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The USC School of Architecture engages the simultaneity of Real-Time Design through four academic streams: architecture, building science, heritage conservation and landscape architecture. Through an academic spectrum from undergraduate to PhD and discourses in global urbanism, critical studies, digital integration and environmental performance, USC conducts real-time global urban investigations. USC and Los Angeles provide an ideal site as a cross-frontier, multi-centric laboratory for Real-Time Design. Through fundamental research, creative practice, and institutional scholarship, USC creates an environment for diverse, intense experimentation in change—change commanded by time— Real Time! —Dean Qingyun Ma

3 About the School 8 Los Angeles 12 Facts 16 Facilities 22 Financial Aid UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS 25 Programs 32 Global Studies 39 Apply GRADUATE PROGRAMS 43 Architecture 48 Advanced Architectural Studies 54 Building Science 58 Heritage Conservation 62 Landscape Architecture + Urbanism 71 Certificates 74 Global Studies 78 Apply

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It must anticipate rather than just solve ever-shifting problems; participate in culture rather than merely witness and represent; act as an agent of new tradition, rather than as a monument; and drive global urbanism rather than serve the consequences. Architecture must resonate, recur and recreate. We must envision a new design agenda that is emerging, making and passing—one that is on site, on time, real-time. Real-Time Design is liberated from the vocation of physical forms; it brings integrity and intellectuality (beauty and reason) to all forms of human organization and ambition. The most effective laboratories of Real-Time Design are emerging cultures and transformative societies. On these frontiers, the urgency of architecture reveals its essence and need for collaboration between the many facets of humanity, economy and technology.

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The university is committed to complying with all applicable laws and governmental regulations at every level of government which prohibit discrimination against, or which mandate that special consideration be given to, students and applicants for admission, or faculty, staff and applicants for employment, on the basis of any protected category, including race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, physical disability, mental disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic which may be specified in such laws and regulations. Gender includes both the actual sex of an individual and that person’s gender identity, appearance or behavior, whether or not that identity, appearance or behavior is traditionally associated with that person’s sex at birth. This policy applies to all of the university’s educational programs and activities including admissions, and all personnel actions including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, promotion, demotion, compensation, benefits,

The university seeks compliance with all statutes prohibiting discrimination in education, including Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 which respectively prohibit discrimination. This good faith effort to comply is made even when such laws and regulations conflict with each other. The university will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship. Further information is available from Human Resources Administration at uschr@ usc.edu or (213) 821-8111. The Disabled/Veterans Affirmative Action Plan may be reviewed by employees and applicants upon request. For further information or to make an appointment during regular business hours, contact OED (see below). Questions regarding the application of the various rules and regulations concerning equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, and non-discrimination should also be addressed to OED (see below). The university’s Title IX Coordinator and the university’s AgeDA Coordinator is Jody Shipper, Executive Director of the OED, University Park Campus, Los Angeles, California 90089. Responsible Office: Office of Equity and Diversity (OED), usc.edu/dept/hr/equity_diversity, oed@usc.edu, (213) 740-5086

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SINCE OUR ESTABLISHMENT IN 1914,

the USC School of Architecture has excelled in offering a solid foundation for success for all of our graduates. Our program gives students numerous degree options to best pursue their individual interests and goals. All undergraduate students may choose between two distinct bachelor degrees, and a minor from more than 150 options. Our graduate students may choose from our five master’s degrees, three dual degrees and five certificate programs. Through the ongoing success of so many of our alumni trained within these programs, the School of Architecture has built a well-earned reputation of preparing leaders in our field. Our degree curriculum-whether in architecture, landscape architecture, building science or heritage conservation—has always been intensive, in-depth and topical, with each program fusing history, theory, technology and design into a variety of degree programs USC SCHOOL O F ARC H ITE C TU RE

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2 distinct bachelor degrees 5 distinct master degrees, 3 dual degrees 5 certificate programs.

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Non-Discrimination Policy The University of Southern California is an equal opportunity employer and educator, proudly pluralistic and firmly committed to providing equal opportunity for outstanding men and women of every race, creed and background. The university strives to maintain a community in which each person respects the rights of other people to live, work and learn in peace and dignity, be proud of who and what they are, and to have equal opportunity to realize their full potential as individuals and members of society. To this end, the university places great emphasis on those values and virtues that bind us together as human beings and members of the Trojan Family. The university enthusiastically supports this policy in its entirety, and expects that every person associated with the university will give continuing support to its implementation.

transfers, layoffs, return from layoff, provision of leaves, training, education, tuition assistance and other programs. In addition, an otherwise qualified individual must not be discriminated against in, or excluded from, admissions, participation in educational programs and activities, or employment solely due to his or her disability.

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Pierre Koenig Conrad Buff Don Hensman Cal Straub

Emmet Wemple William Pereira Albert Martin Jon Jerde Mark Rios Ronald Altoon Gerard Furbershaw

that well-prepare our students for the rigors of the professional design practices. Our graduates from these programs are truly world renowned as the foremost designers, practitioners and faculty in architecture of yesterday and today. We hold two Pritzker Prize laureates Frank Gehry and Thom Mayne as our alumni, as well as Case Study House Program participants, Pierre Koenig, Conrad Buff, Don Hensman, and Cal Straub. Countless more of our alumni continue to establish themselves as leaders in local and international practicesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;for instance, to name a few, Emmet Wemple, William Pereira, Albert Martin, Jon Jerde, Mark Rios, Kelly Sutherlin McLeod, Ronald Altoon and Gerard Furbershaw all established their own local offices after graduating from USC, which then quickly grew into practices with world wide reputations for creative, groundbreaking architecture, landscape architecture and design.

