University of Waterloo Engineering 7

Project overview

To support growing enrollment in its biomedical engineering program and the continued expansion of the Faculty of Engineering’s highly popular mechatronics engineering program, the University of Waterloo designed and constructed the $88-million Engineering 7 (E7) building.

The seven-storey, 230,000-ft² facility is physically connected to Engineering 5 via a 12-metre-wide atrium and to Engineering 6 by a third-storey enclosed pedestrian bridge. E7’s interior includes dedicated student study and social spaces, lecture halls, entrepreneurial support areas, research facilities, a 3D printing laboratory, and an indoor flight arena designed for testing autonomous and robotic vehicles.