• 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.

The Sustainable Architect from the University of the Americas is a competent professional who understands architecture as an instrument for creating human habitats, masters sustainable construction techniques, and applies technology for analyzing and modeling their proposals and the built environment. They integrate theoretical and practical knowledge that enables them to act in favor of environmental conservation.

The graduate in Sustainable Architecture researches social and spatial components in their various scales and complexities. They support their proposals with a holistic vision, critical thinking, and ethical compliance with the processes of the profession in relation to the context and the architectural-urban space, based on history and theory. They develop architectural projects with a systemic vision, awareness of other stakeholders, and the influence of cultural phenomena, through the use of innovative technological systems and knowledge of local and global regulations on the natural and built environment. They integrate construction technologies, sustainability, and structures to manage the project in compliance with current regulations, focusing on efficiency, performance, and environmental responsibility. They communicate their proposals through proficiency in languages, codes, and graphic representation technologies, as well as other contemporary forms of communication. They apply principles of sustainable design to produce solutions consistent with global, technical, technological, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.

It is expected that the graduate in Sustainable Architecture, in the exercise of their profession, will demonstrate a strong humanistic and ethical commitment, an entrepreneurial attitude, and a continuous interest in improving their education continuously.