the University of Waterloo in collaboration with its School of Architecture will offer a  new BASc in Architectural Engineering to meet the large current and future demand for engineers technically-skilled in the whole scope of building design, construction, assessment, repair, and refurbishment. Graduates from this program will have the enhanced design, communication, and collaboration skills alongside the strong analytical skills that engineering students at UW currently acquire.

This one-of-a-kind CEAB-approved co-operative program has “Design from Day One” as its mantra. A common Architectural Engineering class held in a studio setting will underpin each term and will help knit together topics such as design, aesthetics, culture, environment, and professionalism in the context of engineered buildings.  A studio learning experience, common in design-centric programs such as Architecture and Industrial Design, allows for enhanced peer-learning, better collaborative work, inspiration from surroundings, rapid modelling and prototyping, while encouraging hands-on investigations and exploration.

This program has the potential to profoundly impact the building industry, by producing graduates with broad, yet technically deep, skills capable of responding to the unique and emerging challenges currently confronting the building industry.