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Embracing the future, our students are encouraged to participate each year in one of our many global studies programs. We offer semester-long programs in Europe (Barcelona and Como), Asia (China, Japan, Hong Kong), South America (Brazil, Mexico, Peru) as well as shorter studio offerings and field studies in France, China as well as the United States to introduce students to new cultural frameworks that contribute to the shaping of their global perspective. Our approximately 100 faculty members create a diverse spectrum of experts for our students to learn from in both studios and seminars each term. Tenured academicians teach along side practicing award-winning professionals. Our invited visiting faculty and critics are selected from elite schools and design practices from Los Angeles and around the world and have included Frank Gehry, Kazuyo Sejima, Ryue Nishizawa, Michael Maltzan, Mia Lehrer, Will

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semester-long travel & field studies

100 faculty members Notable Visiting Faculty: Frank Gehry Kazuyo Sejima Ryue Nishizawa Michael Maltzan Mia Lehrer Will Bruder Dan Meis Markus Meissen Larry Scarpa Oliver Schulze

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Professional Development: USC Architectural Guild

Bruder, Dan Meis, Markus Miessen, Larry Scarpa, Thomas Phifer, Tom Kundig and Oliver Schulze. The future of the architectural profession rests on providing the highest caliber education to students who will become leaders in the industry and beyond. The USC School of Architecture demonstrates its commitment in bridging academic excellence and professional development through individualized mentoring programs, career guidance, and active engagement through the USC Architectural Guild. As the nation’s most distinguished architecture professional alumni organization, the Guild has provided philanthropic support to enhance and promote the School’s top priorities including scholarships, professorships, and school programs. For over 50 years, the members of the Guild from all professional backgrounds and industries within the realm of architecture, design, construction and real estate development, have joined

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together with a shared vision that architectural education at USC must be supported and nurtured. In this spirit, USC Architecture students are presented with numerous opportunities to develop connections, both through personal and professional development such as one-on-one reviews of student resumes and portfolios and small group networking with selected industry leaders and firms. The School dedicates special attention and resources to ensure its students achieve their academic and career goals that align with their passion and core values.

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Los Angeles is world renowned for its vibrancy. The University of Southern California is a premier research institution. Both provide the USC School of Architecture with an unparalleled context for the study of the natural, built and technological environments. Positioned at the fulcrum of East and West, described by Dean Qingyun Ma as “a double frontier,” the City, University and School combine to engage our students simultaneously on the global and neighborhood stage. LOS ANGELES: THE ULTIMATE LABORATORY

Los Angeles is described as the perfect laboratory for architecture students. Its variety of urban and environmental components, both cultural and physical, contributes to the city’s diversity, flexibility and multiplicity in all aspects. These conditions make it the perfect laboratory where architecture starts to challenge its boundaries. In this city is where the USC School of Architecture

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This immersion takes many forms. Our students actively participate in the city and its culture, studying notable architecture and landscapes through first-hand experience. Student design projects often reflect this interactive engagement by creating work that directly examines issues of the city, engaging in the real world issues of architecture, landscape architecture, building science and heritage conservation that surround them everyday. USC: THE ULTIMATE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

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You are part of the Trojan Family experience the moment you become a student at USC. This unique and prestigious designation joins you not only to the community of students and faculty but also to a network of 365,000 alumni. Together they offer an unsurpassed

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support system for every student. This vibrant setting presents numerous opportunities to get involved academically and socially, not only on campus but within the surrounding community and city as well. With 750 student organizations, you can explore your passions and interestsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;leadership programs, recreational sports, religious groups, student government, multicultural organizations, Greek life, community service opportunities and much more. USC offers students countless opportunities and options to enhance their academic careers. You can pursue degrees from 17 different professional schools and choose from 150 minorsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the broadest selection of any U.S. university. Visions and Voices, a university-wide arts and humanities initiative fosters creativity and discovery.

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professors Kim Coleman Diane Ghirardo Qingyun Ma John V. Mutlow Victor Regnier G.G. (Goetz) Schierle Marc Schiler Kelly Shannon James Steele John Wilson

associate professors Gail Peter Borden Vittoria Di Palma Charles A. Lagreco Graeme Morland Amy Murphy Douglas Noble

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professor of practice Wes Jones associate professors of practice Lee Olvera Gary Paige Hadrian Predock Trudi Sandmeier Selwyn Ting Olivier Touraine assistant professors of practice Valery Augustin Lauren Matchison Scott Mitchell Geoffrey von Oeyen adjunct professors Lorcan O’Herlihy Robert Perry Larry Scarpa Patrick Tighe adjunct associate professors Jeff Guh Eric Haas Yo-ichiro Hakomori Michael Hricak Andrew Liang Jennifer Siegal Warren Techentin

has twenty-nine full-time faculty, as well as numerous adjunct professional faculty, specializing in design, theory, history, technology, preservation, landscape, or computation. In addition to teaching, our faculty engage in distinguished creative practice, funded research or scholarly publication. USC Architecture faculty members have collectively received hundreds of awards and grants, including those from the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), the California Preservation Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the National Science Foundation. Our faculty engage in multi-year funded research projects, advancing knowledge in areas such as seismic design, natural day lighting, solar design, affordable housing, housing for special users, sustainability, advanced

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material application, and building information modeling. Others working in architectural history, media theory, and heritage conservation publish each year in single authored university press books and in competitive journals. Several faculty have served as officers on editorial boards including those of Journal of Architectural Education and the Society of Architectural Historians. Three of our faculty have been recognized as Distinguished Professors by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA). Seven have been named Fellows of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA). Four have won the prestigious Phi Kappa Phi award for outstanding achievement in the publication of a book. Faculty have also been named Fellows of the American Academy of Rome and Fellows of the American Solar Energy Society.

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adjunct assistant professors Tigran Ayrapetyan Mario Cipresso Janek Dombrowa Aaron Neubert senior lecturers Michael Arden Miller Fong Sophia Gruzdys Susanna Seierup

lecturers Tarrah Beebe Victoria Behner Leigh Ann Belloli Rob Berry Vinayak Bharne Sofia Borges Ted Bosley Justin Brechtel Laurel Broughton Aja Bulla-Richards Nefeli Chatzimina Rebecca Choi Mina Chow Victoria Coaloa Lauren Dandridge Gaines Stephen Deters Ian Dickenson John Dutton Michael Ellars Maria Esnaola John Frane Richard Gooding Christina Gray Katherine Harvey Kathryn Horak Christof Janzten Erin Kasimow Jason Kerwin Alice Kimm Andy Ku Manyan Lam Christine Lampert John Lesak Rob Ley Lisa Little Lauren Lynn Kelly Majewski Esther Margulies Michael Meredith Eric Nulman Jay Platt Lauren Rath Michele Saee Hilary Sample Marcos Sánchez Lee Schneider Brendan Shea Clark Stevens Trey Trahan Brian Ulaszewski John Uniack Scott Uriu Roland Wahlroos-Ritter

