Thank you for your interest in UMSoA! We are very proud of our School and the community in which we live and learn. The images in this book show off the richness of our campus in Coral Gables and highlight UMSoA resources. But we also wanted to showcase our larger laboratory: the beautiful City of Miami! UMSoA has a long history of being involved in the South Florida community and truly uses that community as a classroom. Miami affords us extraordinary opportunities and we value the unique relationship we have with the city. Local projects, developments and neighborhoods frequently become topics for studios, our students intern locally and we give back to the city each year through community service projects such as U-Serve. As you go through the book, you’ll notice QR codes on some of the images. There are fantastic stories behind those pictures - more than a thousand words - and we simply couldn’t include them all, so we used the codes to allow you to virtually explore these UMSoA and Miami stories. If you have questions, we are here to answer them. Our website is a great resource, and we have a staff of professionals ready to help, including scheduling campus visits. We hope to see you soon! Go Canes! Rodolphe el-Khoury, Dean
ABOUT UMS O A
The School of Architecture is housed in a prized collection of historic and award-winning structures that constitute a distinct area within the University of Miami Coral Gables campus. We offer a variety of undergraduate, graduate, and post-professional programs to prepare students for professional and academic tracks in architecture and related fields such as engineering, healthcare, real estate development, historic preservation, and urbanism. Our school is the birthplace of The New Urbanism, an international movement led by former Dean Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk that proposed viable alternatives to urban sprawl and continues to transform the world with the creation of compact, resilient, and sustainable communities inspired by traditional models. We have claimed an important place in the field by investing in the wisdom of history and the resilience of traditional neighborhoods. Dean Rodolphe el-Khoury’s initiatives align tradition with innovation in programs that build and expand upon our foundations. Interdisciplinary research and emerging technology extend our reach and effectiveness, especially in tackling the environmental challenges faced today. We are a leader in training practitioners who view architecture as a civic art inherently linked to the work of community building. Faculty and students have helped communities rebuild in the wake of such disasters as Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and the 2010 Haiti earthquake. We are currently involved in the “Underline,” a project to green 10 miles of space under the Miami-Dade County MetroRail. Students are also invested in ongoing efforts to improve the quality of public spaces in a number of local neighborhoods. The Miami 21 Zoning Code, adopted by the city as a holistic approach to land use and urban planning, is largely the intellectual product of the school. We provide a personalized environment of small classes and hands-on, real-world experiences. We also maintain multiple study abroad programs that immerse students in rich and diverse learning environments from London to Tokyo. The Rome Program has a permanent base with studio/classroom facilities in Rome that offer a rich complement to the student experience and curriculum on the Coral Gables campus. Mission Statement • Prepare students for professional leadership and lifelong learning in architecture, design, urban planning, real estate and related fields. •
Preserve and develop knowledge for the profession through research and practice.
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Share knowledge locally and internationally through community service.
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Promote building and community design goals of environmental responsibility, social equity and economic resilience.
Philosophy UMSoA’s mission is founded in the faculty commitment to excellence in design and architecture at every level. Faculty and students draw upon the current and evolving body of knowledge of architecture while seeking an understanding of the history of the profession, traditional building methods, materials, form, and organization. We affirm the essential need to design environmentally responsible buildings that promote social integration and economic resilience and support life comfortably without reliance upon extravagant use of land and energy which adversely affect our ecosystems. The faculty and students capitalize on new knowledge and technology while grasping the legacy of building and seeking to make new discoveries in the overlooked work of the past, including the documentation of buildings and landscapes which are modest, vernacular, traditional, or vulnerable. We acknowledge our responsibility to contribute to the world by making it more beautiful and to reveal beauty in its most humble circumstances. We recognize and demonstrate through the curriculum that most of the buildings architects design are fabric buildings - making the walls of the outdoor rooms of community in our neighborhoods, districts, towns, and cities - and that the instances of monuments are special opportunities to speak for and about culture. Furthermore, we affirm our responsibility, shared with allied professions, for the design of the plazas, parks, thoroughfares, bridges, and roadways that link the community. Sharing with our national colleagues the goal to build a better professional community, UMSoA itself seeks to be a model of that community. To extend this understanding to a larger world, we dedicate ourselves, through a clear engagement of principles of history, structure, material, and form in design, and by means of a responsible use of resources and technology to participate practically and empathetically in the life of other cultures, religions, ethnicity, and life experiences, so that we might emerge with the knowledge, and later, the wisdom we need to build a better world.
programs
UMSoA offers a variety of programs to prepare its students for the profession of architecture, starting with the Bachelor of Architecture degree, a five-year accredited professional program, which fulfills the educational requirements for professional registration and offers specialized architectural study through upper-level studios and architecture electives, as well as opportunities for the study of liberal arts. Two specialized multi-disciplinary programs are tailored to students with interests in other academic programs at UM: the B.S.A.E/M.Arch. program is a six-year program which leads to both a B.S. degree in Architectural Engineering and the professional M.Arch. degree in Architecture; the B.Arch./MBA program allows students to earn a Bachelor of Architecture as well as a Master of Business Administration. UMSoA’s graduate programs are robust and include a professional and a post-professional Master of Architecture degree, as well as other specialized degrees. The Master of Architecture professional degree is designed for college graduates desiring a first professional degree in architecture and consists of a 3-year Track or an Advanced Standing Track. A post-professional Master of Architecture degree is available to students wishing to develop a specialization in architectural theory and practice. UMSoA also offers an 18-month Master of Science in Architecture for those looking for specialized training in one of five tracks: Classical and Traditional Architecture, Computational and Embedded Technology, Healthcare Design, Historical Preservation or Resilient and Sustainable Building Technology. Both the Master of Urban Design and Master of Real Estate Development and Urbanism programs are one year long post-professional programs. UMSoA also offers several opportunities for students to study abroad, working with our faculty in the Rome Program and our Open City Studios. Academic Services The Office of Academic Services is the UMSoA student support facility. The director and associates of the office provide assistance with advising, scheduling, and registration for courses and act as student advocates with other UM departments. The Assistant Dean and Director works with five full-time assistants and four student assistants to coordinate all academic services for undergraduate and graduate students, including working with Admissions, Financial Assistance and Student Employment, Ombudsperson, the Toppel Career Center, Housing and Student Affairs. UMSoA Public Programs In addition to supplanting the curriculum and enhancing student experience, a suite of public programs establish UMSoA as the epicenter of architecture culture in the region. During the academic year, UMSoA
offers three lecture series and a variety of conferences, symposia, and exhibitions that intensify discussions around UMSoA’s core values and extends its reach in wide ranging debates and toward new areas of research and practice. UMSoA Currents is a forum for the diversity of voices and interests in an expanded field. Lectures in the Currents series are regularly scheduled on Mondays in Glasgow Hall at 6:30 p.m. High Noon is a lunchtime lecture series devoted to the work of the community, with guests coming from other parts of UM and local colleges and universities. High Noon provides an opportunity to present and discuss work-inprogress in an informal setting. High Noon talks take place on Wednesdays in Rinker Classroom at 12:15 p.m. The Tecnoglass Lecture Series is a year-long program of lectures and interviews with architects, focused on a theme that is of particular relevance to UMSoA. Lectures in this series are regularly scheduled on Wednesdays in Glasgow Hall at 6:30 p.m. Exhibitions in UMSoA’s Korach Gallery focus on current and historic topics in architecture and often tie into themes of concurrent lecture series. They include the work of faculty, students and alumni as well as outside artists and architects. Conferences and symposia are offered on topics ranging from smart cities to healthcare design and design thinking. Each year, UMSoA partners with the UM School of Business Administration for the Real Estate Impact Conference, which brings together the biggest names in real estate development, construction and investment from the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America for one day in Miami to discuss the future of retail, hotels, residential real estate and more.
