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Architecture

Bachelor of Architecture – B.Arch. |
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About the Program

Design and shape the world around you, while also learning about the people, places, programs, and purposes of buildings and human environments. You will become an innovative problem solver and build skills in a broad spectrum of visual communication tools and methods, design technologies, and design information management.

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Architecture

The Polytechnic Experience

In architecture, you’ll turn sketches into structural models, balancing aesthetics, structure, and economics. Studio courses offer hands-on, project-focused learning, while lectures cover key design topics. With internships and industry connections, this learn-by-doing approach prepares you to become a creative thinker ready to impact the built environment.

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Career Outcomes

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Restoration Architect

Preserve and conserve buildings, structures and monuments with cultural and historic significance.

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Urban Planner

Create public and community spaces, helping to develop land and make the most accessible and safe use of open land.

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Computer Aided Design Detailer

Use technology to make execution in the physical world smoother, easier and safer by creating blueprints and illustrations to predict and test for obstacles.

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Interior Designer

Using knowledge of architectural design, help structure the interior placement of furniture, lighting, artwork and more to evoke the appropriate emotion and sensation in a safe, accessible way.

Courses

×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog's Bachelor of Architecture is offered in a five-year curriculum, which focuses on the design laboratory. The studio sequence consists of four segments: a three-year basic core, three-semester topic studios, and a two-semester long culminating senior project. Lecture classes in Architecture Theory and History, Human Behavior, Professional Practice, Programming, Sustainability, Building Technology, Structures, Codes and Digital Media are closely coordinated with the studio sequence, and students are expected to demonstrate their knowledge of these areas in their design projects.

For the most up-to-date information on courses for this program, visit the course catalog or contact an advisor.

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Accreditation

Design the Built Environment

The Bachelor of Architecture program is accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB).

Financial Aid & Scholarships

Peter J. Pitassi Design Scholarship

The Pitassi Scholarship is open to high-achieving freshmen and sophomore architecture students interested in the role of housing in community development. Awardees are also eligible for consideration of a paid internship over the summer with a private development firm.

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Architecture Professor Irma Ramirez

Featured Faculty

Irma Ramirez focuses on community-based design, design-build, interdisciplinary practice and service learning. She collaborates with CPP's Habitat 21 Sustainable Settlements Project and founded the ENV China Program in Beijing.
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