diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/app-shell/index.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/app-shell/index.ts
index ba7cb3c7e8..4ae8bcd8fd 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/app-shell/index.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/app-shell/index.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
-import { JsonObject, dirname, join, normalize } from '@angular-devkit/core';
+import { JsonObject, dirname, experimental, join, normalize } from '@angular-devkit/core';
 import {
   Rule,
   SchematicContext,
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ import {
   schematic,
 } from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
 import * as ts from 'typescript';
-import {
-  WorkspaceProject,
-  WorkspaceTool,
-} from '../../../angular_devkit/core/src/workspace/workspace-schema';
 import { Schema as ComponentOptions } from '../component/schema';
 import {
   addImportToModule,
@@ -32,6 +28,7 @@ import {
 import { InsertChange } from '../utility/change';
 import { getWorkspace, getWorkspacePath } from '../utility/config';
 import { getAppModulePath } from '../utility/ng-ast-utils';
+import { getProjectTargets } from '../utility/project-targets';
 import { Schema as AppShellOptions } from './schema';
 
 
@@ -54,7 +51,9 @@ function getSourceFile(host: Tree, path: string): ts.SourceFile {
 }
 
 function getServerModulePath(
-  host: Tree, project: WorkspaceProject, architect: WorkspaceTool,
+  host: Tree,
+  project: experimental.workspace.WorkspaceProject,
+  architect: experimental.workspace.WorkspaceTool,
 ): string | null {
   const mainPath = architect.server.options.main;
   const mainSource = getSourceFile(host, mainPath);
@@ -102,11 +101,12 @@ function getComponentTemplate(host: Tree, compPath: string, tmplInfo: TemplateIn
   return template;
 }
 
-function getBootstrapComponentPath(host: Tree, project: WorkspaceProject): string {
-  if (!project.architect) {
-    throw new Error('Project architect not found.');
-  }
-  const mainPath = project.architect.build.options.main;
+function getBootstrapComponentPath(
+  host: Tree,
+  project: experimental.workspace.WorkspaceProject,
+): string {
+  const projectTargets = getProjectTargets(project);
+  const mainPath = projectTargets.build.options.main;
   const modulePath = getAppModulePath(host, mainPath);
   const moduleSource = getSourceFile(host, modulePath);
 
@@ -202,10 +202,8 @@ function addAppShellConfigToWorkspace(options: AppShellOptions): Rule {
       throw new SchematicsException(`Client app ${options.clientProject} not found.`);
     }
     const clientProject = workspace.projects[options.clientProject];
-    if (!clientProject.architect) {
-      throw new Error('Client project architect not found.');
-    }
-    clientProject.architect['app-shell'] = appShellTarget;
+    const projectTargets = getProjectTargets(clientProject);
+    projectTargets['app-shell'] = appShellTarget;
 
     host.overwrite(workspacePath, JSON.stringify(workspace, null, 2));
 
@@ -317,7 +315,9 @@ function addShellComponent(options: AppShellOptions): Rule {
   return schematic('component', componentOptions);
 }
 
-function getClientProject(host: Tree, options: AppShellOptions): WorkspaceProject {
+function getClientProject(
+  host: Tree, options: AppShellOptions,
+): experimental.workspace.WorkspaceProject {
   const workspace = getWorkspace(host);
   const clientProject = workspace.projects[options.clientProject];
   if (!clientProject) {
@@ -327,14 +327,13 @@ function getClientProject(host: Tree, options: AppShellOptions): WorkspaceProjec
   return clientProject;
 }
 
-function getClientArchitect(host: Tree, options: AppShellOptions): WorkspaceTool {
-  const clientArchitect = getClientProject(host, options).architect;
+function getClientArchitect(
+  host: Tree, options: AppShellOptions,
+): experimental.workspace.WorkspaceTool {
+  const clientProject = getClientProject(host, options);
+  const projectTargets = getProjectTargets(clientProject);
 
-  if (!clientArchitect) {
-    throw new Error('Client project architect not found.');
-  }
-
-  return clientArchitect;
+  return projectTargets;
 }
 
 export default function (options: AppShellOptions): Rule {
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/app-shell/index_spec.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/app-shell/index_spec.ts
index ee56ba51b6..50636c7b11 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/app-shell/index_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/app-shell/index_spec.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ describe('App Shell Schematic', () => {
     const filePath = '/angular.json';
     const content = tree.readContent(filePath);
     const workspace = JSON.parse(content);
-    const target = workspace.projects.bar.architect['app-shell'];
+    const target = workspace.projects.bar.targets['app-shell'];
     expect(target.options.browserTarget).toEqual('bar:build');
     expect(target.options.serverTarget).toEqual('bar:server');
     expect(target.options.route).toEqual('shell');
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/service-worker/index.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/service-worker/index.ts
index 795637a7b1..4b571008a4 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/service-worker/index.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/service-worker/index.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {
 } from '../utility/config';
 import { addPackageJsonDependency, getPackageJsonDependency } from '../utility/dependencies';
 import { getAppModulePath } from '../utility/ng-ast-utils';
+import { getProjectTargets } from '../utility/project-targets';
 import { Schema as ServiceWorkerOptions } from './schema';
 
 function updateConfigFile(options: ServiceWorkerOptions): Rule {
@@ -43,20 +44,18 @@ function updateConfigFile(options: ServiceWorkerOptions): Rule {
       throw new Error(`Project is not defined in this workspace.`);
     }
 
