Matt Holmes isn’t your typical engineering grad. After earning a degree from Carleton University’s Architectural Conservation and Sustainability Engineering program, he became an airport planner at Vancouver International Airport and a YouTube sensation.

Through his channel, Alpine Builds, Holmes has built a global following teaching realistic city design using Minecraft — inspiring future architects and engineers one block at a time.

Holmes credits Carleton for giving him the tools to turn a childhood curiosity into a thriving creative career. The university’s distinctive engineering program — and the opportunities it offered — gave him the knowledge, experience and confidence to transform his interest in building virtual cities into real-world impact.

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