• The Bachelor of Design in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urbanism is a 4-year program with Honours at the University of British Columbia(UBC).
  • Students will learn how to design impacts society and the environment, and how the shaping of space can effect cultural change.
  • The four-year Bachelor of Design degree requires the completion of 133 credits. 
  • The program revolves around a core design studio sequence that begins with foundational skills and culminates in the design of complex spaces. 
  • Additional courses in history, theory, media, technology, and professional practice contribute to a holistic design curriculum.
  • This program focus on main following areas:
    • Measured Architectural Drawing
    • Design Thinking
    • Design Media 
    • Material Culture
    • Design Theory
    • Urbanism by Design
  • You’ll have the opportunity to enrol in a design-build elective where you’ll tackle real-world problems, exploring and testing solutions and then executing them.
  • Students in the environmental design program can participate in a mentorship program, lectures, studio reviews, and an annual exhibition of graduating student work.
  • Students have ample opportunities to combine classroom- and studio-based learning with fabrication experiences, community-based fieldwork, and the opportunity to study or gain work experience abroad through the Coordinated International Experience (CIE) program or the Co-operative Education Program.
  • Over the course of your studies here, you’ll gain invaluable skills in:
    • critical thinking
    • design and visualization
    • a variety of digital media tools
    • communication and presentations
    • project management and organization
  • The Bachelor of Design program is distinctive in Canada in the way it integrates architecture and landscape architecture, producing graduates with a unique skill set that is broadly applicable to many career choices, including architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, lighting design, and other allied fields of design.