Capstone Design Projects Archives | Faculty of Engineering and Design

September 11, 2023

The Evolution of the Engineering Design Centre

This time last year, Carleton University’s newest building came online with flurry of student activity. The Engineering Design Centre (EDC) is more than just a three-storey, 25,000-square-foot facility, however. It is a... More

February 17, 2023

Prototypes For Humanity: Two Carleton Industrial Design Projects Selected For Global Innovation Showcase In Dubai

The capstone projects from industrial design graduates Sammy Dietrich and Nate Wiersma were selected as the top 100 globally for the showcase at the inaugural Prototypes for Humanity event held... More

September 21, 2022

Homecoming 2022: Celebrating Our Alumni – Ruzbeh Irani (BID/19 – Industrial Design, MDes/21)

Ruzbeh Irani still remembers his first encounter with industrial design. He was in Grade 11 and living in Toronto at the time. He and his father were building his room... More

July 7, 2022

Carleton Industrial Design Students Win Big at 2022 ACIDO Rocket Competition

Carleton University Industrial Design Students received recognition at this year’s ACIDO Rocket Awards. Two of the three Awards of Excellence were granted to Carleton Industrial Design students, as well as... More

June 27, 2022

Carleton Students Win Top Prize at Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Capstone Competition

A team of Carleton undergraduates recently won first place at the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Capstone Competition for their project, “Wastewater treatment and Pilot Plant Design in Ecuador”. In... More

April 20, 2022

Industrial Design Grad Show Showcases Innovative Tech Aimed at the Challenges of Today and Tomorrow

Carleton’s 44th Annual Industrial Design Grad Show showcases the final product designs of this year’s graduating class. The exhibition will highlight the application of design principles, student research, product iteration through design,... More

May 3, 2021

Six Fourth-year Studio Projects Receive 2021 Pella Windows and Doors Prize for Architecture

Six housing projects by fourth-year students at the Azrieli School have received the 2021 Pella Windows and Doors Prize for Architecture. “Pella is pleased to have been given the opportunity... More

January 29, 2021

Innovative Course Uses Collaborative Methods to Support Rural Village in Tanzania

For the past six years, Carleton’s Faculty of Engineering and Design and Sprott School of Business have led a multidisciplinary initiative—Buckets to Rainbarrels—where students from different departments travel to Longido,... More

November 2, 2020

Carleton Breaks Ground on All-New Engineering Design Centre

A long-term vision for the Faculty of Engineering and Design (FED) at Carleton University is quickly on its way to becoming a reality, with the construction of an all-new Engineering... More

October 19, 2020

Carleton Architecture Students Contribute Design Ideas to The Ottawa Hospital

Carleton University students in the Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism have contributed design ideas to The Ottawa Hospital for a planned new facility on the edge of the Central Experimental Farm. The collaboration... More

July 22, 2020

School of Industrial Design Hosts Online Exhibition for 2020 Graduates

The School of Industrial Design hosted their 42nd Annual Graduation Exhibition – first-ever online – to commemorate all the students who completed their capstone research project this year.

May 21, 2020

School of Industrial Design Celebrates 2020 Graduates with Online Exhibition

The School of Industrial Design is celebrating 2020 graduates and their final year projects with the launch of its 42nd annual graduation exhibition in an all-new online format.