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FACILITIES
UMSoA facilities overlook Lake Osceola at the heart of the beautiful Coral Gables campus. Marion Manley, the first registered female architect in South Florida, designed the six original UMSoA buildings in 1947 as part of a compound built to house the returning veterans of World War II. The buildings reflect an association with the work of the Bauhaus that Walter Gropius was advocating in the U.S. during the same period. The history was a significant consideration when the buildings were transformed in 1983 into the offices, studios, and classrooms of today. The Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center, a new focus for the original buildings, provides space for large gatherings, lectures and exhibitions. The Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center The Center, dedicated in October, 2005, is the hub of the UMSoA campus. Made possible by a donation from Jorge M. Perez, CEO of The Related Group and a UM trustee, the building was designed by Leon Krier, the world renowned architectural theorist and innovator in the New Urbanism movement. The Center houses the Stanley and Jewell Glasgow Lecture Hall seating 144, the Irvin Korach exhibition gallery, and the Marshall and Vera Lea Rinker Digital Conferencing Classroom. The Thomas F. Daly Loggia and the Leonard and Jayne L. Abess Breezeway complete the complex. Studios and Faculty Offices Two of the original buildings form large open studios for first and second year students. Smaller office-like studios serving the upper levels are adjacent to faculty offices and ensure close collaboration among faculty and students. The studios are accessible twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Each student is assigned a workstation and given a key to the designated studio. Classrooms In addition to the Rinker Classroom in the Perez Architecture Center, two additional classrooms serve the undergraduate and graduate curriculum: one on the third floor of the administrative building, and a multimedia room above the Computer Lab. A large Drawing Studio houses UMSoA’s collection of plaster casts and wood models and students also have access to the UMSoA Model Shop. Thomas P. Murphy Design Studio Building Slated to open in early 2017, the Thomas P. Murphy Design Studio Building, named for Tom Murphy, Jr., the President and CEO of Coastal Construction, will be LEED-certified and will include studios to accommodate about 120 students. A state-of-the-art fabrication lab and modern workstations, designed to enable advanced digital production, are included as well. A lounge, computer lab, presentation areas, review spaces and offices
are additional amenities. The facility will occupy about 20,000 square feet, including outdoor workspace and an outdoor jury area, when completed. Computer Lab The Computer Laboratory is UMSoA’s central resource for digital design and research. UMSoA is committed to providing our students with the best possible environment for computer-based, collaborative teaching and research. Intel Xeon Servers provide the backbone for data sharing and network services connecting the lab workstations through a gigabit fiber-optic network to the design studios. The lab is equipped with Windows workstations with the latest Intel processors, advanced graphics and multimedia hardware and software. The school’s Ethernet and wireless network provide students and faculty access to the lab’s large-format plotters and color printers. The University’s T3 lines and the Internet II link connect the laboratory further to computing facilities worldwide. UMSoA’s Ethernet and wireless network provide students and faculty access to the lab’s color printers, large-format plotters, and 3D printers. The Computer Lab supports digital databases, including visual information resources such as the digitized image collection, G.I.S., multimedia and digital books, and CAD and 3D animation models of notable buildings worldwide. Modeling and Fabrication UMSoA’s modeling and fabrication facilities provide students the opportunity to turn their design projects into 3D models, allowing them to elaborate on the techniques learned in design studio, construction technology, materials, lighting and structure courses. General design studio assignments and specific research projects are pursued during a regularly scheduled period under the supervision of a full time Shop Director and student staff assistants. Immediately adjacent to the design studios, the modeling and fabrication facilities occupy approximately 1500 square feet and include both digital and analogue fabrication equipment. Along with traditional wood working tools and machinery, students have access to tech such as 3D printers, laser cutters and CNC milling. BuildLab Coming in early 2017, the B.E. & W.R. Miller BuildLab will provide a secure space for students to work hands-on in the renowned Design Build program. The studio is designed to be a 1,600 sq. ft., open-air structure to protect the faculty and students from sun and rain while building. The perimeter accommodates a series of containers that will be outfitted to hold building materials, tools, ladders and other construction supplies.
The Drawing Studio In 2007, the School added to its facilities the Drawing Studio, a space devoted to the practice of drawing - a fundamental skill for architects. A collection of plaster casts of historical sculptures and building fragments created from the 12th to the 16th centuries in Europe and Egypt provide subject matter for drawing classes at all levels of the program. The casts were a gift to the School by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. They were cleaned and restored by faculty and students, who also researched the history of the original sculptures. Paul Buisson Architecture Library The Paul Buisson Architecture Library is a branch of the University of Miami Libraries. Our primary goal is to support the scholarly research, learning, and teaching needs of UMSoA faculty, students, and alumni. The Architecture Library houses more than 22,000 books, DVDs, and microform materials, and more than 80 current architecture-related journals. In addition, library patrons may search the University of Miami Libraries catalog to access the Otto G. Richter, Marine Science, Music, Architecture, and Business Libraries, which collectively host a comprehensive collection of information resources of more than 3.5 million volumes; 96,000 current serials; more than 300 electronic databases; more than 700,000 e-resources (books and journals) and approximately 4.1 million microforms. Students and faculty also have access to a growing number of digital image services and collections through the UM Library system. The Paul Buisson Architecture Library is also home to the Archive of The New Urbanism, an expanding collection of materials relating to New Urbanist theory, writing, and design. The library’s collections are also strong in the areas of Classical, Latin American, Florida Vernacular, Tropical Architecture, Real Estate and Historic Preservation, in support of UMSoA’s degree programs. The library collection has grown through school, faculty, student and alumni contributions. The Paul Buisson Architecture Library collections are further enhanced through the generous support of The Henry A. Colina Endowment Fund for the acquisition of architecture research, teaching and learning materials. RAD-UM RAD-UM, a research laboratory housed at UMSoA, provides resources and expertise for project-based research on the spatial ramifications of embedded technology and ubiquitous computing. The research is premised on the notion that every building or landscape component can be equipped with computational power. Projects at RAD-UM develop models for such digitally enhanced environments to better handle persistent and emerging challenges in the areas of healthcare, building technology and resilience. The projects are set up for multi-disciplinary collaboration and for potential development in partnership with industry.
