INTRODUCTION

At New York Tech, we embrace the growing role technology plays in every facet of our lives, and we seek to leverage its potential as we reinvent the ways that architecture is practiced.

Architecture mediates between ourselves and the world around us - both in its physicality as shelter and social organizer, and in the ideas it evokes, as it reveals what is characteristic and unique about our priorities, our values and our humanity. Inevitably, our architectural heritage concretizes what Is essential about our culture, how we have invested and how we have taken care of our environment.

Our field of operation spans from the infrastructural elements of our region, communities and institutions, to those of individual dwellings and their components. The School of Architecture and Design’s forward-thinking, professional education prepares students for professional leadership and community engagement. Under the guidance of a faculty of experts, degree candidates learn to think critically about architecture, design, and the world around us and to approach their work with intelligence, confidence, and the rigor of practice. Fostering a dynamic studio culture is one of the keys to enable a productive, positive and inspiring learning environment. Diversity is the cornerstone of the student experience, where self-expression and diverse ideas and perspectives thrive.

Our studio-based education encourages productive collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, and global citizenship. Students gain hands-on experience and are equipped with skills to work collaboratively across disciplines, contributing to reshaping spatial, material, and cultural practices in the 21st century. Our international initiatives, travelling studios, study programs and outreach workshops are conducted around the globe, affording students immersive global and cultural experiences. This allows them to create unique portfolios of original works, and to make contacts in the region’s unparalleled networks in industry, the profession and in academia.

Located in Old Westbury, NY, and in midtown Manhattan, NYIT’s academic programs in Architecture + Design deliver technology-infused 21st-century design education, and guide our graduates from professional study to professional practice. All NYIT SoAD degrees have STEM designation, making our international graduates eligible for the extended OPT visa. The professional M.ARCH Degree has continuing candidacy status from the NAAB. The professional B.ARCH Degree has enjoyed continuous accreditation status since 1978 and will be up for reaccreditation in 2025. The BFA.ID has enjoyed CIDA accreditation since 1984.

David Diamond Professor + Director, M.Arch. SoAD at NYIT

Giovanni Santamaria

Associate Professor + Chair, SoAD at NYIT

B.ARCH

BACHELOR of ARCHITECTURE

5 Year Program 160 credits

The B.Arch. program, accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), offers candidates a rigorous, studio–based program of study to develop each student’s talents and professional abilities, while opening paths to pursue individual topics in the fifth year. During the first four years of study, students are challenged by increasingly complex and technically demanding issues, from form, composition and visualization in the first year, to progressively comprehensive problems of design exploration, experimentation and integration in subsequent years. Upper year studios concentrate on building design, community and urban design, and comprehensive design, with an emphasis on sustainability, using advanced architectural technology and design and fabrication strategies. This program culminates in a student driven, research and design thesis in the final year. The first- professional B.Arch. prepares students for New York State licensure and reciprocal licensure in other jurisdictions. The B.Arch. program is offered at NYiT Old Westbury and Manhattan campuses.

B.S.A.T.

BACHELOR of SCIENCE in ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY

4 Year Program

132 credits

NYIT’s Bachelor of Science in Architectural Technology develops skillsets in architectural design, building technology and project management. Coursework in the first two years of study is shared with the B.Arch. The subsequent two years offers to students courses in project integration, advanced technology, digital modeling, spec. writing and onsite construction observation. Students may opt to concentrate their elective credits to develop a major concentration in Construction Management. New York State recognizes the value of a B.S.A.T. Degree by offering an accelerated path to in-state licensure – 4 years of education plus 5 years of professional working experience. Successful graduates of the B.S.A.T. are eligible to apply for the 60-credit, 2-year, NAAB accredited 1st professional Master’s Degree Program. The B.SA.T. Degree is offered at both our Old Westbury and Manhattan campuses.

B.F.A.I.D.

BACHELOR of FINE ARTS in INTERIOR DESIGN

4 Year Program

109 credits

The mission of the B.F.A.I.D. program is to create globally engaged environmentally sensitive professionals who posses artistic sensibility, intellectual ability, and hands-on technical proficiency; to prepare interior designers for a lifelong process of interdisciplinary exploration and an acute understanding of human relationships and the built environment. The program stimulates creativity and engenders personal self-confidence, which is the earmark of leadership. The B.F.A.I.D. focuses on the relationship between human performance and environment through an innovative mix of studio design projects, profession-specific coursework, community-oriented projects and professional internships. The program is crafted around contemporary issues, theory, and historic precedents, using both analog and the latest digital media platforms. This program also offers students the opportunity to jump-start a 1- year MBA with a concentration in design management. The B.F.A.I.D. is offered at the Old Westbury and Manhattan Campuses.

