Architecture

Introduction

Architecture enriches our lives by offering us environments that are sensibly compelling, thought provoking, and capable of lifting our spirits. In addition to being beautiful architecture is, by ancient definition, functional and durable. Like art, architecture is permeated by dualities. It is stable and transitory, measurable and immeasurable, and capable of both being touched and touching us. Like science, architecture involves systematic study. Its methods are iterative, experimental, and rely on intense observation. By intertwining the poetic and practical, architecture is uniquely poised to address the challenges of contemporary life and build the culture of the 21st century.

Bachelor of Architecture

The undergraduate Architecture curriculum is structured as two programs, or stages, of study, the Foundation Program and the Professional Program. The Foundation Program stimulates a dialogue based on the student designer's attitudes, knowledge, and concerns in working with multiple scales of environmental design activity. The Professional Program begins with design theory and process, covering building design as an interactive investigation of human factors, environmental forces, and technology and focuses, during the fourth and fifth years, on building design and the fifth year thesis project.

Undergrad. Architecture Checksheets

Master of Architecture

The graduate curriculum options in architecture are structured to accommodate diverse student needs. This is accomplished by offering a combination of professional and post-professional program options, all of which lead to the degree of M.Arch.

Master of Science in Architecture

The Master of Science in Architecture Program has been initiated in relation to the need for new and specialized knowledge in design to respond to the changing scope of professional practice. Program graduates consequently may follow diverse career paths in environmental design practice, public and private agencies and industry, or teaching and research in universities and research institutions.

Ph.d. in Architecture and Design Research

Doctoral studies in architecture and design are for those students who desire to pursue careers in the research fields of advanced professional and academic practice and teaching. The program draws from the architecture faculty's diverse experiences and backgrounds to establish a climate in which scholarship and creativity can flourish.

Focus in Architectural Acoustics

Continuing Education

Online Architecture and Design courses for Alumni

inside architecture and design

Summer workshop for high school students

Academic Programs

• Architecture
• 1. Introduction
  2. Bachelor of Architecture
  3. Undergrad. Architecture Checksheets
  4. Master of Architecture
  5. Master of Science in Architecture
  6. Ph.d. in Architecture and Design Research
  7. Focus in Architectural Acoustics
  8. Continuing Education
  9. inside architecture and design
• Interior Design
• 1. Introduction
  2. Overview
  3. Bachelor of Science
  4. Interior Design Checksheets
  5. Master of Science in Architecture
  6. inside architecture and design
• Industrial Design
• 1. Introduction
  2. Overview + History
  3. Bachelor of Science
  4. Industrial Design Checksheets
  5. Minor in Industrial Design
  6. Master of Science in Architecture
  7. inside architecture and design
• Landscape Architecture
• 1. Introduction
  2. Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
  3. Undergraduate Landscape Architecture Checksheet
  4. Master of Landscape Architecture
  5. Dual Degrees
  6. Ph.D. in Architecture and Design Research
  7. Post Graduate Studies
  8. Special Programs
  9. inside architecture and design

Off-Campus Programs

• Washington-Alexandria Center
• Chicago Studio
• Field Study
• XTern Program
• Study Abroad

Research and Outreach Centers

• International Archive of Women in Architecture
• Center for High Performance Learning Environments
• Henry H. Wiss Center for Theory & History of Art & Architecture
• Community Design Assistance Center