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UMS o A People
UMSoA students are the best and brightest! They come from around the world and participate in a highlycompetitive application process before committing to a five year professional bachelor of architecture program. Graduate students come to UMSoA from a variety of walks of life and professional experience. Our diverse student body is one of UMSoA’s greatest assets; it brings the world right to the Coral Gables campus. Our highly recognized, diverse and committed faculty creates an energetic and productive learning environment, with an exciting and dynamic curriculum. Our faculty has their own active architecture and design practices, which means they are always up to speed on the latest techniques, tools and trends in the industry. Our students are armed with the knowledge to take them from UMSoA into first internships and then their professional careers. In addition to our full-time faculty, UMSoA recruits the best in part-time faculty, all of whom are recognized for their professional contributions. The school also attracts distinguished visiting scholars and critics from a variety of backgrounds. Our lecture series also draw architects, designers, real estate developers and builders from around the world, offering our students the chance to learn from a truly global group of professionals. The professional staff of UMSoA is made up of about 20 individuals who provide assistance to the students and faculty in a variety of ways. The Office of Academic Services includes several individuals who assist in advising, scheduling and registration of courses, and act as student advocates with other University departments. Staff is also available to provide support to students in the Computer Lab, the UMSoA Library, the model shop, public relations and communications, the budget office, and school advancement. Our best advocates are the more than 2,000 School of Architecture alumni who live and work around the world. Their professional success is a testament to the quality of UMSoA’s program and faculty. They are role models and mentors for current students and provide monetary and in-kind support of the School’s programs. Students From first year to post-graduates, more than 300 future professionals are enrolled in UMSoA, preparing for leadership and lifelong learning in architecture, design, urbanism and related fields. UMSoA is constantly seeking ways to enhance the student experience. Faculty, staff, visiting lecturers and critics, and more than 2,000 alumni participate in achieving this goal. The UMSoA student body is about 75% undergraduate students with 25% of our students enrolled in graduate programs. About one-third of our students come from Florida, with roughly another third coming from abroad and the remainder from the rest of the United States, creating a truly diverse student body. Enrollment by gender is almost even, with 55% women and 45% men; the average age of undergraduates is 21, and graduates 28.5. Our
students make up a diverse, global student body, bringing a richness of experience and culture to UMSoA that isn’t found elsewhere. Students are included in all UMSoA’s public events, including lectures, exhibitions, receptions, the alumni barbecue and other academic and social events. Varied lecture series and other public programming, field trips, off-campus Final Reviews, service projects such as the UMSoA-wide U-Serve and more enhance the out-of-classroom experience for all of our students. In addition, all UMSoA students are encouraged to join one or more of UMSoA’s student organizations (both national and local). These include the AIAS, the Student Council, and the USGBC Students. UMSoA also has a chapter of Alpha Rho Chi and Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society, which recognize academic excellence in both graduate and undergraduate students. The Student Council implements programs and events to enhance the students’ on-campus comfort. These include a managing student lounge, holding monthly bake sales out of the Billy Goat coffee kiosk and offering refreshments for students during late-night study periods. Students can also contact the Student Council to voice concerns and make inquiries about issues within UMSoA. The Council hosts an annual Black and White Ball at the end of the academic year, a popular social event for students and faculty. Stay tuned to the UMSoA Facebook page, Twitter and Instagram accounts for updates about fun and exciting Student Council events! The US Green Building Council’s USGBC Students organization represents a union of students and young professionals who promote the integration of green building techniques and methods. Faculty Our highly recognized, diverse and committed faculty create an energetic and productive learning environment, with an exciting and dynamic curriculum. Our students are armed with the knowledge to take them from UMSoA into first internships and then their professional careers. In addition to our full-time faculty, UMSoA recruits the best in part-time faculty, all of whom are recognized for their professional contributions. The School also attracts distinguished visiting scholars and critics from a variety of backgrounds. Our lecture series also draw architects, designers, real estate developers and builders from around the world, offering our students the chance to learn from a truly global group of professionals. With a total population of more than 300 students and about 60 full-time and part-time faculty, UMSoA’s small class size and student-teacher ratio guarantee that collaborative associations among faculty and students are the norm. Of our full-time faculty, 72% are involved in professional practice, 75% have terminal degrees in the discipline and the remaining 25% have terminal degrees in related fields, including fine art, art history or planning.
The faculty is renowned in many areas of expertise, but the focus remains on teaching and mentoring. Students select a faculty mentor who acts as a guide and counselor throughout the five years. UMSoA students rely on close faculty associations in order to further develop and grow as architects. Visiting Professors and Critics The Visiting Critics Program invites outstanding architects who have made significant contributions to the field to conduct senior studios. Visiting Critics have included Vicente Guallart, former Chief Architect of the City of Barcelona and Andres Duany, founding partner of DPZ. UMSoA also hosts Visiting Professors and Scholars who join the community for a period ranging from 1 term to 2 years to teach and/or conduct research. In addition to Distinguished Visiting Professor Vincent Scully and Visiting Professor Catherine Lynn, Visiting Scholars have included Rafael Vinoly, Architect, David Ligare, artist, and Tony Schumann of NJIT. Staff In addition to its faculty, UMSoA maintains a staff of 20 professionals whose purpose is to support the faculty and students in all of their academic efforts. These include the team in the Office of Academic Services, who oversee recruitment, admissions, advising, scheduling, and registration; the Assistant to the Dean; the assistant to the Faculty; the finance and assistant finance officers of the Budget office; the staff of Information Technology, who manage and maintain the Computer Lab and UMSoA’s IT infrastructure; the librarians of the Paul Buisson Architecture Library; administrative assistants and associates; the director of the UMSoA Model Shop; the facilities coordinator; the manager of publication and graphic design; the director of development; and the director of communications. Alumni More than 2,000 alumni are the foundation of UMSoA. Their professional success is a testament to the rigors of their education and the dedication of their faculty. Our alumni, scattered around the globe, distinguish themselves not only in designing buildings, interiors, landscapes and communities, but also in leading their communities as teachers, entrepreneurs, and elected leaders. They are role models and mentors for students still in school. Alumni involvement with our students and faculty through monetary and in-kind support of our programs, as well as supporting internships and participating in career fairs, illustrates the collaborative endeavor that excellence in architectural education requires. All alumni of the School of Architecture are members of the School of Architecture Alumni Association and the University of Miami Alumni Association, and are entitled to all of the benefits offered by UMSoA and the UMAA.
ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP Rodolphe el-Khoury, Ph.D. Dean Rodolphe el-Khoury is Dean of the University of Miami School of Architecture. Before coming to UMSoA in July, 2014, he was Canada Research Chair and Director of Urban Design at the University of Toronto, Head of Architecture at California College of the Arts, and Associate Professor at Harvard Graduate School of Design. He has taught at Columbia University, Rhode Island School of Design, and Princeton University and has had Visiting Professor appointments at MIT, University of Hong Kong, and Rice University (Cullinen Visiting Chair). After earning a Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Fine Arts from Rhode Island School of Design, el-Khoury obtained a Master of Science in Architecture from MIT and his Ph.D. from Princeton University. el-Khoury was trained as a historian and as a designer; he continues to invest his efforts equally in scholarship, applied research, and practice. As a partner in Khoury Levit Fong (KLF), his award-winning projects include Beirut Martyr’s Square (AIA San Francisco), Stratford Market Square (Boston Society of Architecture), and the Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art (AIA Cleveland). His books on eighteenth-century European architecture include The Little House, An Architectural Seduction, and See Through Ledoux; Architecture Theatre, and the Pursuit of Transparency. Books on contemporary architecture and urbanism include Monolithic Architecture, Architecture in Fashion, States of Architecture in the Twenty-first Century: New Directions from the Shanghai Expo, and Figures: Essays on Contemporary Architecture. el-Khoury’s current research focuses on applications for information technology, aiming for enhanced responsiveness and resilience in buildings and smart cities. With the tools and resources of RAD-UM, his lab at UMSoA, he aims to put every brick online and believes that “embedded technology empowers networked spaces and objects to better address the environmental and social challenges we face today.” Articles on his projects and research have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, The Globe and Mail,The Toronto Star and WIRED Magazine. He was also featured online (Gizmodo, DeZeen, Fast Company, Domus, Reuters) and on television and radio shows (CBC, Space Channel, NBC, TFO, BBC World), speaking about the Internet of Things and importance of connectivity. His work in this area is documented in The Living, Breathing, Thinking Responsive Buildings of the Future (Thames and Hudson, 2012). His 2013 TEDxToronto talk on Designing for the Internet of Things has been viewed more than 15,000 times.
Denis Hector Associate Dean, Academic Affairs & Research Educated at Cornell and the University of Pennsylvania, Denis Hector has a long-time practice in landscape and architecture, and has been published extensively. His research focuses on design, structures and theory of technology, as well as the environment and green building. Carmen Guerrero Associate Dean, Strategic Initiatives and Facilities Guerrero holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Miami (1990) and a Master of Architecture degree from Cornell University (1994). Since 1994 she has been part of the UMSoA faculty and, in 2000, became the Director of the School’s Rome program. Her coursework specializes in the architecture and urbanism of 20th century Italy, with a special focus on Rome. Her research has contributed to numerous international exhibitions and publications relevant to Italian Modernism. In addition, she has led numerous travel seminars and studios concentrating on the role of regionalism in the design of contemporary architecture and urbanism in both Europe and Latin America. The work produced by her students in such courses have resulted in sponsored publications such as Reinventing El Pueblo de Pescadores, which features urban renewal projects in the Dominican Republic. Carie Penabad Director, Bachelor of Architecture Program A distinguished alumna of both the University of Miami (BARCH, 1995) and Harvard University (Masters of Architecture in Urban Design, 1998), Penabad is a partner in the Miami firm of Cure & Penabad Architecture and Urban Design with Adib Cure, who is also on the UMSoA faculty. Penabad has been on the UMSoA faculty since 2000. In 2013, she was the Louis I Kahn Visiting Assistant Professor at Yale University and has taught at Northeastern University and the Boston Architectural Center. Her firm’s work has received numerous awards, including 10 American Institute of Architects awards, state and local preservation awards and a Silver Medal at the Miami Biennale; most recently, the firm was as a finalist for the prestigious Marcus Cooperation Architectural Prize for emerging architectural talent. Penabad’s research on Women in Architecture received a distinguished Graham Foundation Grant for advanced studies in the Fine Arts and culminated in the book Marion Manley: Miami’s First Woman Architect. Currently, her research focuses on the architecture and urbanism of informal settlements in Latin America.
Allan T. Shulman Director, Graduate Programs in Architecture Allan Shulman is a critically acclaimed author, AIA Fellow, and award-winning practitioner who brings excellence in scholarship and professional leadership in a powerful combination that is perfectly suited for directing UMSoA graduate programs, given the high standards expected in both academic and professional subjects. Shulman has a Master of Architecture from UMSoA, as well as a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Cornell. He has undertaken additional education in both Paris and Tokyo, and has been on the UMSoA faculty since 1993. He has presented at numerous conferences, curated many exhibitions, and authored or edited six books.
His firm, Shulman + Associates, has won 70 awards, including the 2014 Urban Land Institute Project of the Year for the Lincoln Theatre Development. He was the AIA Miami Architect of the Year in 2011 and serves on numerous boards. Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, FAIA Director, Master of Urban Design Program One of the founders of the New Urbanism, Plater-Zyberk was the Dean of UMSoA for 18 years and is now the Malcolm Matheson Distinguished Professor of Architecture. Educated at both Princeton and Yale, Plater-Zyberk has been with UMSoA since 1979 and was Dean from 1996 to 2013. She is an expert in architectural design in addition to urban design and town planning. Her buildings and community plans have won awards too numerous to mention; the design for the community of Seaside, Florida, is regarded as groundbreaking in the field of New Urbanism. As a principal in Duany Plater-Zyberk & Co., she is one of the authors of the Miami 21 urban code, a form-based municipal zoning code currently in use in Miami. John Onyango, Ph. D. Director, Master of Science in Architecture Programs An expert in sustainable architecture, construction and materials, Onyango was educated at the University of Nairobi (B. Arch., 1992), the University of Notre Dame (M. Arch., 1999) and the University of Glasgow (Ph. D., 2013). He joined the UMSoA faculty in 2011 after an academic career that included positions at Queens University in Belfast, the MacKintosh School of Architecture in Glasgow and United Arab Emirates University. Onyango’s professional credentials as an architect span the globe and include work with firms in Atlanta, Scotland, Nairobi and London. A prolific writer, Onyango has published extensive research on zero-energy buildings, energy conservation and consumption, sustainable communities and sea level rise. In addition to overseeing the entire M.S. Arch. program, Onyango is personally coordinating the Resilient Sustainable Building Technology program track.
