Graduate Degrees

Architecture Student Work
GRADUATE DEGREES
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The Architecture Program at The University of Texas at Austin values intellectual ambition and cultural relevance in architectural production. Our teaching and research is founded on a shared interest in ambitious buildings. We uphold an integrated, close-knit design studio model encouraging dialogue, collaboration, risk-taking, and innovation.

CRITICAL PRACTICE

Since its founding in 1909, the School of Architecture has been one of the most distinguished schools of architecture in the country. Alumni of the School of Architecture include internationally recognized leaders of Snøhetta Craig Dykers and Elaine Molinar, and David Lake of Lake|Flato. The most recent DesignIntelligence survey ranked the UT School of Architecture as the  #1 "More Hired From" Architecture Program in our size group. In addition to our Career Services Office, the school has a robust Professional Residency Program, through which students can join significant architectural offices around the world. Additionally, Visiting Professorships bring noted architects to teach Advanced Design studios within the school on a regular basis, and a high percentage of our full-time faculty are themselves noted practitioners.

DEGREE PROGRAMS

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MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE [MARCH]

The Master of Architecture is an accredited first professional degree. It fulfills the professional degree requirements for registration as an architect.* It is designed for students entering either with no academic training in architecture or a four-year bachelor’s “pre-arch” degree and who wish to enter the profession of architecture.

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MASTER OF ADVANCED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN [MAAD]

The post-professional Master of Advanced Architectural Design degree is a design-oriented program that offers students with an accredited B. Arch. degree the resources for personal and professional growth in an area of concentration of their choosing under the guidance of a faculty mentor.

STUDENT WORK

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    On Nov. 10, join us for a conversation between Eve Blau of @harvardgsd and Eric Mumford of @washuarchitecture.
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    On Nov. 10, join us for a conversation between Eve Blau of @harvardgsd and Eric Mumford of @washuarchitecture.

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    Toshiki Hirano is an architectural designer, researcher and educator based in Tokyo, Japan. This semester, he joins the School of Architecture to teach an Advanced Design Studio as our Ruth Carter Stevenson Visiting Professor. <br>
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    Toshiki Hirano is an architectural designer, researcher and educator based in Tokyo, Japan. This semester, he joins the School of Architecture to teach an Advanced Design Studio as our Ruth Carter Stevenson Visiting Professor.

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    On Nov. 5, join us for a lecture by @nadaaainc's founding principal, @nadertehrani47. Nader Tehrani is a profoundly influential architect, designer and educator.
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    On Nov. 5, join us for a lecture by @nadaaainc's founding principal, @nadertehrani47. Nader Tehrani is a profoundly influential architect, designer and educator.

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    On November 7, @philipperahmarchitectes joins us as the keynote speaker for the Interior Provocations: WEATHER symposium.
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    On November 7, @philipperahmarchitectes joins us as the keynote speaker for the Interior Provocations: WEATHER symposium.

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    Calling all aspiring landscape architects! On Oct. 29, Associate Professor and Undergraduate Landscape Architecture Chair at Auburn University, Rob Holmes, comes to UTSOA to present his lecture, “TO SEE THE THING AT ALL.” <br>
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    Calling all aspiring landscape architects! On Oct. 29, Associate Professor and Undergraduate Landscape Architecture Chair at Auburn University, Rob Holmes, comes to UTSOA to present his lecture, “TO SEE THE THING AT ALL.”

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    On Oct. 27, New Orleans-based architect and founder and director of @Colloqate, Bryan C. Lee Jr. joins us for his lecture, "POWER + PLACE: MEMORY IS MOMENTUM." <br>
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    On Oct. 27, New Orleans-based architect and founder and director of @Colloqate, Bryan C. Lee Jr. joins us for his lecture, "POWER + PLACE: MEMORY IS MOMENTUM."

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    What roles and responsibilities do fields engaged in shaping the atmosphere of interiors assume in the age of extreme weather events unfolding across a heating planet? How do atmospheric patterns, traditions, metaphors, or mishaps from the past inform current interior responses? <br>
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    What roles and responsibilities do fields engaged in shaping the atmosphere of interiors assume in the age of extreme weather events unfolding across a heating planet? How do atmospheric patterns, traditions, metaphors, or mishaps from the past inform current interior responses?

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    Did you know “Goldsmith Courtyard” is formally named the Eden and Hal Box Courtyard? <br>
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    Did you know “Goldsmith Courtyard” is formally named the Eden and Hal Box Courtyard?

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    Gian-Claudia Sciara, associate professor of community and regional planning (CRP) at The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture, has been selected for a Swiss National Science Foundation Scientific Exchange award to collaborate at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landsc
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    Gian-Claudia Sciara, associate professor of community and regional planning (CRP) at The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture, has been selected for a Swiss National Science Foundation Scientific Exchange award to collaborate at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landsc