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Florida Southern College to launch new School of Architecture on historic Frank Lloyd Wright campus

2024-07-24T17:41:00-04:00

A new academic program in architecture is coming to Central Florida: The newly established Florida Southern College School of Architecture will begin instructing the first students enrolled in its undergraduate program in 2025, with a master’s course to follow beginning in the 2028 academic year.

The future school boasts a unique learning experience thanks to its setting in the Ordway Building, which is one of 16 structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Lakeland campus between 1938 and 1958. According to the college, that makes it the largest single-site collection of Wright's architecture in the world.

Rendering of the future Florida Southern College School of Architecture building. Image: The Lunz Group/FSC SoA

"We are blessed that this next stage of educational excellence is being funded through a generous benefactor who will ensure that Florida Southern makes a profound impact on the architecture profession and thus on our lives as we live and work in the structures our...

Marywood University creates first-ever Bachelor of Virtual Architecture program

2024-05-16T13:01:00-04:00

Marywood University in Pennsylvania has announced the first-ever undergraduate degree-granting academic program dedicated to training students in virtual architecture. The new Bachelor of Virtual Architecture (BVA) program is tailored to learners interested in careers building immersive environments. Students will learn through a combination of studios and coursework with skills-based outcomes augmented by instruction in the liberal arts, building science, and architectural design.

Image courtesy Marywood University

The school says: "The Virtual Architecture program will prepare students to design immersive architectural environments for films, video games, and other forms of virtual and extended realities. This interdisciplinary degree will share coursework with our two existing, professional degree programs in Architecture and Interior Architecture. Building on synergies with these existing programs, the Virtual Architecture program will specialize in environments, interactions, t...

Apply to SCI-Arc's Newly Launched Bachelor of Science in Design Program

2024-01-04T14:35:00-05:00

This post is brought to you by SCI-Arc, an Archinect Partner School

SCI-Arc is thrilled to announce the launch of its new undergraduate program, Bachelor of Science in Design, commencing in the fall of 2024.* The four-year BS Design program will prepare students to deploy a wide array of digital design skills with keen cultural, visual, and technological sensibilities that are in demand across many rapidly growing industries, such as film, gaming, and data-based environments.

SCI-Arc's BS Design combines a comprehensive academic education with training in a broad set of sought-after creative digital skills, under continuous mentoring by trailblazing practitioners. The program builds on SCI-Arc's design pedagogy that stimulates pathfinding and growth within a collaborative, adventurous environment of cross-disciplinary learning and bold experimentation.

SCI-Arc Bachelor of Science in Design. Video courtesy of SCI-Arc | SCI-Arc Channel.

BS Design at SCI-Arc comprises a two-year Fou...

Don't miss undergraduate and graduate admission deadlines from Archinect School Partners

2023-12-20T09:00:00-05:00

With the 2023 year slowly coming to a close, many architecture schools are still accepting applications to their undergraduate and graduate programs through January and February of 2024.

If you're interested in pursuing an architecture education for the Fall 2024 school term, explore important admission deadlines from nine of our Archinect Partner Schools.

Curious about becoming an Archinect School Partner? Contact us to learn more!

SCI-Arc

Undergraduate, Graduate, and Postgraduate Degree Programs - Learn more here

Fall 2024 Priority Deadline: January 15, 2024

Notes: "SCI-Arc operates on a rolling admissions basis. Applications received after the priority deadline will be considered on a case-by-case basis as space permits. To be reviewed for both admission and scholarship consideration, applications must be completed and all required documents must be submitted by the priority deadline."

Pratt Institute School of Architecture

Higgins Hall at Pratt Institute houses School of Arc...

Explore portfolio reviews, open houses, and information sessions for prospective graduate and undergraduate students this November

2023-11-01T15:38:00-04:00

Admission deadlines for Fall 2024 architecture programs are quickly approaching. If you're looking to pursue a Bachelor's degree, Master's, or Ph.D. program in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, or a one-year Post Graduate degree, Archinect's School Partners offer a comprehensive list of upcoming information sessions and open houses (both in-person and online) to help with your applications.