Charles C. Bohl, Ph. D. Director, Master of Real Estate Development and Urbanism Program Bohl is an associate professor and director of the Master of Real Estate Development + Urbanism Program. The MRED+U Program grew out of the success of the Knight Program in Community Building at UMSoA from 2000 through 2008, also directed by Dr. Bohl. His current funded research is for The Third Place Project, an initiative combining placemaking with business startup training and the creation of incubator space in two South Florida communities. Bohl is the current Chair of the ULI Southeast Florida/Caribbean District Council and serves on the Advisory Board and Steering Committee for the International Place Making Initiative for UN-Habitat. Dr. Bohl holds a doctorate in City and Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Bohl lectures and consults widely on planning, urban design, development and place making for public, private and nonprofit sector groups in the U.S. and abroad. He is the author of Place Making: Developing Town Centers, Main Streets and Urban Villages, a best-selling book published by the Urban Land Institute.
academic program descriptions
Undergraduate Degrees Bachelor of Architecture The School of Architecture offers a five-year, accredited professional program leading to the Bachelor of Architecture degree. The Bachelor of Architecture fulfills the educational requirements for professional registration and offers specialized architectural study through upper-level studios and architecture electives, as well as opportunities for the study of liberal arts through the elective sequence leading to a minor. See the UMSoA website for a list of current curriculum and degree requirements. http://arc.miami.edu/barch/curriculum B.Arch/M.B.A The Bachelor of Architecture/Master of Business Administration is an exciting joint venture with the University’s School of Business Administration, which allows students to earn a Bachelor of Architecture as well as a Master of Business Administration. The joint degree offers students the unique opportunity to complete the two degrees in six years, saving an entire year by combining the programs. Students will begin taking Saturday graduate level business courses during the fourth year of their architecture program. Both degrees are fully accredited by their respective accrediting bodies - the NCARB and AACSB International. See the UMSoA website for a list of current curriculum and degree requirements. http://arc.miami.edu//programs/barch-mba/ B.S.A.E./M.Arch. The six-year B.S. degree in Architectural Engineering and the professional Master of Architecture program is open to exceptional students who follow a specific curriculum and are admitted to the graduate program at the end of their junior year. Upon completion of this program, graduates are eligible for professional registration as both an engineer and an architect. See the UMSoA website for a list of current curriculum and degree requirements. http://arc.miami.edu/programs/bsae-march/bsae-march-curriculum
Graduate Degrees UMSoA offers two professional Master of Architecture degrees (M.Arch. I & II) for individuals interested in practicing and/or teaching architecture. Master of Architecture graduates are eligible for professional registration. Master of Architecture I - (3-year) The Master of Architecture I is designed for college graduates seeking a first professional degree in architecture. The 3-year program (7 semesters) is for students holding undergraduate degrees in non-design fields. Completion of 105 credit hours is required. Master of Architecture II - (2-year) The Master of Architecture II is a 4-semester program (2-year) for students holding a previous pre-professional degree in architecture or a closely related field. Completion of a minimum of 60 credit hours and a maximum of 66 credit hours is required. See the UMSoA website for a list of current curriculum and degree requirements. http://arc.miami.edu//programs/march/ Master of Urban Design The Master in Urban Design (MUD) is a three (optional four) semester program that provides students with a design experience applying the principles of the New Urbanism, across the rural to urban transect. Guided by the imperatives of sustainability and resilience, the program invites students to explore design, policy and management tools for place-making, as a vehicle for improving quality of life in a variety of international urban settings. The program progresses through three semesters of a required curriculum, beginning in the fall each year with foundation courses in urban design and real estate development. The spring semester intensifies students’ engagement with contemporary urban challenges. Students take the National Charrette Institute certification course, and collaborate with real estate development students in two extended projects: a national design and development competition, and a local community revitalization plan. The summer semester, the final of three required, allows the choice of a focus on sprawl repair or an academic experience abroad. The optional fourth semester provides the opportunity for a semester-long independent study project or thesis, supported by elective courses. Master of Real Estate Development + Urbanism The Master of Real Estate Development and Urbanism is an interdisciplinary one-year graduate program that combines the strengths of the University of Miami’s Schools of Architecture, Business Administration, and Law to create a world-class program that blends the fundamentals of real estate development with livable community planning and design. Completion of 36 credits is required over three semesters including the summer.
Master of Science in Architecture (1.5-year) The Master of Science in Architecture (M.S.Arch) degree programs is structured across a 36-credit system of advanced study, typically beyond a bachelor degree in a design-related field or a first professional degree in architecture, engineering or closely allied profession. It is flexible to enable a student to take a core group of courses within a specialized track, as well as electives. The program may be initiated during the final semesters of the first professional degree in architecture and engineering. After foundational core coursework and electives, each student develops an individually focused thesis or a capstone project on a topic of their interest, with a faculty adviser. The M.S.Arch. program is designed to provide a skills and knowledge base for professional application as well as future advanced doctoral study. There are five tracks of concentration possible within the M.S.Arch degree program. Classical and Traditional Architecture The Master of Science in Architecture: Classical and Traditional Architecture program consists of five courses (21 credits), and five electives (15 credits). The program focuses on the theory and practice of Classical and Traditional Architecture with an emphasis on contemporary vernacular trends in the building arts, emerging urbanisms, the economies of preservation of built patrimonies and sustainable practices of classical and traditional architecture worldwide. The program includes an option of a semester in Rome as well as a summer option. The program explores the Western Classical Architecture tradition, its sources in ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, and development through Medieval, Renaissance and Enlightenment periods, as well as the Elements and Principles of Classical Architecture, History of Rome, Urban Elements and Principles, Architectural Treatises, Italian Classicism, and Architectural History of Rome. Computation and Embedded Technology The Master of Science in Architecture: Computation and Embedded Technology program consist of five courses (21 credits), and five elective courses (15 credits) from School of Architecture and other schools / departments by arrangement and approval of the coordinator of the track. The program is dedicated to the research and education of digital design thinking in architecture focusing on computational design and digital fabrication. The program focuses on training innovative professionals rather than on innovative technology. The goals are to integrate analytical approaches and creative problem-defining processes to solve challenging issues in design with applications in art, architecture, education, business, and healthcare. Making is at the center of the program’s pedagogy and the iterative and incremental developments of design and fabrication enable students to internalize and personalize these concepts. The research areas for making include,
