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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...

Applying to Pratt Institute's School of Architecture Graduate Programs? Check out upcoming open house and info sessions!

2023-10-17T12:50:00-04:00

This post is brought to you by Pratt Institute School of Architecture, an Archinect Partner School

The M.ARCH, MLA, MSARCH, & MSUD programs at Pratt are dedicated to the pursuit of design inquiry across complex and evolving fields of study. Our goal is to cultivate our students’ ability to ask challenging questions that deepen their understanding of building and living environments. Together, we work across design practices, professions, and disciplines to meet the challenges and opportunities of our times.

Information Sessions

Pratt Institute Graduate Architecture and Urban Design (GAUD) Information Session

Date: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 | 6:00-7:30 pm ET (Zoom)
Details: This virtual information session hosted by Pratt GAUD will give prospective students interested in the Master of Architecture, Master of Landscape Architecture, MS Architecture, and MS Urban Design programs the opportunity to learn more about the programs and application requirements. Each session includes an ov...

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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Thinking about applying to architecture school? Explore graduate open house and info sessions hosted by Archinect Partner Schools

2023-09-25T07:47:00-04:00

Are you thinking about applying to architecture school and want to learn about different graduate program offerings? Application deadlines for the Spring and Fall 2024 architecture term will begin soon! To get ahead, explore and sign up for the following open house and information sessions from five Archinect Partner Schools.

Need portfolio tips or looking for ways to freshen up your CV? Don't forget to check out our Archinect Tips section to stay up to date on professional development and professional practice trends to keep you ahead of the curve.

Pratt Institute Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment (GCPE) Open House
Date: October 19, 2023 | 3pm – 5pm EST
Details: RSVP HERE to learn more about Pratt’s Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment and its 4 graduate degree programs. Virtual and in-person info sessions will share everything you need to know about the admissions process, visit campus, and give you a chance to speak with faculty from GCPE’s four interdi...

Shape the Future of the Built Environment with MIT's Master in Real Estate Development

2023-09-21T08:30:00-04:00

This post is brought to you by MIT Center for Real Estate

The MIT Master of Science in Real Estate Development (MSRED) offers an unparalleled education in real estate practice. Our groundbreaking MSRED degree presents a program that is rigorous, concentrated, multidisciplinary, and geared toward direct application.

Candidates for the MSRED degree often come to MIT with several years of experience within the built environment. The program offers students a chance to sharpen their skills by working with other professionals of exceptional promise. Building partnerships that will last long after graduation, MSRED students learn team building in an international context, applying research to real-world problems in a disciplined and intellectual framework.

Image courtesy of MIT CRE.

If you would like to learn more about the MSRED Program at MIT, consider participating in one of our upcoming information sessions.

Virtual Info Sessions

October 23, 2023 @ 5:30-7pm ET | Information Session (V...

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,...

Applying to an architecture program? Here are 7 virtual open houses and info sessions featured on Archinect's event section

2021-11-02T09:28:00-04:00

Applications for Spring and Fall 2022 architecture programs have opened. If you're currently exploring graduate programs or doctoral programs to apply to below is a list of upcoming virtual open house and information sessions from seven architecture programs.

UCalgary SAPL Doctorate of Design (DDes) Info Session
Date: November 2, 2021 from 10am - 11am MST
Click here to learn more and register.

Woodbury University Virtual School of Architecture Graduate Open House - Fall 2021
Date: November 3, 2021 from 5pm - 6pm PST
Click here to learn more and register.

Image courtesy of the Sam Fox School of Visual Arts and Design

Washington University in St. Louis Sam Fox School hosts Virtual Open House: Graduate Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Design
Date: Novem...

UCLA Architecture and Urban Design announces 2021 graduate programs virtual open house

2021-10-19T19:10:00-04:00

This post is brought to you by UCLA Architecture and Urban Design, an Archinect Partner School

Join UCLA Architecture and Urban Design for their Graduate Programs Open House virtually on Wednesday, November 3, 2021. The program includes curriculum overviews and Q sessions. The day will include program and curriculum overviews, Q&A sessions with faculty, student advisors, and current students.

What can you expect from the Graduate Programs Open House?

Program overviews and presentations by key faculty members
Introduction to admissions, funding and scholarships hosted by our student advisors
Portfolio workshop for valuable tips on elevating your application

UCLA Architecture and Urban Design is located at Perloff Hall on UCLA’s Westwood campus. Image courtesy of UCLA Architecture and Urban Design

Which Program is Right for You

M.Arch. Professional Degree — The M.Arch. is a three-year, NAAB-accredited program that prepares students for professional practice and other career paths.

