Faculty of Design
Environmental Design
Environmental design is creating environments for people including architecture, urban planning, retail spaces, landscape and interior design. In this program, students learn research, analysis, design and presentation. Students learn how to take their ideas and turn them into real plans and designs.
Environmental Design
Heart Bolivar
“Buildings are 'humane' only when they promote peaceful human co-existence. - Frei Otto ”
Environmental Design
Klara Stefani Javier
“Spatial design emerges when people and place evolve together— memorable narratives form through the design strategies that create that meeting point. ”
Environmental Design
Salma Coovadia
“Design is more than the creation of spaces, it is the shaping of experiences, movement, and connection. My approach is rooted in the belief that a successful design should respond to the way people live, move and interact, while also strengthening... More”
Environmental Design
Sifon Ukpeh
“Architecture is not about creating a space, but about creating relationships. - Riken Yamamoto ”
Environmental Design
Yusif Al-Shekly
“Architecture is most powerful when it behaves like the body, shaping space through flow, pressure, and release, a space in which the human is both occupant and generator of experience. ”
Environmental Design
Filip Paunovic
“Fascinated in how material, space, and context, shape how we as people interact with one another in the built environment. ”
Environmental Design
Tiana Mantzouranis
“Tiana Mantzouranis is an Environmental Design student focused on how space can extend care beyond the hospital. She has completed her thesis in Toronto’s Hospital Row, proposing a central hub designed to support patients and caregivers through... More”
Environmental Design
Sabrina Cheung
“Every great design begins with an even better story. - Lorinda Mamo ”
Environmental Design
Kimia Jafari
“To design is to shape how people live together. My work explores community, connection, and growth through human-centred environments that balance collective and individual experiences. Informed by natural systems and patterns of coexistence, I aim... More”
Environmental Design
Sachi Ballal
“I design architecture that connects people, space, and experience. My work explores how thoughtful spatial systems can support community, interaction, and growth, balancing concept with technical precision. ”
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