diff --git a/schematics/ng-add/index.ts b/schematics/ng-add/index.ts
index f5418b36a09..36e0e5b9010 100644
--- a/schematics/ng-add/index.ts
+++ b/schematics/ng-add/index.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { getAppModulePath } from '../utils/devkit-utils/ng-ast-utils';
 import { insertImport } from '../utils/devkit-utils/route-utils';
 import { zorroVersion } from '../utils/lib-versions';
 import { addPackageToPackageJson } from '../utils/package';
+import { getProjectTargetOptions } from '../utils/project-targets';
 import { Schema } from './schema';
 
 const ADD_CONFIG = {
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ function addI18n(options: Schema): (host: Tree) => Tree {
   return function (host: Tree): Tree {
     const workspace = getWorkspace(host);
     const project = getProjectFromWorkspace(workspace, options.project);
-    const modulePath = getAppModulePath(host, project.architect.build.options.main);
+    const modulePath = getAppModulePath(host, getProjectTargetOptions(project, 'build').main);
     const moduleSource = getSourceFile(host, modulePath);
     const locale = options.i18n;
     const localePrefix = locale.split('_')[0];
@@ -206,11 +207,11 @@ function insertCustomTheme(project: Project, host: Tree, workspace: Workspace):
     host.create(themePath, createCustomTheme());
   }
 
-  if (project.architect) {
-    addStyleToTarget(project.architect.build, host, workspace, themePath, ADD_CONFIG.COMPILED_THEME_PATH);
-    addStyleToTarget(project.architect.test, host, workspace, themePath, ADD_CONFIG.COMPILED_THEME_PATH);
+  if ((project as any).targets || project.architect) {
+    addStyleToTarget('build', host, workspace, project, themePath, ADD_CONFIG.COMPILED_THEME_PATH);
+    addStyleToTarget('test', host, workspace, project, themePath, ADD_CONFIG.COMPILED_THEME_PATH);
   } else {
-    throw new SchematicsException(`${project.name} does not have an architect configuration`);
+    throw new SchematicsException(`${project.name} does not have an architect or targets configuration`);
   }
 }
 
@@ -234,37 +235,35 @@ function installNodeDeps(): (host: Tree, context: SchematicContext) => void {
 function insertCompiledTheme(project: Project, host: Tree, workspace: Workspace): void {
   const themePath = ADD_CONFIG.COMPILED_THEME_PATH;
 
-  if (project.architect) {
-    addStyleToTarget(project.architect.build, host, workspace, themePath);
-    addStyleToTarget(project.architect.test, host, workspace, themePath);
+  if ((project as any).targets || project.architect) {
+    addStyleToTarget('build', host, workspace, project, themePath);
+    addStyleToTarget('test', host, workspace, project, themePath);
   } else {
-    throw new SchematicsException(`${project.name} does not have an architect configuration`);
+    throw new SchematicsException(`${project.name} does not have an architect or targets configuration`);
   }
 }
 
 /** Adds a style entry to the given target. */
-function addStyleToTarget(target: any, host: Tree, workspace: Workspace, asset: string, exclude: string = ''): void {
+function addStyleToTarget(targetName: string, host: Tree, workspace: Workspace, project: Project, asset: string, exclude: string = ''): void {
   const styleEntry = asset;
-
+  const targetOptions = getProjectTargetOptions(project, targetName);
   // We can't assume that any of these properties are defined, so safely add them as we go
   // if necessary.
-  if (!target.options) {
-    target.options = { styles: [ styleEntry ] };
-  } else if (!target.options.styles) {
-    target.options.styles = [ styleEntry ];
+  if (!targetOptions.styles) {
+    targetOptions.styles = [ styleEntry ];
   } else {
-    const existingStyles = target.options.styles.map(s => typeof s === 'string' ? s : s.input);
+    const existingStyles = targetOptions.styles.map(s => typeof s === 'string' ? s : s.input);
     const hasGivenTheme = existingStyles.find(s => s.includes(asset));
 
     if (exclude) {
-      const removeIndex = target.options.styles.indexOf(exclude);
+      const removeIndex = targetOptions.styles.indexOf(exclude);
       if (removeIndex >= 0) {
-        target.options.styles.splice(removeIndex, 1);
+        targetOptions.styles.splice(removeIndex, 1);
       }
     }
 