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assistant professors Kenneth Breisch Anders Carlson Joon-Ho Choi David Gerber Alison Hirsch Alvin Huang Victor Jones Karen Kensek Kyle Konis Travis Longcore Alexander Robinson José Sanchez Doris Sung

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complex of buildings and courtyards on the University Park Campus, the USC School of Architecture comprises over 50,000 square feet of design studios, classrooms, galleries, workshops and laboratories specifically designed to offer an immersive and stimulating learning environment. Each semester, all architecture students are assigned their own design workstations with storage. The University provides continuous wireless support and students have 24-hour, sevendays-a-week access to their studios and workstations. The School expects, promotes and supports the use and advancement of technology for the study of architecture. Our facilities provide access to the latest in computer modeling and building design analysis software as well as advanced output technologies including large-format printers, laser cutting and 3D printing. Students can also take

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as well as a digital fabrication workshop including laser cutting, CNC milling and robotics.

The Verle Annis Gallery, Helen Lindhurst Gallery, Rosendin Family Atrium, Gin Wong Conference Center and Pierre Koenig Lecture Hall provides exhibition, review and lecture space for the School. The Robert H. Timme Architectural Research Center occupies the 22,000-square-foot third floor of Watt Hall providing studio space for the graduate programs as well as faculty offices, research suites, “sky gardens” and review spaces.

Helen Topping Architecture and Fine Arts Library Watt Hall features the Helen Topping Architecture and Fine Arts Library, a fully computerized facility that contains one of the most comprehensive architectural book, journal and slide collections in the United States. The library houses over 75,000 volumes including many original rare books. Homer, the library’s online catalogue, provides access to the library system’s holdings from any branch on campus as well as from a student’s personal computer. Students can access more than 300 electronic databases, such as the Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals, art and popular culture indexes, and many journals online.

Our facilities include a wood shop for model making, a welding facility and a work yard, where students have the space to construct full-size and scale representations in metal, plastic and wood. The School also operates a state-of-the-art darkroom for analog photography with a variety of equipment, darkrooms and a model shooting room for student use

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advantage of the multiple benefits of the numerous computer-labs spread across the USC campus.

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Historic Landmarks The Greene and Greene Gamble House and Frank Lloyd Wrightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Freeman House are two jewels in our Heritage Conservation program. Both landmarks are available to students and faculty for study, research and events. Each year, two USC Architecture students are awarded fellowships to live at the Gamble House as part of the Scholar in Residence Program. The Gamble House, a national historic landmark, is recognized internationally as a masterpiece of the turn-of-thecentury Arts and Crafts Movement in the United States. The house, built in 1908 for David and Mary Gamble of the Proctor and Gamble Company, is the most complete and best-preserved example of the architecture and interior design work of brothers Charles Sumner Greene and Henry Mather Greene.

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The Freeman House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1923, is one of the most interesting examples of his textile block period. Given to the School of Architecture by Harriet Freeman in 1984, it contains one of the best collections of custom-designed Rudolph Schindler furniture. The house has been the subject of research grants from the Getty Foundation, the Andy Warhol Foundation and the Domino Foundation. When restoration work is completed, the Freeman house will function as a residence for students and distinguished visitors as well as a setting for small seminars and meetings.

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need for undergraduate students who meet all deadlines and eligibility requirements. The financial aid program includes need-based grants, merit scholarships, low-interest loans and federal work-study programs for undergraduates. Students must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and must meet all other eligibility requirements, to be eligible for federal, state and university financial aid programs. In addition to applying for need-based aid through the Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office of Financial Aid, our undergraduate students in architecture may apply for various donor-supported scholarships each year through the School of Architecture Scholarship Application. The School of Architecture also awards merit scholarships for both domestic and international graduate students. All applicants accepted into one of our graduate programs programsare areautomatically automatically graduate

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The combination of a world-class research university and a 100-year-old architecture program situated in Los Angeles, one of the centers of global architecture, makes for an unbeatable undergraduate education in architecture. With the robust scale of our program, we offer a great diversity of choices for each student to follow their own interests. With our worldwide reputation for design excellence, we create small studio laboratories every semester lead by distinguished faculty at the cutting edge of the profession. Our students are challenged to shape our future

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evaluated for this support. Most domestic graduate students who demonstrate financial need and meet all eligibility requirements and deadlines may also qualify for low-interest federal loans and federal work-study programs. International graduate students are “IN ORDER ARCHITECTURE TOaid. not eligibleFOR for university financial REMAIN CULTURALLY RELEVANT, WE NEED TO BE CONSTANTLY QUESTIONING HOW ARCHITECTURE CAN ENGAGE CULTURE AND SOCIETY AT LARGE. THE FACT THAT WE ARE IN LOS ANGELES, PLACES AN EVEN HIGHER MANDATE FOR US TO LEAD THE DISCIPLINE. AFTER BEING A SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE FOR 100 YEARS, WE SHOULD OWN LOS ANGELES AS A SUBJECT AND LABORATORY FOR USC TO ENGAGE AND PROGRESS.” HADRIAN PREDOCK DIRECTOR OF UNDERGRADUATE ARCHITECTURE

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Our NAAB-accredited professional Bachelor of Architecture program provides an exceptional university education. Students study architecture as well as complete other core course work in the sciences and humanities throughout their five-year curriculum. Our students are encouraged to pursue minors to combine their interest in architecture with allied fields. The combination of a world-class research university and a 100-year-old architecture program situated in Los Angeles, one of the centers of global architecture, makes for an unbeatable undergraduate education in architecture. With the robust scale of our program, we offer a great diversity of choices for each student to follow their own interests. With our worldwide reputation for design excellence, we create small studio laboratories every semester lead by distinguished faculty at the cutting edge of the profession. Our students are challenged to shape our future USC SCHOOL O F ARC H ITE C TU RE

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26 National Architectural Accrediting Board Statement

Doctor of Architecture and Master of Architecture degree programs may consist of a preprofessional undergraduate degree and a professional graduate degree that, when earned sequentially, constitute an accredited professional education. However, the preprofessional degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree. The University of Southern California School of Architecture offers the following NAAB-accredited degree programs: —Bachelor of Architecture (160 undergraduate credits) —Master of Architecture (pre-professional degree + 64 graduate credits) —Master of Architecture (non-professional degree + 102 graduate credits) Next accreditation visit for all programs: 2022

