• Earn a second degree in Sustainable Built Environment (University of Arizona)
• Opportunity to spend a semester in the US as part of the program
• Partnerships with key players in sustainable building
• Specially equipped workshops and laboratories

• Best infrastructure in the country
• Employment opportunities and business partnerships
• Student insurance
• Exchange programs
• Over 40 clubs
• Job workshops to prepare you for the workforce

The Sustainable Architecture program in Ecuador focuses on training professionals capable of designing and constructing buildings that respect the environment and promote sustainability. Students learn about energy efficiency, the use of eco-friendly materials, the utilization of renewable resources, and bioclimatic design. There is also an emphasis on considering local culture and needs in sustainable projects.

Graduates can drive sustainable construction in a country increasingly focused on environmental preservation. There are job opportunities in government projects, urban development, and private companies committed to sustainability, offering strong professional prospects and contributing to the country’s sustainable development.

• Design urban-architectural projects based on composition principles and site-specific features, program, technique, and technology.
• Understand the history and theory of Architecture and its importance for contemporary projects.
• Understand the history and theory of Urbanism to address current urban challenges and propose solutions.
• Use 2D and 3D digital representation tools, as well as GIS-referenced information.
• Represent ideas through contemporary means of expression and handle technical representation codes.
• Understand construction and structural systems and their correspondence with urban-architectural projects.
• Apply sustainability principles in project development.

A Sustainable Architect from the University of Las Américas is a competent professional who sees architecture as a tool for creating human habitats, masters sustainable construction techniques, and applies technology for analyzing and modeling proposals and built environments. They integrate theoretical and practical knowledge to act in favor of environmental care. The Sustainable Architecture graduate investigates social and spatial components at different scales and complexities, grounding their proposals with a holistic and systemic vision regarding context and architectural-urban space based on history and theory. They develop projects suitable to context, user, and architectural-urban space by applying design methodology, using construction technologies, sustainability, and structures to manage projects in compliance with current regulations. They communicate their proposals through mastery of graphic representation languages, codes, and contemporary communication technologies. They apply sustainable design principles to create solutions that consider global, technical, technological, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors. Graduates are expected to demonstrate a strong humanistic and ethical commitment, an entrepreneurial attitude, and a continuous interest in furthering their education.