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The Professional Studio (ARCH 515) is a twelve credit course that includes scholarly and research activity combined with professional experience occurring in an off-campus location. Students are able to focus as they are involved with the Professional Studio as their sole activity for the semester. Students are offered the following Professional Studio options:
-Option A: Community Design Studio
The studio involves professional research and design on outreach community projects that may include architectural design, technological innovation, historic preservation, urban design, or other topics that consults and benefits a specific community user group.
-Option B: Practicum Studio
The studio combines scholarly and research activity integrated with the activities of a professional architecture, engineering, planning, construction, or development firm. Practice activities are guided by senior professional firm members and emphasize integration of disciplines involved in projects and operations. A focus given to issues of leadership, critical and creative thinking, and the influence of culture on design decisions. Students are allowed to investigate professional activities including office management, project management, programming, site and environmental analysis, schematic design, design development, building systems coordination, cost analysis, and code research.
-Option C: Topical Studio
The studio combines research and design focused on topics that may include computer-aided design, digital fabrication and computer-aided manufacturing, design-build, construction, and work in related design disciplines.
Uniqueness- Integrated into the D. Arch. curriculum
- Leadership learned from proven leaders in design
- Contact with end users
- Prepares students for leadership in complex global practice
Learning- Written, oral and graphic communication
- Influence of culture on decision-making and design of the built environment
- Initiative and independence
Professional Studio Firms- Firms include major U.S. firms with approximately one third located internationally
( e.g., London, New York, San Francisco, Hawaii, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai )
Eligibility- All prerequisites must be completed
- Must be in good academic standing
Expenses- Students pay graduate level tuition.
- Outside work is not permitted during the Professional Studio semester
- Air transportation, optional travel and cultural activities, housing, miscellaneous living expenses
- Scholarship, grants and loans are available. Contact University Financial Aid for information
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