Beginning in the first semester, students will be immersed in both architectural and general university studies. The first six semesters provides a foundation in understanding architecture through studies in design, technology, culture and history, concluding with integrative studies that help develop a deeper understanding of becoming an architect. The remaining four semesters provide the opportunity to explore many aspects of architecture and the discipline including studies abroad. To develop individual strengths and interests, each student’s studies conclude with a yearlong degree project that develops out of a research seminar and concludes with a focused, yet comprehensive studio.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

School of Architecture Courses 112 Units Design 58 Technology 21 History/Theory 13 Design Communication 2 Professional Practice 6 Professional Electives 12 Other Courses 48 Units General Education 28

(incl. ARCH214ab, PHYS 125L, ARCH-213ab)

Writing Requirement 8 Mathematics 4 Free Electives 8 TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED

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In the United States, most state registration boards require a degree from an accredited professional degree program as a prerequisite for licensure. The National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), which is the sole agency authorized to accredit U.S. professional degree programs in architecture, recognizes three types of degrees: the Bachelor of Architecture, the Master of Architecture and the Doctor of Architecture. A program may be granted a six-year, three-year or twoyear term of accreditation, depending on the extent of its conformance with established educational standards.

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*All students must enroll in WRIT 150 in the fall except those who are required to take MATH 108. These students must take WRIT 130 the following spring. **PHYS 125L fulfills the General Education requirement in Category III. The PHYS 125L requirement may also be fulfilled by PHYS 135abL; 4 units will be applied toward the B.Arch. and 4 will count as electives.

FIRST YEAR, FIRST SEMESTER ARCH 102aL Architectural Design I ARCH 105L Fundamentals of Design Communication ARCH 114 Architecture: Culture and Community General Ed Social Issues MATH 108* Contemporary Precalculus, or WRIT 150* Writing and Critical Reasoning—Thematic Approaches TOTAL FIRST YEAR, SECOND SEMESTER ARCH 102bL Architectural Design I ARCH 214a World History of Architecture PHYS 125L** Physics for Architects General Education, or WRIT 130* Analytical Writing TOTAL SECOND YEAR, FIRST SEMESTER ARCH 202aL Architectural Design II ARCH 213a Building Structures and Seismic Design ARCH 214b World History of Architecture General Ed TOTAL SECOND YEAR, SECOND SEMESTER ARCH 202bL Architectural Design II ARCH 211 Materials and Methods of Building Construction ARCH 213b Building Structures and Seismic Design General Ed TOTAL THIRD YEAR, FIRST SEMESTER ARCH 215 Design for the Thermal and Atmospheric Environment ARCH 302aL Architectural Design III ARCH 313 Design of Building Structures General Ed TOTAL THIRD YEAR, SECOND SEMESTER ARCH 302bL Architectural Design III ARCH 315 Design for the Luminous and Sonic Environment ARCH 411 Architectural Technology General Ed TOTAL FOURTH YEAR, FIRST SEMESTER ARCH 314 History of Architecture: Contemporary Issues ARCH 402aL Architectural Design IV ARCH 525 Professional Practice: Pre-Design, Project and Office Admin Electives TOTAL FOURTH YEAR, SECOND SEMESTER ARCH 402bL Architectural Design IV Architecture history electives Electives TOTAL FIFTH YEAR, FIRST SEMESTER ARCH 500aL Comprehensive Architectural Design ARCH 501 Critical Topics in Architecture WRIT 340 Advanced Writing Electives TOTAL FIFTH YEAR, SECOND SEMESTER ARCH 502aL Architectural Design VARCH 526 ARCH 526 Professional Practice: Legal and Economic Context, Project Documentation Electives TOTAL P ROGR AM

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The four-year architectural studies degree program provides a rich curriculum for each student—blending basic training in architectural design, technology and history. It allows each student to both explore architecture and its related fields of practice, as well as focus on a particular area they find more compelling. It is an excellent degree alternative for those students interested in architecture but not sure if they might want to pursue a career or graduate work after USC in architecture or other fields such as environmental studies, real estate, urban planning, landscape design, etc. Students first accepted into the professional fiveyear Bachelor of Architecture program (B.Arch) are eligible to elect this degree (B.S. in A.S) at the end of the second year of study. The curriculum includes a core program in the first two years identical to the Bachelor of Architecture professional USC SCHOOL O F ARC H ITE C TU RE

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degree program. In the second two years, students explore many aspects of architecture and related fields and develop individual strengths and interests. Students take a specialization course in the second year, which introduces them to related fields and alternative degree options. Each student develops a degree plan with the help of their advisor, identifying electives that fulfill an area of concentration. The fouryear program concludes with a capstone seminar, which allows all degree candidates to work collaboratively on areas of common interest. DEGREE REQUIREMENTS School of Architecture Courses 84 Units Design 20 Technology 21 History/Theory 11 Design Communication 2 Professional Practice 3 Core & Capstone Seminar 6 Professional Electives 21 Other Courses 44 Units General Education 28 (incl. ARCH214ab, PHYS 125L, ARCH-213ab)

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Students enrolled in other degree programs than listed above may achieve a Minor in Architecture or Landscape Architecture while studying at USC. Architecture Students not only gain a wide range of valuable skills related to the creative process, but also benefit by learning about the history of our built environment, with all of its technological and cultural impact on human progress across several millennium.