-    if (!project.architect) {
-      throw new Error(`Architect is not defined for this project.`);
-    }
+    const projectTargets = getProjectTargets(project);
 
-    if (!project.architect[options.target]) {
+    if (!projectTargets[options.target]) {
       throw new Error(`Target is not defined for this project.`);
     }
 
-    let applyTo = project.architect[options.target].options;
+    let applyTo = projectTargets[options.target].options;
 
     if (options.configuration &&
-        project.architect[options.target].configurations &&
-        project.architect[options.target].configurations[options.configuration]) {
-      applyTo = project.architect[options.target].configurations[options.configuration];
+        projectTargets[options.target].configurations &&
+        projectTargets[options.target].configurations[options.configuration]) {
+      applyTo = projectTargets[options.target].configurations[options.configuration];
     }
 
     applyTo.serviceWorker = true;
@@ -92,10 +91,8 @@ function updateAppModule(options: ServiceWorkerOptions): Rule {
     // find app module
     const workspace = getWorkspace(host);
     const project = workspace.projects[options.project as string];
-    if (!project.architect) {
-      throw new Error('Project architect not found.');
-    }
-    const mainPath = project.architect.build.options.main;
+    const projectTargets = getProjectTargets(project);
+    const mainPath = projectTargets.build.options.main;
     const modulePath = getAppModulePath(host, mainPath);
     context.logger.debug(`module path: ${modulePath}`);
 
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/service-worker/index_spec.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/service-worker/index_spec.ts
index fae453d353..e6a6de9ffd 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/service-worker/index_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/service-worker/index_spec.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ describe('Service Worker Schematic', () => {
     const tree = schematicRunner.runSchematic('service-worker', defaultOptions, appTree);
     const configText = tree.readContent('/angular.json');
     const config = JSON.parse(configText);
-    const swFlag = config.projects.bar.architect.build.configurations.production.serviceWorker;
+    const swFlag = config.projects.bar.targets.build.configurations.production.serviceWorker;
     expect(swFlag).toEqual(true);
   });
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ describe('Service Worker Schematic', () => {
     const tree = schematicRunner.runSchematic('service-worker', options, appTree);
     const configText = tree.readContent('/angular.json');
     const config = JSON.parse(configText);
-    const swFlag = config.projects.bar.architect.build.options.serviceWorker;
+    const swFlag = config.projects.bar.targets.build.options.serviceWorker;
     expect(swFlag).toEqual(true);
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/universal/index.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/universal/index.ts
index 2f02522ce8..f3a94daea5 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/universal/index.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/universal/index.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import { InsertChange } from '../utility/change';
 import { getWorkspace } from '../utility/config';
 import { addPackageJsonDependency, getPackageJsonDependency } from '../utility/dependencies';
 import { findBootstrapModuleCall, findBootstrapModulePath } from '../utility/ng-ast-utils';
+import { getProjectTargets } from '../utility/project-targets';
 import { Schema as UniversalOptions } from './schema';
 
 
@@ -57,17 +58,14 @@ function getClientProject(
   return clientProject;
 }
 
-function getClientArchitect(
+function getClientTargets(
   host: Tree,
   options: UniversalOptions,
 ): experimental.workspace.WorkspaceTool {
-  const clientArchitect = getClientProject(host, options).architect;
+  const clientProject = getClientProject(host, options);
+  const projectTargets = getProjectTargets(clientProject);
 
-  if (!clientArchitect) {
-    throw new Error('Client project architect not found.');
-  }
-
-  return clientArchitect;
+  return projectTargets;
 }
 
 function updateConfigFile(options: UniversalOptions, tsConfigDirectory: Path): Rule {
@@ -78,9 +76,7 @@ function updateConfigFile(options: UniversalOptions, tsConfigDirectory: Path): R
     }
 
     const clientProject = workspace.projects[options.clientProject];
-    if (!clientProject.architect) {
-      throw new Error('Client project architect not found.');
-    }
+    const projectTargets = getProjectTargets(clientProject);
 
     const builderOptions: JsonObject = {
       outputPath: `dist/${options.clientProject}-server`,
@@ -91,7 +87,7 @@ function updateConfigFile(options: UniversalOptions, tsConfigDirectory: Path): R
       builder: '@angular-devkit/build-angular:server',
       options: builderOptions,
     };
-    clientProject.architect.server = serverTarget;
+    projectTargets.server = serverTarget;
 
     const workspacePath = getWorkspacePath(host);
 
