Strengths
Singular access to faculty and a practice field that takes in one of Canada’s most exceptional natural landscapes
Overview
While enrolment is limited, UBC’s MLA course (offered within the School of Architecture + Landscape Architecture) has outsized impact and an enviable student-teacher ratio, supplemented by pragmatic design-build programming, a mentorship system and four-month co-ops that deliver in-the-field practice. The program also exploits its dramatic Vancouver setting and the wider West Coast region.
Notable alumni
Paul Sangha, PFS Studio co-founder Greg Smallenberg, former federal MP Jamie Nicholls