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Landscape Architecture The minor provides students with the ability to integrate the ecological and cultural dimensions of landscape architecture into their course of study. Studies are about repairing and sustaining natural systems in cities, about the history of human settlements, places, and gardens in urban landscapes, and about the cultural and aesthetic meanings of landscape architecture design. This is an excellent emphasis for students in environmental studies, civil engineering, planning and anthropology. arch.usc.edu/minors USC SCHOOL O F ARC H ITE C TU RE

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the boundaries of academic engagement beyond the USC campus. Part of the international focus of the School of Architecture is to encourage all students in good standing to study abroad for a semester to better understand and experience global culture, practice, economy and education. The students will extrapolate and synthesize the similarities and differences that exist between their accepted social and cultural norms and other ways of thinking about the city and its architecture. Experiencing these places allows one to think more creatively about urbanism and the rich possibilities the environments and cultures of cities abroad offer its citizens for interaction and stimulation. Resolving design problems within foreign contexts also provides an intellectual and creative challenge that engages students directly in understanding other places and cultures. Each program includes four to five weeks of travel field studies along with

Fall Program in Asia: Asian Architecture and Landscape Urbanism The AALU program provides the opportunity to explore the new urban paradigm of China. Though the program is anchored in Shanghai, academic enrichment excursions and urban/design workshops will take the students to many other cities in China as well as in Japan, and Hong Kong. Students engage in the transformative forces of urbanism and built environments to mediate the spectrum between universal civilization and the indigenous particularities of place and culture. Â They will be taught to observe and synthesize the similarities and differences that exist between their own social/ cultural norms and the critical means

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for thinking about architecture and the city. Â These studies are intended to challenge their assumptions and expand their horizons. Fall Program in Spain: Barcelona Barcelona is both a modern and historical city, committed to a culture of visual design that has realized many ambitious urban plans. It is a dynamic site for the study of ancient and contemporary urbanism, as it a model of cultural activity and an impressive locus for new architecture, landscape architecture and urbanism. Design projects seek to embrace public space and architecture from antiquity to the 21st century, which will be studied in the context of a city which seeks to project its future in dialogue with engaging its past and present. A design studio with faculty and students from La Salle University Barcelona provides students with opportunities to work collaboratively with international students. Field studies in Madrid, Toledo, Bilbao, San

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seven to eight weeks primarily focusing on the design studio that is part of the required curriculum. A priority of all programs is to provide interaction with international students of architecture.

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Spring Semester in Italy: Rome/Como Anthony A. Marnell II Italian Architecture Studies Program The Marnell Italy program begins in Rome with study and analysis of Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance, and Twentieth Century design, architecture and urbanism. Other field studies include Florence, with its exceptional Renaissance architecture, and the Veneto region: Ferrara, Verona, Vicenza and Venice, and several weeks in Como and Milan. Milan is the heart of design, graphics, furniture design, and fashion for Europe, and the program includes study at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile held every spring. As well, field studies to Switzerland, Germany, France and Austria examine architecture

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and design in countries whose recent connections to northern Italy are increasingly important to Italy’s design direction for the future. Design studio projects extend from urban considerations to design strategy to design implementation and occur in a series of design studio workshops in Rome and Milan/Como, some working with faculty and students from the University of Roma Tre and the Milan Politecnico, exploring urban connections in a range of contexts. Summer Semester in South America: Emphasis on Architecture and Development The School of Architecture offers a summer program based at the Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado (FAAP), which includes travel throughout Mexico, Argentina and Peru before arriving at São Paolo at the midterm point. USC students work on a studio project in collaboration with students from the FAAP and the Universidad Iberoamericana. USC SCHOOL O F ARC H ITE C TU RE

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Sebastian, Granada, Seville, Cordoba and other Spanish cities, as well as areas of Europe, including Paris, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Venice, expose students to the full range of historical and contemporary architecture.

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The purpose of this program is to offer students the opportunity to: —work on a real project in a country where development is a prime goal of the government and where opportunities for architecture students to complete internships and gain employment after graduation are expanding; —work with the physical requirements, governmental regulations and economic situations that affect the design of projects that can be realized; —become familiar with local practitioners in order to learn about architectural practice in these areas; and —expand appreciation of the importance of the rising status of Brazil as a world power in the current market and introduces USC students to current practitioners there.

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Application Checklist Common Application and the USC Supplemental Application Transcripts

TRANSFER APPLICANTS: Official final high school transcripts with date of graduation. Students who completed secondary school outside the us may substitute a copy of a diploma or leaving certificate. Students who did not finish high school should also submit a copy of their completion certificate (such as a ged) and may also submit a letter of explanation. All official college transcripts. Official transcripts of any and all college coursework completed through the fall term.

FIRST-YEAR APPLICANTS: arrange for the testing agency to send your sat or act scores directly to usc. TRANSFER APPLICANTS: required if completed fewer than 30 semester units of college coursework.

School Report. ALL FIRST-YEAR APPLICANTS are required to submit the Common Application School Report by providing the name and e-mail address of a recommender.

Submit your fall grades (when available): FIRST-YEAR APPLICANTS ONLY. Use the Mid-Year Report Form included in the Common Application or visit www.usc.edu/midyeargrades to submit your fall grades.

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Letter of Recommendation from a Teacher or a Counselor. FIRST-YEAR APPLICANTS should utilize the Common Application for teacher recommendations.

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TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE Academic scores, if the student’s native language is not English.

Portfolio Requirements FIRST-YEAR APPLICANTS DEADLINE: DECEMBER 1 for Merit Scholarship consideration or JANUARY 15 for regular consideration We are interested in seeing evidence of your creativity. Work selected for inclusion should demonstrate the breadth and diversity of your creative interests and need not be limited to architectural work (if included at all). Drawing, sketching, painting, graphic design, photography, video, web-design, sculpture, ceramics and furniture design are just some examples of the types of work that may be included. Work may be produced digitally and/or by hand, for school courses, extracurricular activities or independently. Include examples of hand or CAD drafting only if they demonstrate clear design intent rather than just technical skill. Your portfolio should constitute a carefully edited selection of your strongest work showcasing your creative interests, abilities and motivation.

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FIRST-YEAR APPLICANTS: should submit official transcripts of all high school and college coursework completed.

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TRANSFER APPLICANTS DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 1 Transfer applicants will be carefully evaluated for academic and creative accomplishment and will be considered at one of three levels: First Year, Summer Transfer Studio or Second Year of the Bachelor of Architecture program. Students considered for the first year program have a high level of academic accomplishment and demonstrate general exposure to issues of design and architecture but have not yet achieved the comprehensive breadth of our foundational first year program. These basic skills range from design fundamentals of 2D and 3D composition, conceptual problem solving, research and analysis of historical precedent, principles of spatial order, free hand drawing, computer drafting and 3D modeling. Students considered for the Summer Transfer Studio have a generally high level of previous academic and creative accomplishment. However, these students require a review of the fundamental principles described above to fill any

gaps in their knowledge presented by their portfolio and transcript review. The Summer Transfer Studio is an accelerated and comprehensive course and requires students to have the ability to excel rapidly and at a high level through all of the design issues presented by the projects. This Summer Transfer Studio must be completed with grades of Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s or better in order to accelerate to the second year in the fall. Students considered for admission directly to second year have a high level of academic accomplishment and creative experience from their previous program(s) of study. The projects presented in the portfolio represent an advanced level of design analysis, creative problem solving and a range of visualization skills, all required as part of comprehensive awareness and understanding of the fundamental principles presented in first year.

