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The School of Architecture is one of the professional schools of the University of Waterloo
University of Waterloo

The University of Waterloo is a comprehensive public university in the city of Waterloo, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. The school was founded in 1957 by Drs....
. It is part of the Faculty of Engineering
University of Waterloo Faculty of Engineering

The Faculty of Engineering is one of six faculties at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario. As of 2006, it has 5,109 undergraduate students, 1,115 graduate students, 219 professors and over 27,000 alumni making it one of Canada's largest engineering faculties....
 and is located on a satellite campus
Satellite campus

A satellite campus is a campus of a college or university that is physically detached from the main university or college area....
 in Cambridge
Cambridge, Ontario

Cambridge is a city located on the Grand River and Speed River in the Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.History...
, Ontario
Ontario

Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
. Some of Canada's most prominent architects are graduates of the school.

The school moved to a former factory building in downtown Cambridge in September 2004, citing a lack of space at the university's main campus as a main reason for moving. Another goal was to spur economic activity in Cambridge. The move has been criticized for isolating architecture students from the rest of the university.






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The School of Architecture is one of the professional schools of the University of Waterloo
University of Waterloo

The University of Waterloo is a comprehensive public university in the city of Waterloo, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. The school was founded in 1957 by Drs....
. It is part of the Faculty of Engineering
University of Waterloo Faculty of Engineering

The Faculty of Engineering is one of six faculties at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario. As of 2006, it has 5,109 undergraduate students, 1,115 graduate students, 219 professors and over 27,000 alumni making it one of Canada's largest engineering faculties....
 and is located on a satellite campus
Satellite campus

A satellite campus is a campus of a college or university that is physically detached from the main university or college area....
 in Cambridge
Cambridge, Ontario

Cambridge is a city located on the Grand River and Speed River in the Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Ontario, Canada.History...
, Ontario
Ontario

Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
. Some of Canada's most prominent architects are graduates of the school.

The school moved to a former factory building in downtown Cambridge in September 2004, citing a lack of space at the university's main campus as a main reason for moving. Another goal was to spur economic activity in Cambridge. The move has been criticized for isolating architecture students from the rest of the university. Although the school now maintains an in-house store, some students had trouble obtaining supplies soon after the move. .

Academic Programs


Rome Program


The Rome Program is offered to all undergraduate students in the fall term of fourth year. The studio is located in the former Canadian Prix de Rome
Prix de Rome (disambiguation)

There are various prizes called "Prix de Rome":* Prix de Rome * Prix de Rome * Prix de Rome * Rome Prize of the American Academy in Rome. The American Academy does not use the French term...
 apartment on the Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere
Trastevere

Trastevere is Rioni of Rome XIII of Rome, on the west bank of the Tiber, south of Vatican City. Its name comes from the Latin trans Tiberim, meaning literally "beyond the Tiber"....
. The main focus of the studio is to offer students a different perspective of design methods as opposed to those offered in Waterloo. From the foundation of the Rome Program, Waterloo has played an architectural role in the Italian capital, involving Italian academics and practitioners, creating links with Italian and foreign institutions, and widely exhibiting and publishing the work of faculty and students. In the Spring and Summer sememesters, the same studio is utilized by Pratt Institute
Pratt Institute

Pratt Institute is a specialized, private college in New York City with campuses in Manhattan and Brooklyn, as well as in Utica, New York. Pratt is one of the leading art schools in the United States and offers programs in art, architecture, fashion design, illustration, interior design, digital arts, creative writing, library science, and o...
.

Notable Alumni

  • Siamak Hariri
    Siamak Hariri

    Siamak Hariri is an accomplished Canadian architect who's world renowned designs have garnered him and his firm a recent surge in fame. Most of his designs have won awards, including such prestigious distinctions as the Governor General's Award....
     - Hariri Pontarini Architects; Architect, major Bahá'í
    Bahá'í Faith

    The 'Bah?'? Faith' is a monotheism religion founded by Bah?'u'll?h in nineteenth-century Persian Empire#Persia and Europe , emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind....
     Temple in Santiago, Chile
    Santiago, Chile

    Santiago , is the Capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of 520 m Above mean sea level....
  • John McMinn - Architect and Writer, Prix de Rome in Architecture (Canada)
  • Dereck Revington - Architect, The Luminous Veil, Prince Edward Viaduct
    Prince Edward Viaduct

    The Prince Edward Viaduct System is the name of a Truss arch bridge system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada that connects Bloor Street East, on the west side of the system, with Danforth Avenue on the east....
    ; Prix de Rome in Architecture (Canada)
  • Brigitte Shim - Shim-Sutcliffe Architects; Professor, University of Toronto
    University of Toronto

    The University of Toronto is a public university research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated a mile north of the city's Financial District, Toronto on grounds that surround Queen's Park ....
    ; Governor General's Award for Architecture
  • John Shnier - Architect, Prix de Rome in Architecture (Canada)
  • Stephen Teeple - Teeple Architects; Governor General's Award for Architecture
  • Alison Brooks - ABA, London, UK


External links

  • - Official website
  • - Waterloo Architecture Cambridge, Students and Alumni
  • - WACSA wikipedia (preliminary version)