.. reposting again. anyone?

by the way , fyi. I'm talkin about the M.Arch II program on both schools...thanks

UCLA's Suprastudio is one of the strongest programs out there. Although SCAD is a good school... there's no comparison. If you are very serious about this then go for UCLA, however, the admission requirements and competition are much different than SCAD, and you might as well find a way into California to take care of in-state tuition as they are raising the cost at UC professional programs rapidly.

im contemplating of taking both... M.Arch postprof- Urban Design then Suprastudio by next year.... thanks Michael.

I had never heard of Suprastudio before. Their work looks "Supra" lame...

My first impression was that much of it was superficial, formal and lacked substance/ rigor. Sorry, It’s my (outside, first impression) honest opinion.


If given the option, i would go for SCAD.

As much as I love Savannah. 9k @ SCAD ain't gonna pay for much. I dunno much abt UCLA's program, but I know enough abt LA to say - It has a helluva lot more to offer than Savannah (which is a great, great city).

I vote: UCLA

UCLA suprastudio without question.

If your portfolio is already strong, the UCLA program will give you access to things beyond just design knowledge. Things like leadership/communication skills, access to real clients, and face time with prominent architects, many of whom have practices in both LA and New York. It's more like doing actual work for the professor than it is taking a design studio. But if you need to develop your design sense and better your portfolio, then SCAD may be the better option.

just don't assume that going to a certain school will get you a job when you graduate though, because it won't. Unless you're good with your mouth.

@dot , how good is a good portfolio? I had been working and practicing for a couple of years overseas before going back to school. Admittedly , I have been missing and have sort of become outdated with emerging issues in architecture and experimental/lab environment;but youre right; I do need to reboot, redevelop and update my design sense.

@Cherith Cutestory- so isnt this the program that you get into, finish , then everything else follows and have a happy ending? kidding. I agree with u tho.
On the otherhand, I hope that this 35kusd 1 yr. avant-garde program would boost my sense of judgement and competitive edge.

maybe I'm missing something because I do not know that much about suprastudio, but from what I gather you are paying ucla 35k to do bitch work for a handful of starchitects for one year? seems like a real deal.
why dont you just go work for mayne, or some other hotshot, directly? at the very least you'd be an intern and making nothing; not paying them the privilege to work in their sublime shadow.

i think you are missing something villain. you don't exactly get to work at morphosis with a wink and a smile. sometimes not even a stellar portfolio will get you a job. you have to prove yourself personally, and many times, people do that in an academic setting. it's true you are doing research for an architect, but it's a different animal than work done at the office.

i've known two people who have done suprastudio, both on scholarship, and both offered a job by thom mayne. to me that's a worthwhile experience.

I hope Suprastudio will turn me to a Supra-architect!!! -sarcasm

But seriously, I am looking for a perspective-changing environment that will improve my arch'l dispositions and push my design skills to the edge and further.

thanks for the great input guys. I am attending both Postprof programs.
informed UCLA of my intentions of not enrolling this summer but to next yr.
Both schools offer the postprof. degrees that best fits my interests and professional path: being an architect who practiced and also was employed working on real-world scenario for years.

On the otherhand; with a little help from my scholarship and eventually CA residency grants, these two degrees should cost me around 50 gran usd tho'... the question of practicality lingers in my head... (sigh)

again much thanks.