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design pedagogy in the global design community, the Pacific Rim, and Los Angeles in particular, drawing inspiration from the energy and dynamism of the city of itself. Los Angeles is a complex laboratory of urban life where advanced concepts and strategies are tested everyday. Blessed by a benign climate, and yet ever at risk from earthquakes and other natural or manmade disasters, it is a city that has learned to take environmental and ecological questions seriously. Above all, Los Angeles is a highly original and experimental city that has consistently challenged preconceptions and served as an incubator for new ideas and practices. By locating our design research within the unpredictable, problematic and resistant environment of reality, we actively confront culture, site and construction in preparation for practice in the contemporary city.

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Students considered for admission directly to second year have a high level of academic accomplishment and creative experience from their previous program(s) of study. The projects presented in the portfolio represent an advanced level of design analysis, creative problem solving and a range of visualization skills, all required as part of comprehensive awareness and understanding of the fundamental principles presented in first year.

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The USC School of Architecture offers two distinct masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s programs related to the study of architecture: the Master of Architecture professional degree (M.Arch.) and the Master of Advanced Architectural Studies postprofessional degree (M.AAS) for students who already hold a professional degree in architecture or its equivalent.

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Master of Architecture (M.Arch.), Professional Degree The Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Master of Architecture is a NAAB accredited professional degree program in the area of architectural design. It is intended for individuals who have completed a bachelor's degree with a major other than one of the design professions, (typically requiring three years of residency); or, with advanced standing, for those individuals with a pre-professional undergraduate degree in architectural studies (typically requiring two years of residency).

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activities in the ever-evolving field of architecture. As an accredited professional degree, it provides a solid intellectual base of knowledge in history, technology, professional practice and theory. Particular emphasis is put on each of the six-semester design studio sequence, where students learn to synthesize the social, environmental, and tectonic thinking through informed design practice. Exploring the many elective opportunities within the School, students are encouraged to develop a tailored curriculum, and if possible, to complete one of the several graduate certificates offered by the School or within the university-at-large.

The University of Southern California School of Architecture offers the following NAAB-accredited degree programs: —Bachelor of Architecture (160 undergraduate credits) —Master of Architecture (pre-professional degree + 64 graduate credits) —Master of Architecture (non-professional degree + 102 graduate credits) Next accreditation visit for all programs: 2022

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offers both a professional Master of Architecture degree and a postprofessional Master of Advanced Architectural Studies degree program. These programs have been redesigned as two of the most innovative and experimental programs anywhere, and by bringing together renowned and progressive faculty, the School aims to set new standards for postgraduate education internationally. THE USC SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

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The School occupies a key position in design pedagogy within the global design community, the Pacific Rim, and Los Angeles in particular. The programs draw their inspiration from the energy and dynamism of the city itself, a complex blend of urban life and cultural diversity. Blessed with a benign climate, yet at risk from earthquakes and other natural or manmade disasters, L.A. is a city that has learnt to take environmental and ecological questions seriously. Â Above all, Los Angeles is a highly original, experimental experimental city city that that

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consistently challenges preconceptions and serves as an incubator for new ideas and practices. The USC Masters Programs in Architecture are based on the transformative power of advanced concepts and strategies, tested every day in the laboratory of Los Angeles. By locating our design research within an unpredictable, problematic, and very real environment, we actively confront culture, site, and construction in preparation for practice in the contemporary city. Master of Advanced Architectural Studies:Post-Professional Degree — Next Lab The Master of Advanced Architectural Studies [MAAS] program is a oneyear [three-semester] post-professional degree intended for individuals who have completed a 5-year undergraduate professional degree in Architecture. This program is dedicated to cuttingedge research and experimentation and seeks to explore in a highly innovative

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fashion the cultural and technological landscapes of Los Angeles. Through its range of experimental ‘Labs’, the program is structured around evolving themes such as Exponential Design and Design Augmentation. Exponential Design describes a series of strategies that allow design to have an exponential impact over the built environment such as crowdsourcing, game design, application interfaces and parametrics. Design Augmentation describes the increased agency of design that is informed by the data and processes that both produce it and affect it such as performative analysis & simulation, geometric logics & material systems, and modes of fabrication.

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Graduate Certificates —Building Science —Heritage Conservation —Landscape Architecture The Dual Degree Program: Master of Advanced Architectural Studies/Master of Planning Preparation for a public or private sector career in urban design, architecture, and planning or preparation for doctoral studies.

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The need exists for a new generation of professionals whose education has prepared them to fully participate in bringing appropriate appropriatetechnology technologytoto thethe

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recognize that exemplary architecture requires an understanding of and innovative response to natural forces. The integration of the study of building sciences with an understanding of current practice and development of new tools and technologies creates synergistic and holistic architectural design that satisfies informed performative goals. An architect uses creativity and critical thinking to design the built environment considering constraints from economy, sociology, ecology and other realms. A scientist uses reasoning and observation to investigate principles affecting a process. Creativity and discovery are traits to be revealed in each of our students and the goal of the program is to draw these out in a symbiotic learning environment that makes them stronger architects or consultants informing design. STUDIES IN BUILDING SCIENCE

building and rebuilding of humane and supportive cities. Within this context, the program emphasizes: â&#x20AC;&#x201D;The integration of planning, design and technology to form a coherent and interdependent force for the appropriate construction of urban places â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Recognition of the ecological importance of energy-conscious design and construction as well as the high social value of places in which natural forces and systems are being utilized rather than suppressed â&#x20AC;&#x201D;The development of research and design methods suited to the complexity of building in urban settings and effective in the use of extensive information The complex interplay of environmental, structural, and material issues with human needs and global problems is a rich field of study. The environment and evolving technologies impact buildings and the buildings we design have a huge impact on those issues in return. The

21st century issues affecting building environments include changing energy needs and sources, the growth of urban density, and solutions for adapting our aging inefficient buildings. Every decision we make has consequences. In the USC MBS program we study these decisions and consequences in order to design a better future. The Master of Building Science program is intended for students with degrees in architecture, engineering or related areas. The typical program length is two years and requires 48 units, including 16 units of specified courses, one research seminar, 17 units of elective courses and 15 units of thesis.

