The Waterloo Architecture campus on the bank of a river

School of Architecture

Offering a fully cooperative professional program, Waterloo Architecture is the only Canadian school of architecture to have a permanent international facility, which has operated since 1979 in Rome, Italy.

About UWaterloo Architecture ​

The School of Architecture is a nationally and internationally respected design school. It attracts top students and is dedicated to educating the best architects in the world. Our professors and students have made Waterloo Architecture a dynamic centre of research and teaching in construction, development, built heritage, "green" architecture, visualization, prototyping and computer-assisted design.


Five students discuss an architectural drawing. Photo by Fred Hunsberger

Architecture's Priorities

Contributions to this fund helps us enrich our program so that we can offer the fullest creative, critical and cultural education to the next generation of architects.

This fund will provide financial assistance to students who wish to participate in extracurricular activities such as travel abroad courses, field trips, exhibitions or assistance with studio materials.

Consistently referred to as the most influential experience in our students’ education, the Rome Program allows students to immerse themselves in one of the world's great cities for culture and architecture.

This fund will support Black, Indigenous and People of Colour through programs and activities which may include outreach, research, collaboration, fellowships, Indigenous initiatives and work on sustainability.

This fund will support ongoing operations, initiatives and special projects within the School of Architecture’s on-site gallery.