Are you working on your portfolio and are curious if it's up to par? Our School Partners are also featuring portfolio review sessions to help you submit your best work!

SCI-Arc

Graduate and Postgraduate Information Sessions
Date: In-Person on Wednesday, November 8th | 5 pm (Register)

"Discover SCI-Arc’s graduate and postgraduate programs, and their application requirements. All guests are welcome to stay for the 6 pm lecture."

Virtual Graduate Online Open House
Date: Saturday, November 11th | 9 am PST (Register)

"Explore our top-ranked Master of Architecture (M.Arch) program fro...

Interested in applying to SCI-Arc? Don't miss upcoming open house and info sessions in October and November

2023-10-11T15:00:00-04:00

This post is brought to you by SCI-Arc, an Archinect Partner School

Located in downtown Los Angeles, SCI-Arc is a world-renowned center of innovation and one of the nation’s few independent architecture schools, offering undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate programs. We are dedicated to educating architects who will imagine and shape the future. SCI-Arc’s academic education is built on a series of performance criteria and learning objectives.

For students looking to pursue undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate studies at SCI-Arc, explore upcoming information sessions and open houses this October and November.

In-Person Information Session

Image courtesy of SCI-Arc.

Graduate and Postgraduate Information Sessions (Register here) Wednesday, October 25th & Wednesday, November 8th | 5pm

Discover SCI-Arc’s graduate and postgraduate programs, and their application requirements. All guests are welcomed to stay for the 6pm lecture.

Online Information Sessions and Open House

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A new grant will support Indigenous students and curriculum development at the University of Calgary's design school

2023-03-31T15:55:00-04:00

A new grant meant to encourage Indigenous students’ participation in the architectural field has been announced by the University of Calgary.

The $120,000 CAD ($88,600 USD) grant is being funded by the Alberta Real Estate Foundation (AREF) and will help the university’s School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape (SAPL) further develop its existing Indigenous Pathways Program while integrating Indigenous knowledge and subject matter into the brand-new Bachelor of Design in City Innovation (BDCI) degree.

The school shares that the BDCI is also its first-ever undergraduate degree offering. Sessional instructors and staff from the Indigenous community will also be recruited as a result of the funding, which helps to underscore the central mission and principles of the institution. Currently, the SAPL is the province’s only accredited architectural degree program.

“This project elevates real estate leadership in our province through inclusion, representation, and professional standa...

Woodbury University's Interior Design program receives prestigious $75,000 Donghia Foundation grant

2022-08-17T11:45:00-04:00

The Interior Design program at Woodbury University's School of Architecture has been awarded a $75,000 grant from the Angelo Donghia Foundation.

The Angelo Donghia Foundation is part of the renowned home furnishings company Donghia Inc., founded by the late American interior designer Angelo Donghia. The award will be used over the course of three years for a Senior Studio program for Interior Design students and help fund "fieldwork study expenses," allowing students to gain hands-on experience during their final year of study.

Materiality of Things. Student work by Woodbury University Interior Design student Anna Grubinski Ossyra.

"One of the promises of fieldwork is the potential to expand learning beyond the academic environment, synthesizing many types and modalities of education, and providing an active relationship between knowledge acquisition and knowledge content," shared Professor Heather Peterson, who will lead the grant and was also the writer of the grant proposal.

The...

NYIT's School of Architecture and Design offers 14 Undergraduate and Graduate programs. Register for their virtual open house to learn more

2021-11-24T14:19:00-05:00

This post is sponsored by the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) School of Architecture and Design, an Archinect Partner School

The mission within the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) School of Architecture and Design is to deliver a 21st-century design education, which is technology-infused and culturally meaningful. Located at both New York City and Long Island campuses, New York Tech offers degrees in Architecture, Interior Design, Digital Arts, Graphic Design, Urban Design, Computational Technologies, and Health and Design.

Design is increasingly shaped by today's innovators, collaborators, and leaders, equipped with knowledge and experience with which to create culturally transformative, ethically and ecologically sound buildings, communities, and cities. We prepare our students for their future professional careers with a sequence of intensive design studios, alongside courses focusing on the acquisition of knowledge and skills in advanced technologies for design,...