Arch schools in Canada

listroider
Fri, 09 Oct 2015 02:57:26 +0000

I have some more info I can share on the Canadian schools. I have noticed a common theme among those outside of Ontario and Quebec (none of which I am applying to, for this reason): their undergrad arch or Env. Des. programs always require a year or two of college before you apply, and sometimes are compressed and combined with M.Arch programs (e.g. Dalhousie, 3yr 8mo BEDS and M.Arch). This includes UBC, U of Manitoba (probably somewhere no American in their right mind would consider) and Dalhousie that I have seen.

Thus far the only Canadian school I am applying to is U of Waterloo, though Carleton (in Ottawa) I eliminated only for non-academic reasons—they have a very interesting program that is worth checking out. (I believe Waterloo also offers a three-term M.Arch to their BAS grads). It will be interesting when I visit Waterloo to see what it is like to have the arch school separate from the main campus—their facility looks really nice from what I have seen. Application fees are high by US standards, even with the favorable exchange rate, so it is good to figure stuff out early.