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Faculty of Architecture
Preface: History
The teaching of architecture at The University of Manitoba began in 1913.
At that time it was established as a department within the Faculty of Arts.
The curriculum was organized as a four-year program leading to the degree
of Bachelor of Architecture. In 1920 it became a part of the newly
established Faculty of Engineering and Architecture.
In 1933 the first postgraduate instruction in architecture was instituted
with the degree of Master of Science in Architecture; in 1935 the graduate
degree was changed to Master of Architecture.
In 1938 a three-year diploma program in interior decoration was
established to meet the growing demand for training in this professional field.
In 1945 the Departments of Architecture and Interior Decoration
were combined under the name School of Architecture and Fine Arts. In 1948
the entire school was reorganized under the name School of Architecture,
and both undergraduate curricula were revised: Architecture became a
five-year program, and a new four-year program leading to the degree of Bachelor
of Interior Design replaced the former three-year diploma program.
This profession was recognized officially in 1954 through the
establishment of the Interior Designers' Institute of Manitoba by an Act of
Manitoba Legislature. In 1981 the Manitoba Legislature passed the Professional
Interior Designers' Institute of Manitoba Act, which reserved the title
"Professional Interior Designer" for active practicing members of the Professional
Interior Designers' Institute of Manitoba. Graduates may apply for
conditional membership in PlDlM and after two years of practice may achieve
active practicing membership.
In 1949 a one-year graduate program in community planning, open
to graduates in Architecture or Civil Engineering, was established.
In February, 1957 the Manitoba Legislature approved a capital grant for
the construction of a building for the School of Architecture, the first in
Canada to be designed for the exclusive use of a School of Architecture.
In 1963 the School was reconstituted as the Faculty of Architecture with
two departments of undergraduate study: Architecture and Interior
Design. Authorization was also given for the reorganization of the
postgraduate program in Community Planning into a two-year postgraduate
program leading to the degree, Master of City Planning.
In 1966 Senate authorized the reorganization of the curriculum in
Architecture to include a three-year program leading to the degree of Bachelor
of Environmental Studies as a prerequisite to one of: (a) a three-year
program leading to the degree of Bachelor of Architecture; (b) a two-year
program leading to the degree of Bachelor of Landscape Architecture.
In 1970 Senate approved the new curriculum leading to the first
professional degree, Master of Architecture, which replaced the three-year Bachelor
of Architecture program.
In 1972 Senate approved the new curriculum leading to the degree of
Master of Landscape Architecture, which replaced the original Bachelor of
Landscape Architecture program.
In 1990 Senate approved new programs of study in Environmental
Studies and Interior Design commencing in September 1992. These new
programs of study are preceded by an Admission Year of 30 credit hours of Arts
and Science courses in specific areas.
In 1992 Senate approved a name change from the Department of
Environmental Studies to Department of Environmental Design.
The Faculty of Architecture is truly cosmopolitan with students and
staff coming from many parts of Canada and from countries in both
hemispheres. The mixture and fusion of these environmental backgrounds and
interests enrich and stimulate the lives of students and staff alike.
