Architecture - Columbia University in the City of New York

Architecture from Columbia University in the City of New York is a Campus Bachelor Architecture And Related Services degree that prepares you for a Architecture career. The major in architecture provides students with the opportunity to explore the discipline of architecture within the context of the College's commitment to liberal arts. The major is introduced through a series of studio and academic courses that explore the multiple relationships between architectural design, history, theory, and criticism. Students are expected to develop technical skills, design excellence, and a critical understanding of architecture as part of our visual, social, and political history and culture. The major is designed to prepare our students to work in architecture and related disciplines or pursue graduate study. Most of our students take advantage of the resources of New York City and the teaching faculty by working in internships in the city while majoring in the field. There are two tracks to the architecture major: the first, while incorporating lectures, seminars, and scholarly research, is more strongly studio based and is recommended for the student who thinks he or she will continue to do graduate work in architecture or design; the second (open to Barnard students), while incorporating studio components, is geared toward the history and theory of architecture and is more strongly allied with the Art History department. (Columbia students interested in this type of major can find a similar program in the Art History department.) Students considering an Architecture major or minor (only Barnard offers a minor in Architecture) should consult with their adviser before sophomore registration to develop the most appropriate sequence of studio and lecture courses. The required sequence of courses begins with two introductory design studios, Architectural Representation: Abstraction and Perception, and the introductory lecture courses, Perceptions of Architecture . The introductory studios investigate space, form, scale, and traditional and experimental systems of representation, and Perceptions of Architecture develops fluency with architectural concepts. Together, these courses provide a foundation of material the major continues to build upon. The studio based major requires Architectural Design I and II, taken in the junior or senior year. This two-semester design studio introduces students to more rigorous conceptual, social, and theoretical study through comprehensive design projects. Students begin taking elective lecture courses their first and second years. The distribution of the elective lecture courses is designed to provide students with an exposure to a broad range of architectural history traditions. Senior course work includes a two-course sequence with options for those courses to be senior seminars, advanced elective design studios, or independent research. The student completing a history/theory major is not required to take Architectural Design I and II, but is required to write a Senior Thesis. The curriculum for both majors requires that students complement their work in the major with related course work that serves to provide a link between architecture and other social and cultural issues. View more details on Columbia University in the City of New York . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Architecture And Related Services courses.