Architectural Design Studios

Architectural Studios are at the center of the undergraduate and graduate programs in Architecture. Students explore architectural issues in a variety of ways across the year levels, led by full-time, part time practitioners, and Teaching Firms in Residence.

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A student presenting her model to the studio

ARCH 113-114 Core I-II

Introduces fundamentals of architectural design from abstract principles to built/occupied form, developed in two and three dimensions
A student and a Dean discussing their project in studio

ARCH 213-214 Core III-IV

Students develop a design process while emphasizing context, climate, program, materials and structure as determinants of form.
An image of a student rendering

ARCH 313 Core V

Addresses the integration of building form, structure as a space-generator, construction materials and assemblies, and sustainability themes in urban settings.
A collage of student architecture work

ARCH 413 Advanced Options

Students select from a wide range of topics each semester, with recent offerings including adaptive reuse, sustainability, micro ruralism, housing.
Two students discussing their architecture work

ARCH 416 Urban

Design projects in urban context, including local and global sites, communities, public spaces, transportation.
An image of a student architecture model

ARCH 511/512 Grad Core I-II

Introductory studio sequence for graduate students entering the Master of Architecture program without prior architectural design experience.
Professor Viola Ochoa and a student viewing a building in Switzerland on a Spring Break Trip

ARCH 513 Integrated

Brings all aspects of design together in an integrative process, through conceptual, schematic and design development, technical documentation, assessment.
A group of students with Professor Fash and Professor Mesa in Philadelphia on field trip

ARCH 515 Grad Options

Students complete two Graduate Options studios, exploring advanced architectural topics framed by faculty including Teaching Firms in Residence.
Professor Ludwig's student work on Sea Level Rise photo in an exhibition

ARCH 517 Revitalization

Focuses on the design and adaptation of existing and historic buildings and sites, achieved through collaboration among teams and multiple disciplines.
Architecture work displayed in a gallery

ARCH 613 Thesis

Each student develops a design thesis of their own choosing at a conclusion of their graduate studies, from research begun in the Graduate Thesis Research Seminar.