• We currently offer many courses in architectural design, interior design, industrial design, digital media, digital and conventional fabrication, furniture design, and various aspects of visualization ranging from 3D modeling software to graphic design for architectural presentations.
  • The department in the School of Architecture + Planning only offers a graduate degree in Landscape Architecture. They have begun to add courses listed at the undergraduate level.
  • This concentration is modeled on the Design Studies Concentration, during which those students take the same courses for the first two years of their degree, but as they get into the 3rd year, they will have more choices.
  • The 3rd year is when the Pre-Professional Concentration moves into more technically oriented courses to prepare them for the MArch. In recent years, several students have complained that they don?t want to take these more strictly architectural courses, and would prefer more freedom.
  • The Design Studies Concentration was approved last year, and this LA Concentration simply inserts specific landscape architecture classes in the open slots. This means the students will get substantial advanced standing in our Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) degree, as well as other MLA programs.?It will be important that the concentration be transcripted to help in their admissions process.
  • There is already a Landscape Architecture concentration in the Community and Regional Planning department although the extensive background in design within the BAA program will give the students in the BAA / Landscape Architecture concentration substantially more advanced standing in the Master of Landscape Architecture.

    • Career Opportunities:

    • People need places to live, work, play, learn, worship, meet, govern, shop, and eat. Architects are responsible for designing these places, whether they are private or public; indoors or outdoors; or rooms, buildings, or complexes. Architects discuss with clients the objectives, requirements, and budget of a project.
    • In some cases, architects provide various predesign services, such as feasibility and environmental impact studies, site selection, cost analyses and land- use studies, and design requirements. For example, architects may determine a building space requirements by researching its number and types of potential users.
    • After discussing and agreeing on the initial proposal, architects develop final construction plans that show the building's appearance and details for its construction. Accompanying these plans are drawings of the structural system; air-conditioning, heating, and ventilating systems; electrical systems; communications systems; plumbing; and, possibly, site and landscape plans.
    • In developing designs, architects must follow building codes, zoning laws, fire regulations, and other ordinances, such as those requiring easy access by people who are disabled. Computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) and building information modeling (BIM) technology have replaced traditional drafting paper and pencil as the most common methods for creating designs and construction drawings.
    • Architects also may help clients get construction bids, select contractors, and negotiate construction contracts. As construction proceeds, architects may visit building sites to ensure that contractors follow the design, keep to the schedule, use the specified materials, and meet work-quality standards. The job is not complete until all construction is finished, required tests are conducted, and construction costs are paid.