but are not limited to, parametric and algorithmic design, physical computing (sensors and actuators), bio-mimicry, robotic fabrication, machine learning, and computer-vision. Healthcare Design The Master of Science in Architecture: Healthcare Design program consist of five courses (21 credits), and five electives (15 credits). Students may plan a course of study within one of three topics: People - Built Environment and Health Impacts focuses on the understanding of the inter-relationships of health and the built environment with the potential for a research-based practice. The program draws on faculty engaged in research through the University of Miami’s Built Environment Behavior and Health Team, which includes faculty in Architecture and the Miller School of Medicine Department of Public Health Sciences. Places - Healthcare Campuses & Buildings focuses on healthcare buildings and site planning through active engagement with evidence-based design, working with healthcare providers in specific locations. The students will engage in research, participatory planning processes, and the development of design proposals based on researchvalidated strategies significant to health and well-being. Potentials - Healthcare and the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem explores the capabilities and potential of the IoT to transform healthcare systems and delivery. The student will engage in discovery and design to create new elements of care as well as the design of supportive environments. Historic Preservation The Master of Science in Architecture: Historic Preservation emphasizes planning and the stewardship of cultural heritage. The program consists of five core courses (21 credits), three elective courses (9 credits), concluding with a 6-credit thesis. The program builds upon the classic tenets of professional knowledge in preservation while fostering a critical assessment of that body of thought to address the challenges that face natural and cultural conservation. The program draws upon the expertise of University faculty to foster cross-disciplinary dialogs in the service of stewardship. The teaching consists of lectures, seminars, field and lab work, travel study, design studios and the aula magna of Miami, a diverse and emergent 21st Century city that provides the instructional settings and experiences of the program. The pedagogy advances the position that: addressing climate-change; promoting a balanced micro-macro cultural currency; housing global urban population growth; and championing the social-ethical dimension of heritage, represent forces integral to planning and indispensable to stewardship of the natural and cultural environment. Resilient and Sustainable Building Technology The Master of Science in Architecture: Resilient Sustainable Building Technology program consists of six core courses (18 credits), and four elective courses (12 credits) selected from the Department of Architectural Engineering, School
of Education and School of Architecture, concluding with a 6-credit thesis. The program focuses on the challenges of a low-carbon economy, climate change, sustainability, and resiliency. The courses will address the ways new and renewable energy can be harnessed in buildings, develop skills in simulation and modeling essential for performance analysis, and the ability to contribute effectively within a multidisciplinary design team. For more details on Post-Professional Programs, visit the UMSoA website: http://arc.miami.edu//programs/msarch/ Travel and Study Abroad “The world is your classroom!� is a frequent refrain among UMSoA faculty and staff. Robust programs that allow travel are key to the study of architecture and how it works with its surroundings. Rome Program UMSoA sponsors fall and spring semester programs in Rome, Italy. The program brings together a select group of upper level students and faculty members for an intensive experience in design, theory, and history of architecture. Travel within Italy during each semester is a key component of the coursework in addition to a special field trip outside the Italian peninsula. The curriculum consists of design and drawing courses, lectures, workshops, guided walking tours, and field trips. Course topics include: Design in the Historical Context, Theory of Urban Form, Ancient, Renaissance, Baroque and Modern Architectural History, Drawing as a Means of Architectural Knowledge, and the History of Gardens. Field trips include visits to Tuscany, the Veneto region, Umbria, Lazio, and Sicily. In addition, each semester includes a two-week excursion to other European sites. These destinations have included Barcelona, Spain, and Paris, France. The program is open to students entering Fourth and Fifth year, as well as graduate students. Travel Study UMSoA offers a variety of study abroad options, from as short as one week to one year in length. University-sponsored exchange programs are also available. UMSoA programs are credit-earning courses fulfilling required and elective components of the curriculum. Semester break and summer session programs have been held in England, France, Italy, Spain, Greece, Germany, Egypt, Japan, China, and India, as well as various cities in the U.S., including Charleston, South Carolina; Chicago; New York; Savannah, Georgia; Seaside, Florida; and Williamsburg, Virginia. Travel study enriches the study and the practice of architecture by expanding student experiences. Domestic travel is often apart of design studio courses, as programs for sites introduce students to other elements, topography and cultures. Study trips to observe the architecture of cities may take students to cities such as Charleston, Chicago, Key West, Montreal, New York, Savannah, Seaside, and Williamsburg, as well as to various construction sites in South Florida.
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history
In 1927, John Llewellyn Skinner initiated the first program in architecture at the University of Miami. By the mid-1930s, a number of factors caused the University to reduce its scale of operation and the architecture program was one of the first affected. The architecture program did not re-emerge until 1950, in the new College of Engineering in the department of architectural engineering. From 1950 to 1968, James Elliott Branch led the program and grew the faculty to solidify the five-year bachelor of architecture. In 1981, President Edward T. Foote II arrived at UM and initiated consideration of three new schools: Architecture, Communication and International Studies. By 1983, the School of Architecture achieved autonomy with Dean John Steffian, moving to its current location on campus: a group of international style buildings designed in 1947 by Marion Manley, South Florida’s first woman architect. In 1992, UMSoA participated in post-Hurricane Andrew workshops and focused all students on issues of rebuilding. It was during this period that the Center for Urban and Community Design (CUCD) was established. In 1995, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk became Dean of the School and proceeded to build its international reputation in city-making and community building. She stepped down in 2013 after 18 years in this post to become the Malcolm Matheson Distinguished Professor of Architecture. In 2001, the Knight Program in Community Building was launched with the support of the Knight Foundation. That program eventually grew into the Master of Real Estate Development + Urbanism. In 2003, UMSoA broke ground for its long awaited architecture center. Designed by renowned European architect Leon Krier, the building was dedicated as the Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center in October, 2005, and now serves as the hub of the UMSoA campus. In 2014, Rodolphe el-Khoury began his tenure as Dean and completed the fundraising campaign for the Thomas P. Murphy Design Studio Building. Construction work on the Arquitectonica-designed building housing studios, offices, presentation spaces and a digital fabrication lab begins in fall 2015.
History of the University of Miami When George Merrick dreamed of a great tropical city, he dreamed of a great university. In the promotional material for Coral Gables, Merrick described a city of tropical splendor whose paradise-like gardens would inspire the highest social order. A campaign brochure of 1926 entitled “An Investment in Humanity and Prosperity” placed the University in that garden, describing the University of Miami as an institution of learning and culture whose “entire aim will be to develop original thought and the personal powers of each student.” Merrick alone had pledged $5 million and 160 acres of land toward his dream. The new University was to be composed of 12 schools and colleges. Merrick believed the University of Miami would be the meeting point of the Americas, “where the foundation may be laid for everlasting peace on the Western Hemisphere: where commerce will receive its greatest impulse.” Merrick expected that his beloved grove of academe would soon yield the fruit of 5,000 students and a prosperous institution. He predicted that the founding of the University of Miami would be a “tame and easy struggle.” What he could not foresee was the devastating hurricane of September 17, 1926. After that storm, the University found new headquarters on Anastasia Avenue in Coral Gables and opened its doors to 560 students in that first class of October 1926. When the University moved back to the planned campus in 1946 with 2000 students and fresh funds to house and educate the returning veterans of World War II, the Solomon G. Merrick building was completed in what the 1951 chronicler called “the brilliant airy effects of functional modern.” Marion Manley, Florida’s first woman architect, worked on the campus master plan and was responsible for a number of the new buildings, including the present facilities of the School of Architecture. Today, the University of Miami serves more than 16,000 students in over 180 undergraduate, graduate and professional programs in 11 colleges and schools: Architecture, Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Communication, Education and Human Development, Engineering, Miller School of Medicine, Rosenstiel School of Marine Science, Frost School of Music, Nursing and Health Studies, and Law. While much has changed, the University has remained an independent, non-sectarian, non-profit institution, and has retained Merrick’s original commitment to its role in the Americas and the Caribbean. The University is accredited through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. The original campus is now 239 acres, with additional campuses for Rosenstiel, on 18 acres of Virginia Key waterfront property, just north of Coconut Grove and a 72-acre medical campus, which is located west of downtown Miami. Although the struggle has never been “tame and easy,” Merrick’s groves have been fruitful.
