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"We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us."
     ~ Winston Churchill

  

Academy of Art University has one of the top architecture schools in the country. Very few architecture schools provide all of the classes and support found at the Academy, and students enjoy a unique educational experience not found at other architecture schools.

Architecture Class Descriptions and Schedules

Architecture classes in:

Architectural Design Studios focusing on: Case Studies and Ordering Principles, Meaning and Making, Sensory Systems, Programming and Site Influences, Structural and Environmental Systems, Comprehensive Project incorporating all of the above. Unlike other architecture schools, research and innovation in sustainable building design is stressed in all studio projects.

Support and Technical Classes: Spatial Composition, Environmental Controls and Sustainability, Structures, Architectural History, Materials and Methods of Construction, Digitally Generated Morphology, Professional Practice, Perspective, Design Process and Graphic Representation and more.

Thesis Projects set in, and meeting regulations of, the urban context of San Francisco or in an international student’s home country.

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Architecture Career Opportunities

Architectural Principals, Studio Directors, Lead Designers, Architectural Detailers, Job Captains, Graphic Renderers, Urban Designers, and more!

Architecture Firms Hiring Our Grads Include:

Anshen + Allen, Architecture International, Babey Moulton Jue & Booth, Backen Gillam Architects, Brayton Hughes Design Studios, Crate & Barrel, Ellerbe Becket, Inc., FME Architecture + Design, Hart Howerton, Hirsch Bedner Associates, Kishimoto Gordon Dalaya PC, Architecture Planning Interiors, KWID, Masco Contractor Services, LLC, MBH Architects, Paul Jones Architects Ltd., Saida + Sullivan Design Partners, Walter E. Smithe Custom Furniture, Your Space Interiors

Architecture Degree Programs

Master of Architecture (M.Arch)

As an architecture graduate school, our School of Architecture is one of the top architecture schools in the country. Offering a 63-unit M. Arch program for qualified applicants holding an undergraduate degree in architecture and an 87-unit M. Arch program for applicants with an undergraduate degree in a field other than architecture, we are proud to have one of the best architecture schools available. Both the 63-unit and 87-unit degree programs are accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB)), which governs all architectural schools seeking accreditation.

Master of Architecture (M. Arch) 63
Master of Architecture (M. Arch) 87
Master of Architecture (M. Arch) Program Learning Outcomes

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At the Academy of Art University’s architecture school, we guide our students through the landscape of architecture, from ancient themes through to the post-modern vision of architecture in 2006. Our architecture school students graduate with the best sense of what it takes to become a truly top architect in the challenging and competitive world of architecture.

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