Why Architecture at Jefferson?

The Architecture Program prepares students to be design professionals in the 21st century

• Researching and analyzing cultural and environmental contexts
• Developing innovative architectural solutions
• Presenting the results in a professional manner

Faculty encourage students to find their passion

• Questioning conventions as they develop their critical design skills
• Emphasizing process and product equally
• Serving as stewards of a sustainable society
• Becoming life-long learners and active citizens

Our students are trailblazers

• Spring 2013, two 5th-year students named finalists in The John Stewardson Memorial Competition and one 3rd-year student named finalist in New York's Reinvent Payphones Design Challenge.
• Spring 2012, Design 8 students collaborated with Interior Designers in a “Bank of the Future” design competition, with the winning team presenting its design at the TD Bank Group’s Enterprise Real Estate annual conference in Toronto.
• Spring 2012, Design 10 students followed a variety of paths: designing and building prototype sleeping units for local homeless shelters, exploring the use of robotics in architecture, visiting Argentina for an urban design studio, and pursuing self-directed thesis projects.
• Fall 2012, Design 8 students facilitated the development of a Patch Adams community-based health clinic in an under-served neighborhood.