The School and the City UMSoA’s location within the metropolitan Miami area provides an outstanding laboratory for research and advanced study of architecture and urban design. Its main campus, at the heart of the Garden City of Coral Gables, was designed in 1944-45 by Robert Law Weed and Marion Manley, the first licensed female architect in the State of Florida, and continues to grow with new buildings by Michael Dennis, Leon Krier, Arquitectonica International, and others. The challenges of conservation and development are intense in one of the nation’s fastest growing urban areas. These challenges result in an increasing demand for skilled professionals. In Downtown Miami and Brickell, high-rise apartment building construction has surged in the last 15 years, more than quintupling the resident population; The Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) was designed by Swiss architects Herzog & De Meuron and opened in 2013. The British firm of Nicolas Grimshaw designed the under-construction Frost Science Museum. The proposed Miami Worldcenter and the under-construction Brickell City Centre will further transform Miami with fantastic mixed-use urban properties that will combine commercial, residential, and leisure centers in new ways. Wynwood and the Miami Design District, two rapidly re-developing areas provide an urban setting for Art Basel annually and year round for the arts, education, interior design, and quality retail. Across Biscayne Bay, Miami Beach hosts a public life that is anchored by a strong preservation movement with ten historic districts with buildings ranging from the early 1920s to the late 1960s. With the opening of the New World Symphony designed by Frank Gehry and its adjacent park by Adriaan Geuze of the Dutch firm West 8, the award-winning mixed-use parking garage at 1111 Lincoln Road, designed by Herzog & De Meuron, and other projects by Enrique Norten and Zaha Hadid, the city has become a destination for observing contemporary architecture as well. Community UMSoA believes in the educational and humanitarian value of supporting programs that benefit the local, national and international community. Graduate students and upper level undergraduates participate in charrettes and community meetings involving citizens’ groups, public agency representatives, lawyers, developers, sociologists, educators, and private citizens. The Center for Urban and Community Design fosters a collaborative interdisciplinary approach that supports the people, places and processes essential for creating and sustaining family oriented and environmentally
responsible communities as near as West Coconut Grove and Biscayne Park and as far away as Mexico and the Dominican Republic. The CUCD also did significant work in Haiti following the 2010 earthquake, continuing a tradition of community service that began with the charrette to rebuild South Dade in 1992, just two months after Hurricane Andrew devastated the area. Working with the MRED+U program, the CUCD is also involved in the multi-disciplinary Third Place Project, which will bring community centers, incubators and marketplaces to underserved communities, with support from a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The TPP will provide space for startups, arts and culture and more to transform neighborhoods, establishing focal points capable of attracting people to visit and participate in the local economies. UMSoA enjoys a unique relationship with the leadership of the City of Miami, and a commitment to giving back to the City and community. Beginning in 2014, all of the faculty, staff and students of UMSoA came together to give back to the City of Miami with U-Serve. That initial full day of service was dedicated to an architectural survey of more than 430 properties in the neighborhood of East Little Havana, work that would have cost the City thousands of dollars in professional services. The 2015 U-Serve day focused on The Underline, a 10 mile linear park that will run beneath the Metrorail, from Brickell to Dadeland. Groups of students and faculty activated the Metrorail stations with performance art, multisensory installations and a “beach front living room� during the course of a single day to give residents an idea of the benefits The Underline will bring to the area. Future U-Serve days will be planned with student input and a goal to always serve in a way that only UMSoA can, from charrettes to design-build days and more.
ADMISSION & PORTFOLIO REQUIREMENTS
Freshmen Admission Applications for incoming freshmen are processed and reviewed by the Office of Admissions. All application materials (application, transcripts, portfolio and letters of recommendation) must be postmarked or received no later than November 1 (Early Action/Decision) or January 1 (Regular Decision). No applications or application materials will be accepted after this time. For more information, contact the Office of Admissions or the UMSoA Academic Services Office at 305-284-3731. Enrollment in the School of Architecture is selective and limited by space and other resources; early application is encouraged. Admission to the University of Miami is very competitive. Applicants are considered based on the strength of their high school curriculum and grades earned, standardized test scores, letters of recommendation, essay, extracurricular activities, and awards/achievements. For more Information, visit www.miami.edu/admissions. The Architecture Faculty Undergraduate Admissions Committee does not recalculate high school GPAs. The Committee uses the GPA (weighted and/or unweighted) provided by your high school. Although not a requirement, a competitive freshman applicant has • A strong A-/B+ average, • SAT test score between 1220-1420 and/or ACT test score between 28-32, • Ranks in the top 10% of their graduating class. It is recommended, but not required, that freshmen applicants submit a portfolio. See instructions for submitting a portfolio on the following page. Keep in mind that a student who meets all of these criteria is not guaranteed admission; however, the closer a student is to this profile, the more competitive that student is for admission. Ready to apply? Follow the QR below for instructions on submitting your freshmen application to UMSoA. International applicants should visit the Admissions webpage for additional requirements. Transfer Admission Applications for transfer are processed by the University of Miami Office of Admissions and are reviewed by the Architecture Undergraduate Faculty Admissions Committee. Transfer students applying to the B. Arch. program must submit their transcripts to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Digital portfolios are to be submitted to the inbox provided under the portfolio instructions section, on the following page.
Three letters of recommendation are required for Transfer Admission. The letters may be submitted digitally to SoAUGradAdmission@miami.edu or mailed, in a sealed envelope, to the address below. Note that digitally submitted letters of recommendation will only be accepted if emailed from the individual making the recommendation. Transfer applicants may not submit letters of recommendation on behalf of the person making the recommendation. University of Miami School of Architecture Office of Academic Services Re: Transfer App - Letter of Recommendation 1223 Dickinson Drive, Bldg 48E Coral Gables, FL 33146-5010 The minimum requirements for transfer admission are the following: • 3.0 minimum Grade Point Average, • Three letters of recommendation, • Portfolio is required for advanced placement. Design studio work must be included. Summer Studio: Students accepted for transfer into the third year design sequence are required to attend a summer/fall integration design module. Ready to complete a Transfer application? Follow the QR below for instructions on completing your transfer application to UMSoA. International applicants should visit the Admissions webpage for additional requirements. University of Miami Students: Students currently enrolled at UM in another major who are requesting transfer into UMSoA must fill out an “Academic Change Form” with all appropriate signatures from department requesting transfer and send it to UMSoA. Admission is subject to review by the Architecture Faculty Undergraduate Admissions Committee.