@@ -122,8 +118,8 @@ function findBrowserModuleImport(host: Tree, modulePath: string): ts.Node {
 
 function wrapBootstrapCall(options: UniversalOptions): Rule {
   return (host: Tree) => {
-    const clientArchitect = getClientArchitect(host, options);
-    const mainPath = normalize('/' + clientArchitect.build.options.main);
+    const clientTargets = getClientTargets(host, options);
+    const mainPath = normalize('/' + clientTargets.build.options.main);
     let bootstrapCall: ts.Node | null = findBootstrapModuleCall(host, mainPath);
     if (bootstrapCall === null) {
       throw new SchematicsException('Bootstrap module not found.');
@@ -151,8 +147,8 @@ function wrapBootstrapCall(options: UniversalOptions): Rule {
 function addServerTransition(options: UniversalOptions): Rule {
   return (host: Tree) => {
     const clientProject = getClientProject(host, options);
-    const clientArchitect = getClientArchitect(host, options);
-    const mainPath = normalize('/' + clientArchitect.build.options.main);
+    const clientTargets = getClientTargets(host, options);
+    const mainPath = normalize('/' + clientTargets.build.options.main);
 
     const bootstrapModuleRelativePath = findBootstrapModulePath(host, mainPath);
     const bootstrapModulePath = normalize(
@@ -187,8 +183,8 @@ function addDependencies(): Rule {
   };
 }
 
-function getTsConfigOutDir(host: Tree, architect: experimental.workspace.WorkspaceTool): string {
-  const tsConfigPath = architect.build.options.tsConfig;
+function getTsConfigOutDir(host: Tree, targets: experimental.workspace.WorkspaceTool): string {
+  const tsConfigPath = targets.build.options.tsConfig;
   const tsConfigBuffer = host.read(tsConfigPath);
   if (!tsConfigBuffer) {
     throw new SchematicsException(`Could not read ${tsConfigPath}`);
@@ -211,9 +207,9 @@ export default function (options: UniversalOptions): Rule {
     if (clientProject.projectType !== 'application') {
       throw new SchematicsException(`Universal requires a project type of "application".`);
     }
-    const clientArchitect = getClientArchitect(host, options);
-    const outDir = getTsConfigOutDir(host, clientArchitect);
-    const tsConfigExtends = basename(clientArchitect.build.options.tsConfig);
+    const clientTargets = getClientTargets(host, options);
+    const outDir = getTsConfigOutDir(host, clientTargets);
+    const tsConfigExtends = basename(clientTargets.build.options.tsConfig);
     const rootInSrc = clientProject.root === '';
     const tsConfigDirectory = join(normalize(clientProject.root), rootInSrc ? 'src' : '');
 
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/universal/index_spec.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/universal/index_spec.ts
index 565cbdeca0..262aa04882 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/universal/index_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/universal/index_spec.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ describe('Universal Schematic', () => {
       },
     });
     const angularConfig = JSON.parse(tree.readContent('angular.json'));
-    expect(angularConfig.projects.workspace.architect.server.options.tsConfig)
+    expect(angularConfig.projects.workspace.targets.server.options.tsConfig)
       .toEqual('src/tsconfig.server.json');
   });
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ describe('Universal Schematic', () => {
       },
     });
     const angularConfig = JSON.parse(tree.readContent('angular.json'));
-    expect(angularConfig.projects.bar.architect.server.options.tsConfig)
+    expect(angularConfig.projects.bar.targets.server.options.tsConfig)
       .toEqual('projects/bar/tsconfig.server.json');
   });
 
@@ -124,10 +124,10 @@ describe('Universal Schematic', () => {
     const filePath = '/angular.json';
     const contents = tree.readContent(filePath);
     const config = JSON.parse(contents.toString());
-    const arch = config.projects.bar.architect;
-    expect(arch.server).toBeDefined();
-    expect(arch.server.builder).toBeDefined();
-    const opts = arch.server.options;
+    const targets = config.projects.bar.targets;
+    expect(targets.server).toBeDefined();
+    expect(targets.server.builder).toBeDefined();
+    const opts = targets.server.options;
     expect(opts.outputPath).toEqual('dist/bar-server');
     expect(opts.main).toEqual('projects/bar/src/main.server.ts');
     expect(opts.tsConfig).toEqual('projects/bar/tsconfig.server.json');
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/utility/project-targets.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/utility/project-targets.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..330093d367
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/utility/project-targets.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+import { experimental } from '@angular-devkit/core';
+
+export function getProjectTargets(
+  project: experimental.workspace.WorkspaceProject,
+): experimental.workspace.WorkspaceTool {
+  const projectTargets = project.targets || project.architect;
+  if (!projectTargets) {
+    throw new Error('Project architect not found.');
+  }
+
+  return projectTargets;
+}