     if (!hasGivenTheme) {
-      target.options.styles.splice(0, 0, styleEntry);
+      targetOptions.styles.splice(0, 0, styleEntry);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/schematics/utils/ast.ts b/schematics/utils/ast.ts
index 3eb9e8cf1cc..5ab02409f8c 100755
--- a/schematics/utils/ast.ts
+++ b/schematics/utils/ast.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ import {SchematicsException, Tree} from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
 import * as ts from 'typescript';
 import {addImportToModule} from './devkit-utils/ast-utils';
 import {InsertChange} from './devkit-utils/change';
-import {Project, getWorkspace} from './devkit-utils/config';
+import { Project, getWorkspace, Workspace } from './devkit-utils/config';
 import {findBootstrapModulePath, getAppModulePath} from './devkit-utils/ng-ast-utils';
 import {ModuleOptions, findModuleFromOptions as internalFindModule} from './devkit-utils/find-module';
+import { getProjectMainFile } from './project-main-file'
+import { getProjectTargetOptions } from './project-targets'
 
 
 /** Reads file given path and returns TypeScript source file. */
@@ -19,8 +21,9 @@ export function getSourceFile(host: Tree, path: string): ts.SourceFile {
 }
 
 /** Import and add module to root app module. */
-export function addModuleImportToRootModule(host: Tree, moduleName: string, src: string, project: Project) {
-  const modulePath = getAppModulePath(host, project.architect.build.options.main);
+export function addModuleImportToRootModule(host: Tree, moduleName: string, src: string,
+                                            project: Workspace | any) {
+  const modulePath = getAppModulePath(host, getProjectMainFile(project));
   addModuleImportToModule(host, modulePath, moduleName, src);
 }
 
@@ -53,10 +56,10 @@ export function addModuleImportToModule(
 
 /** Gets the app index.html file */
 export function getIndexHtmlPath(host: Tree, project: Project): string {
-  const buildTarget = project.architect.build.options;
+  const buildOptions = getProjectTargetOptions(project, 'build');
 
-  if (buildTarget.index && buildTarget.index.endsWith('index.html')) {
-    return buildTarget.index;
+  if (buildOptions.index && buildOptions.index.endsWith('index.html')) {
+    return buildOptions.index;
   }
 
   throw new SchematicsException('No index.html file was found.');
@@ -64,10 +67,10 @@ export function getIndexHtmlPath(host: Tree, project: Project): string {
 
 /** Get the root stylesheet file. */
 export function getStylesPath(host: Tree, project: Project): string {
-  const buildTarget = project.architect['build'];
+  const buildOptions = getProjectTargetOptions(project, 'build');
 
-  if (buildTarget.options && buildTarget.options.styles && buildTarget.options.styles.length) {
-    const styles = buildTarget.options.styles.map(s => typeof s === 'string' ? s : s.input);
+  if (buildOptions && buildOptions.styles && buildOptions.styles.length) {
+    const styles = buildOptions.styles.map(s => typeof s === 'string' ? s : s.input);
 
     // First, see if any of the assets is called "styles.(le|sc|c)ss", which is the default
     // "main" style sheet.
diff --git a/schematics/utils/project-main-file.ts b/schematics/utils/project-main-file.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..81a4c85456e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schematics/utils/project-main-file.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google LLC 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 { SchematicsException } from '@angular-devkit/schematics';
+import { Workspace } from './devkit-utils/config';
+import { getProjectTargetOptions } from './project-targets';
+
+/** Looks for the main TypeScript file in the given project and returns its path. */
+export function getProjectMainFile(project: Workspace): string {
+  const buildOptions = getProjectTargetOptions(project, 'build');
+
+  if (!buildOptions.main) {
+    throw new SchematicsException(`Could not find the project main file inside of the ` +
+      `workspace config (${(project as any).sourceRoot})`);
+  }
+
+  return buildOptions.main;
+}
diff --git a/schematics/utils/project-targets.ts b/schematics/utils/project-targets.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9a7a5a43f96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schematics/utils/project-targets.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google LLC 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 { Project } from './devkit-utils/config';
+
+/** Resolves the architect options for the build target of the given project. */
+export function getProjectTargetOptions(project: Project | any, buildTarget: string) {
+  if (project.targets &&
+    project.targets[buildTarget] &&
+    project.targets[buildTarget].options) {
+
+    return project.targets[buildTarget].options;
+  }
+
+  // TODO(devversion): consider removing this architect check if the CLI completely switched
+  // over to `targets`, and the `architect` support has been removed.
+  // See: https://github.com/angular/angular-cli/commit/307160806cb48c95ecb8982854f452303801ac9f
+  if (project.architect &&
+    project.architect[buildTarget] &&
+    project.architect[buildTarget].options) {
+
+    return project.architect[buildTarget].options;
+  }
+
+  throw new Error(`Cannot determine project target configuration for: ${buildTarget}.`);
+}