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in which to learn and challenge conservation issues. As a relatively young and diverse global city, it is the ideal place to explore a relatively young and diverse global discipline.Our wealth of recent past resources raise a new set of research challenges and the city’s richly diverse communities woven throughout the tapestry of the built environment push us to acknowledge the many layers of history and meaning revealed in the city. It is also a place forever seeking the new, providing opportunities to protect the best of the past while embracing the landmarks of the future. Embedded in the School of Architecture at USC, heritage conservation students are instantly part of a multidisciplinary environment, linking landscape architecture, building science, architecture, and conservation. As such, the program curriculum is designed to expose students to a broad range of topics including materials conservation, policy and

planning, conservation theory, global conservation efforts, architectural and landscape history, best-practices in resource documentation and evaluation, sustainability, and historic site management. Students are also encouraged to take advantage of the many academic resources in the broader university, including taking courses in real estate, regional history, urban planning, and spatial sciences. Program faculty are leaders in the field, a blend of academics and practitioners that grapple with conservation in real time, seeking creative solutions that balance the integrity of the past with a sustainable future. Through this broad exposure, students begin to formulate their professional path within the discipline.

Master of Heritage Conservation Degree The MHC degree consists of 48 units of study and the completion of a master’s thesis. The creation of a graduate thesis enables students to stretch themselves in the direction of their choice. Topics are chosen based on the interests of the student and vary from architectural and landscape history to policy analysis, from materials-based inquiry to industrial archaeology, and beyond. A current list of theses completed by our program graduates is available on the program website. The typical program length is two years, although students may apply for advanced standing and/or pursue their studies part-time. Students may chose to focus their electives by pursuing a Graduate Certificate in a related field—Architecture, Building Science, GIS, Landscape Architecture, Non Profit Management, Public Policy, Real Estate Development, Sustainable Cities, or Sustainable Design.

Dual Degree: Master of Heritage Conservation/ Master of Planning The Master of Heritage Conservation Master of Planning dual degree program facilitates highly related cross-disciplinary studies in heritage conservation and in urban planning at the master’s level. The primary objective of the dual degree curriculum is to impart to students a basic familiarity with the origins and development of the philosophies, theories, and practices of planning and heritage conservation. This curriculum has been developed so that students will graduate from this program with a broad practical knowledge of the laws, regulations, and policies that apply to planning and conservation practice in the United States and internationally. This expertise will include knowledge of urban design, public policy, and architectural and planning history and theory. Students will be expected to understand the critical methodological tools necessary for a professional engaged in the investigation, interpretation, and evaluation of the urban built environment.

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Los Angeles, which Reyner Banham famously interpreted in 1971 as a construct of four ecologies, is an ideal urban nature setting for studying architecture—whereurgent urgent landscape architecture—where USC SCHOOL O F ARC H ITE C TU RE

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combine to create dynamic (territorial and urban) landscapes as a Master of Landscape Architecture student in the Graduate Program of Landscape Architecture ++ Urbanism Urbanism atatthe theUSC usc School of Architecture. Architecture. USC usc offers a unique living laboratory of a diverse, multicultural and geographically sophisticated territory, which is exemplar for many of the world’s most pressing landscape challenges within the context of a major urban research university. Los Angeles, in particular, and California, more generally, are extreme natural and social geographies, where the evolving interplays of infrastructure, landscape and urbanism require innovative and systemic thinking.

contemporary issues can and must be addressed while testing the boundaries of design research, design thinking and implementation. The growing ecological crises and intense population pressure of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coasts, flatlands and foothills are a pars pro toto, a microcosm, of the challenges facing state, nation and globe, ones that necessitate a paradigm shift to complex systems thinking.

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Graduate landscape architecture at USC is based on the knowledge and skills to engage complex issues, and to undertake ambitious design explorations. Upon completion, graduates are prepared for both design and leading leadership opportunities in professional practice, public service as well as in higher education; they are able to address the necessary balance of ecology and development our future environments will require.

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Landscape architecture at USC is about unraveling the complex and continually evolving social and environmental conditionals of sites and territories in order to develop thriving communities and environments. The design-centered program develops a trans-disciplinary capacity, approaches that reach across scales, and combines the tangible and the imaginary to provoke conversations that promote social equity, environmental justice, and spaces for creative expression. An exceptional core faculty brings to program its cutting-edge, topical research and outstanding teaching skills, while adjuncts and critics from an expanded network of LA and the wider world of landscape and affiliated fields convey fresh perspectives. Sequential studios and complementary courses, taught by both in-house and invited experts, that focus on history and theory, techniques and tools, develop relevant means towards the major

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challenges of society and towards the built environment. Climate change, resource and food security, landscape toxicity and water scarcity require the skills of the landscape architect, who has for too long been absent from (the power and) responsibility of the territory. At USCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Graduate Program of Landscape Architecture + Urbanism transformation of the territory is premised on extensive fieldwork and an understanding of the latent qualities of existing sites and the (development) agencies that act upon them. Social and cultural transformations of territories are a means to strategically reformulate reality. The USC Landscape Architecture + Urbanism program develops real-world issues, formulates and re-formulates problems, explores and proposes operative strategies and becomes part of the discourse with stakeholders and cities. The resistive capacity of

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the landscape to the ever-globalizing, homogenization of territories is created as a means to shape possible futures for parks, neighborhoods, city districts and the larger stewardship of the landscape. The Landscape Architecture + Urbanism Program at USC, encompasses two distinct degrees: 1. First Professional MLA (+3 Curriculum, 96 units ) A three-year curriculum for students entering with prior degrees in nondesign disciplines. The first professional degree curriculum is accredited by the Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board (LAAB).