M.ARCH MASTER of ARCHITECTURE

2-Year Track – 60 Credits

3 Year Track – 90 Credits

NYIT’s Professional Master of Architecture, in Continuing Candidacy Status with the NAAB, prepares its students with intensive studio courses, advanced technology for design and fabrication, and the history and theory courses necessary to promote innovation and leadership within the profession. M.ARCH candidates develop the critical conceptual and technical skills to contribute to, and the perspective to lead interdisciplinary teams in the realization of built projects. We believe that the future belongs to the innovators, collaborators, and leaders who are prepared to create sustainable architecture, successful communities and resilient cities. M.ARCH candidates have won recognition from numerous national organizations and will be contributing to the 2021Biennale Exhibitions in Venice and in New York. New York Tech’s M.ARCH program is based at our New York City Campus at Columbus Circle.

M.S.AUD

MASTER of SCIENCE in ARCHITECTURE, URBAN DESIGN

1 Year Program - 30 credits

NYIT’s post-professional Master of Science in Architecture, Urban Design is for those holding a first professional degree in architecture, landscape architecture, or planning, with an emphasis on design of the built environment. Our M.S.AUD confronts the challenges of urban design in the context of 21st-century cities and regions. The program is located in midtown Manhattan, drawing from world-class faculty, public and private organizations, and active professionals leading global practices based in the New York City metropolitan area. The program works to prepare graduates to succeed in this interdisciplinary field by providing opportunities for case studies to test an apply new insights, theory and designs to contemporary and future challenges. The M.S. AUD Program is at the forefront of urban design research focused in issues of urbanization through the exploration of social, environmental, and technological domains.

M.S.AHD

MASTER of SCIENCE in ARCHITECTURE, HEALTH AND DESIGN

1 Year Program - 30 credits

M.S.ACT

MASTER of SCIENCE in ARCHITECTURE, COMPUTATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES

1 Year Program - 30 credits

B.F.A.G.D.

BACHELOR of FINE ARTS in GRAPHIC DESIGN

4 Year Program- 120 credits

B.F.A.D.A.

BACHELOR of FINE ARTS in DIGITAL ARTS

4 Year Program- 120 credits

NYIT’s post-professional Master of Science in Architecture, Health and Design, incorporates and promotes the accelerated technological change and scientific innovations of our times. These are creating opportunities for designers to experiment with new, augmented and intelligent materials, spaces, and interfaces and to design environments that have more positive effects on our bodies and minds and improve our quality of our life. This program develops competencies in designing healthy environments through experimentation with material science, health care technologies, analysis and simulation software, data sensing, smart systems and interfaces, 3-D modeling, and fabrication methods.

NYIT’s post-professional Master of Science in Architecture, Computational Technologies focuses on advancing innovation through computational paradigms, interactivity, robotics, and fabrication syste`ms applied to architecture. The program culminates in a multidisciplinary project-based studio, challenging students to incorporate experiences from their exploration of algorithms, big data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. In addition to promoting digital fabrication and physical computation (robotics) skills, the program focuses on research and investigation of materials and construction systems that define architectural building components.

NYIT’s Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design enables students to create work that demonstrates artistic expression, technical proficiency, and well-informed conceptual ideas. Through exploration, critical thinking, and using state-of-theart facilities, students prepare to tackle the professional real-world challenges in the fields of branding, motion graphics, packaging, and interactive design as effective visual communicators. The B.F.A. in Graphic Design is offered at both the NYC and LI campuses.

M.F.A.G.D.

MASTER of FINE ARTS in GRAPHIC DESIGN

2 Year Program- 60 credits

NYIT’s Master of Fine Arts in Graphic Design gives students the opportunity to develop strong conceptual, aesthetic, and technical skills to enter this very marketable and highly respected field as visual communicators and multimedia designers. Utilizing the latest industry-standard software, emerging technologies, and though robust internships, students become fully prepared to enter the professional world. The M.F.A in Graphic Design is offered at the NYC campus.

NYIT’s Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Arts provides students with solid conceptual, technical, and aesthetic skills of the digital design pipeline through innovative and diverse courses at the school where Pixar’s founders started the computer graphics revolution. Utilizing the latest software and hardware tools, students explore visual storytelling, 2D and 3D animation, motion capture, and game design. The B.F.A. in Digital Arts is offered at both the NYC and LI campuses.

Minor G.D. MINOR in GRAPHIC DESIGN

5 courses- 15 credits

The Graphic Design minor appeals to non-designers who want to acquire graphic design foundations and develop creative thinking and visual problem-solving skills for use in various fields and industries. Students explore principles of visual organization and design via a variety of innovative projects, incorporating industry standard software to develop their own unique signature style. The Minor in Graphic Design offered at both the NYC and LI campuses.