M....

London's Open House launches new collection of card models to make at home

2020-09-16T16:13:00-04:00

Open House, the volunteer-led festival of London's urban landscape, has created a collection of card models of iconic London buildings. The collection is one of a number of new "virus-proof" initiatives celebrating London's architecture during the pandemic.

There are a total of sixteen card models, which can be ordered online and made at home. Some of the structures included are St Paul's Cathedral, Kew Gardens Palm House, and the Hoover Building. Every model kit comes with two sets of printed and pre-creased sheets to assemble the building along with information about the structure and its architectural history.

"For Open House 2020, we’ve created a program of in-person events all across the city but we wanted to create something for families and individuals who can’t visit the festival in person too," said Hafsa Adan, Assistant Curator of Open House 2020 in a statement. "For those who can’t get out and about in London this weekend, we’re bringing the skyline to them instead."

The ...

Virtual events to join today and over the weekend include an open house for UC Berkeley and a mid-century modernism tour of Chicago

2020-05-15T08:00:00-04:00

Today's featured virtual event happenings, from Archinect's Virtual Event Guide, are hosted by UC Berkeley and the Chicago Architecture Foundation.

Are you hosting a virtual lecture? Presentation? Tour? Interview? Happy Hour? Submit it for consideration by clicking here.

Are you an expert in an arena that's especially important right now? Let us know if you would like to work with Archinect to host an online event.

College of Environmental Design at UC Berkeley presents a Virtual Gallery Open House
Friday, May 15, 2020 | 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM PDT
As we move to remote learning this summer, we will utilize immersive technology including virtual and augmented reality to explore the latent potential of digital platforms for creativity and collaboration. A Disc*2020 Virtual Reality Gallery Open House to experience first hand what design pedagogy in a post-studio landscape can look like.
Click here to attend and/or register

CAC Live: Mid-Century Modernism Tour
Sunday, May 17, 2020 | 1:00 PM – 2...

Tomorrow — Art Share L.A. to unveil their redesign by Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects

2017-06-14T13:56:00-04:00

Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects teamed up with notable non-profit Art Share L.A. to redesign the group's creative art space at the corner of 4th Street and Hewitt, in Downtown Los Angeles' Arts District. Art Share L.A. will officially reveal the new design during an open house tomorrow night, June 15 from 7-10 p.m.

Photo via Art Share L.A.

The open house event will feature a talk by Lorcan O'Herlihy, exhibitions, poetry, and performances. Event is free, but space is limited. RSVP here.

Here's a quick peek of LOHA's redesign.

Entrance. Rendering courtesy Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects.

The redesign for the colorful 28,000 square-foot building features a more flexible, open reconfiguration of galleries, classrooms, a theater, and other multi-functional spaces with live-work studios.

Galleries. Renderings courtesy Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects.

Theater. Rendering courtesy Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects.

Proposed plan. Courtesy Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects.

In case you missed it, listen to Archinect's recent...

Architecture for the people: the rise of Open House Worldwide

2014-09-16T17:32:00-04:00

The gilded opulence of a Buenos Aires ballroom, the hidden tunnels beneath Jerusalem’s Wailing Wall, and the cavernous innards of the biggest gasometers in Europe are some of the off-limits sites that can be glimpsed around the world this autumn, thanks to the growing phenomenon of the Open House weekend. The initiative, which began in London in 1992 and celebrates its 22nd edition this week, has since spawned a global network of over 20 cities [...].

From the School Blogs: Open House: May 2011

2011-05-17T13:56:51-04:00

This weekend our team hosted a "soft opening" of the New Norris House to celebrate the completion of major construction. There is lots more to do and details to resolve, but this event was a welcomed termination of two semesters of work by design|build studio/seminar participants.

Open House: What a Concept

2011-05-12T19:08:34-04:00

Most ills in this world (and we know there isn’t a shortage of them) require massive change on systematic and ideological levels. Indeed, it is a capacity—and many say, a responsibility—of design to address the many pressing problems facing the world today. But is this the only role for design? Is design solely a form of crisis management and problem solving? Or can design also offer a different perspective on a problem, without having the aim of solving the problem entirely?

Renny Ramakers responds to the NYT Opinionator piece by Allison Areiff, published last week.