Architecture is a combination of artistic ideals, cultural forces, and physical facts. Our curriculum provides a learning environment that cultivates vigorous dialogue and debate, intellectual discipline, and a self-motivated search for architectural values.

The pedagogical goal of the architecture program is to develop students who are creatively independent, enterprising, and inventive, who have the ability to order and structure intellectual difficulties, and the skills, judgment, and desire to make lasting contributions to society.

The five-year, professional degree program in architecture is accredited by the National Architectural Accreditation Board. Upon completion, students receive the professional bachelor of architecture (B.Arch.) degree and are prepared for future licensure after completing the Intern Development Program (IDP), and passing the licensure exam.

The architecture program is enriched by its relationship with industrial design and interior design. Together the three programs form the School of Architecture + Design.