Department of Architecture

The Department of Architecture is founded on the belief that architecture has the power to improve lives by creating, activating, facilitating, and substantiating innovative and inclusive design for all communities and environments. Faculty with diverse perspectives and backgrounds can foster an interdisciplinary academic experience that positions architecture at the dynamic center of social, cultural, historical, technological, and physical issues within our shared world. A commitment to design excellence, social equity, and sustainability is evident throughout the curriculum and faculty research. We aim to equip graduates with the creativity, competence, compassion, and conviction to be positive agents of change and stewards of the built environment.

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Student Experience

The Department preserves comprehensive learning and teaching culture that provide opportunities to engage in purposeful work that directly improves communities, advances design and building technologies, and engages the professional and paraprofessional dimensions of the discipline.

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International Exposure

Students within the Department obtain an international understanding of design, history, and culture offered by immersive education opportunities that directly engage global cultures.