2. First Professional MLA With Advanced Standing (+2 Curriculum, 64 units) A two-year curriculum for students who possess an undergraduate degree in architecture or another design discipline (with the exception of landscape architecture). The first professional degree curriculum is accredited by the Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board (LAAB).

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The Dual Degree Program: Master of Landscape Architecture/ Master of Planning Preparation for a public or private sector career in urban design, landscape architecture, and planning, or preparation for doctoral studies.

USCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Spatial Sciences Institute The USC Spatial Sciences Institute promotes spatial thinking, analysis, modeling and visualization and thereby helps to build excellence in research, teaching and outreach across the entire university. This effort stretches from the fundamental, spatial sciences (parts of computer science, geography, and psychology) to those in academic fields and application, domains that can usefully adopt and apply geospatial, technologies and underlying scientific concepts (civil engineers, earth scientists, epidemiologists, historians, landscape, architects, planners, etc.).

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Graduate Certificate in Landscape Architecture For working professionals and graduate students (with the, exception of students enrolled in the MLA Program) to acquire understanding of core issues and knowledge; 16-unit program requires graduate standing and certificate program admission.

Associated Centers and Institutes USCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Center for Sustainable Cities The Center for Sustainable Cities within the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy fosters multidisciplinary sustainability research with an emphasis on sustainability challenges of metropolitan areas.

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offer graduate students the opportunity to supplement their masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s emphasis with an additional specialization. Completion of these programs requires a minimum of 16 units.

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The Certificate in Building Science is intended as a supplement for students enrolled in graduate course work in architecture, landscape architecture, heritage conservation, engineering, urban planning or related disciplines. Certificate in Heritage Conservation* Heritage conservation draws from many disciplines and is a valuable complement to a degree in architecture, landscape architecture, planning, public art administration, geography, anthropology, history, real estate development, or other related fields. The certificate program is open to graduate students and professionals seeking to understand the fundamentals of the discipline and how to integrate the historic built environment within our contemporary urban fabric. Certificate in Landscape Architecture* This program is intended to introduce at the graduate level the basic subjects inherent to the field of landscape

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architecture: plant materials suitable to urban conditions; urban utility and transportation systems in relation to topography, natural drainage and pathways; plant and wildlife communities; as well as inquiries about landscape infrastructure and ecology, and the history of human settlement in the evolution of urban landscapes. Southern California and Los Angeles provide an exceptionally valuable natural and socio-cultural laboratory for landscape architecture studies. Certificate in Sustainable Design* This multidisciplinary program provides students with the tools necessary to understand and quantify the sources of energy use in buildings and landscapes. Studies emphasize improving sustainable design choices regarding natural and man-made systems considering the performance of the built environment, the reduction of its embodied and operational energies, and the influence of other resource issues. USC SCHOOL O F ARC H ITE C TU RE

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Students will engage in intensive field studies and design studios, concentrating on projects and practices from the analysis of buildings to the focused engagement with the methods of practice, landscapes and ecologies, both natural and manmade, and urban spaces including parks, plazas, and urban (re)development projects. Key areas of investigation will be in the context of Urban History/ Development, Culture/Theory, City/ Site and Practice.

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For several years, the flexible agenda of gsap has permitted summer travel to locations such as Hainan, Shanghai, Beijing, Paris and Copenhagen. In addition to the full summer sessions of travel study, other global opportunities have included shorter travel studio visits to London, Madrid, Beijing, Tokyo and Buenos Aires. These opportunities are facilitated by the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s faculty, whose network of colleagues allows for critical global discourse. Excursions within the United States have taken students to the Southwest, visiting Arcosanti, Taliesin and Marfa and ancient structures such as Chaco Canyon and the Acoma Pueblo and to the Pacific Northwest visiting natural and manmade sites in Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver.

Each summer, graduate students are also encouraged to partake in the events, courses and programs offered through the USC-American Academy in China (aac). Founded in 2008 by Dean Qingyun Ma, the aac offers summer explorations of art, architecture, and urbanism. As a primary destination for universities throughout the United States and world to study architecture, arts, and humanities in China, the aac is dedicated to the advancement of scholarly exchange and research in these fields. Please note: Specific locations for the School of Architecture Graduate Study Abroad programs are subject to change.Â

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Application Checklist Prior to submitting your application materials, please check our website for detailed information and the most up to date admission requirements. Applying for Graduate Admission to the USC School of Architecture is a two-part process.

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Portfolio and/or Writing Sample It must anticipate rather than just solve ever-shifting probreviewrather the Portfolio Requirements lems; participatePlease in culture than merely witnesssection of our website specific and format requirements and represent; act as anfor agent of content new tradition, rather than for program of study. as a monument; your and intended drive global urbanism rather than serve the consequences. Architecture must resonate, recur and recreate. Master of Architecture and Master of Advanced Architectural Studies submitted online SlideRoom. We must envisionPortfolios a new design agenda thatvia is emerging, making and passing—one that is on site, on time, real-time. Master of Building Science Real-Time DesignOptional is liberated from the of physical Portfolio can vocation be submitted as a forms; it brings integrity and intellectuality (beauty and supporting document via the USC online reason) to all forms of human organization and ambition. application. Master of Heritage Conservation The most effective laboratories of Real-Time Design are Writing Sample(s) should be submitted as emerging cultures and transformative societies. On these a supporting document via theits USC online frontiers, the urgency of architecture reveals essence application.between the many facets of and need for collaboration humanity, economy and technology. Master of Landscape Architecture Portfolios submitted online via SlideRoom. The USC School of Architecture engages the simultaneity of Real-Time Design through four academic streams: Portfolios are not required of applicants to the architecture, building science, heritage conservation and following certificate programs: landscape architecture. Through an academic spectrum —Certificate in Architecture from undergraduate to PhD and discourses in global ur—Certificate in Building Science banism, critical studies, digital integration and environ—Certificate in Landscape Architecture. mental performance, USC conducts real-time global urban —A writing sample is required of the Certificate in investigations. Heritage Conservation. USC and Los Angeles provide an ideal site as a cross-frontier, multi-centric laboratory for Real-Time Design. Through fundamental research, creative practice, and institutional scholarship, USC creates an environment for diverse, intense experimentation in change—change commanded by time— Real Time! —Dean Qingyun Ma

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