Instructions for submitting Digital Portfolio - Undergrad UMSoA Admissions The portfolio offers candidates an opportunity to share their visual interests. The work may include but is not limited to reproductions of drawings, paintings, photographs, mixed-media, graphics, or photographs of ceramics, sculpture, wood-work, and models. The portfolio format is as follows: •• PDF format, no larger than 8MB. Links to websites or files, in place of digital PDF portfolio, will not be considered. •• PDF file shall be named as follows: LAST NAME_FIRSTNAME_FRESHMEN or TRANSFER_YEAR (i.e Wright_George_Freshmen2017). •• Cover page shall include: full name, Common app ID#, email, phone number, address and program student is applying to (Undergraduate Freshman or Undergraduate Transfer). •• Each project or image must be accompanied by a written description of when the piece was done, why (for class, individually, etc.) and, if the work was completed as part of a group project. Explain what part of the project reflects the candidate’s work. The undergraduate digital portfolio shall be submitted via email to SoAUGradAdmissions@miami.edu by application deadline. For questions about the undergraduate and transfer admission requirements, call (305) 284-3731. Graduate Admission and Application Information Applications are considered for entrance in the fall semester only. Applications completed by February 1 will be given the highest priority for acceptance and scholarships; however, applications will be accepted past the preferred February 1 date on a space-available basis. Admission to the graduate program is subject to the rules, regulations and procedures of the Graduate School as stipulated in the University Graduate Bulletin. It is the responsibility of each student to understand these requirements and to ensure that they are met. The minimum requirements for admission into one of UMSoA’s graduate programs is as follows: •• 3.0 minimum Grade Point Average, •• 300 cumulative Graduate Record Examination score (GRE) on verbal and quantitative sections (tests taken on or after August 1, 2011), •• 80 TOEFL score or 6.5 IELTS score for international applicants. Please use school code: 4862 for all graduate programs (see additional requirements below).
Applications will be reviewed by the Architecture Faculty Graduate Admissions Committee only after all of the following documents have been received: •• Completed Collegenet application form with $65.00, non-waivable, application fee. •• A statement expressing your interest in the program and your reasons for applying. •• Official transcripts of all college and university courses taken, indicating the date your professional or other undergraduate degree was awarded. All transcripts must be sent directly from the institution’s registrar. •• Official Graduate Record Examination scores sent directly from ETS and TOEFL scores where applicable. •• Three academic (and professional if applicable) letters of recommendation. Letters of recommendation may be submitted digitally to SoAGradAdmission@miami.edu or mailed, in a sealed envelope, to the address below. Note that digitally submitted letters of recommendation will only be accepted if emailed from the individual making the recommendation. Applicants may not submit digital letters of recommendation on behalf of the person making the recommendation. University of Miami School of Architecture Office of Academic Services Re: Graduate APP Letter of Recommendation 1223 Dickinson Drive, Bldg 48E Coral Gables, FL 33146-5010 •• Digital Portfolio. Applicants of MRED+U are not required to submit a portfolio. See instructions for submitting digital portfolio on following page. International Admission Copy of passport •• Copy and translation of diploma •• Official translated and evaluated, transcripts from all colleges and universities attended (undergraduate and graduate level work). Students applying to a graduate program must request the registrar of each institution to send official transcripts directly to the School of Architecture. The University of Miami reserves the right to contact the issuing institution or government agency to verify authenticity of documents. •• Applicants from the People’s Republic of China: Official transcripts and diplomas (in English and original language) must be sent directly to Rafael Acosta, the Graduate Advisor in the School of Architecture by China Academics Degrees and Graduate Education Development Center •• Applicants from India: Applicants must send all individual mark-sheets indicating all subjects taken and marks obtained for all years of post-secondary study. Consolidated mark sheets will NOT be accepted. All mark sheets must be issued by the university responsible for conducting the examinations and sent directly to the Graduate Advisor in the School of Architecture. If the institution you attended (e.g. Indian Institute of Technology) can only provide a transcript, you must request the registrar to send the official transcripts directly to the School of Architecture. ••
Portfolio Recommendations for Graduate Programs The portfolio offers candidates to the MArch - 3 year track an opportunity to present their visual interests and artistic skills. The work may include, but is not limited to, reproductions of drawings, paintings, ceramics, sculpture, woodwork; photographs; video work; models. Although drafting (CAD or hand-drawing) courses are not required for admission in the 3-year program, students who want to include such drawings are encouraged to do so. Students applying for advanced standing (MArch - 2 year) may present a selection of their best architectural works during their pre-professional studies. In order to facilitate the waiving of courses and studios, examples must emphasize comprehensive skills including sketches, plans, sections and elevations, and graphics that exhibit conceptual and diagramming abilities, understanding of structures and of urban context, as well as any other skills (computer modeling, models, photography and film abilities, etc.). Examples of professional work are encouraged but must clearly identify and describe work done independently and that done as part of a team. Applicants are encouraged to include a, maximum, one page resume in their digital portfolio. Portfolio format is as follows: •• PDF format, no larger than 8MB. Links to websites or files, in place of digital PDF portfolio, will not be considered. •• PDF file shall be named as follows: LAST NAME_FIRSTNAME_GRADUATEPROGRAM _YEAR (i.e Wright_George_MArchII2017). •• Cover page shall include: full name, Application ID#, email, phone number, address, and program student is applying to. •• Each project or image must be accompanied by a written description of when the piece was done, purpose of work (course, employment, etc) and, if the work was completed as part of a group project. Explain what part of the project reflects the candidate’s work. The graduate digital portfolio shall be submitted via email to SoAGradAdmissions@miami.edu by the application deadline.For questions about the graduate admission requirements, call (305) 284-3060. Ready to complete Transfer app? Follow the QR below for completing your graduate application to UMSoA. For more information, visit www.arc.miami.edu. Follow UMSoA on social media: umarchitecture
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Directions to the School of Architecture and Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center Take U.S. Highway One (US1) or Ponce de Leon Boulevard into Coral Gables to the intersection of Stanford Drive. Turn onto Stanford Drive and proceed to the Information Booth. Ask for directions to the Pavia Garage on Pavia Street and Levante Avenue where parking is free after 4 p.m. Walk from Pavia Garage along Merrick Street and Dickinson Drive to the School of Architecture at 1223 Dickinson Drive.
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