Architecture

Department of Architecture

School of Architecture and Planning
112 Hayes Hall
South Campus
Buffalo, NY 14214-3087

Phone: 716.829.3483
Fax: 716.829.3256
Web: www.ap.buffalo.edu/architecture/

Undergraduate Catalog: http://undergrad-catalog.buffalo.edu/academicprograms/arc.shtml

About Architecture at UB

The Department of Architecture offers the only accredited professional master of architecture (M. Arch.) degree in the SUNY system, along with an undergraduate preprofessional bachelor of science in architecture (B.S. Arch.), as well as an undergraduate minor. Founded in 1969, the department offers introductory courses for non-majors, as well as undergraduate preprofessional, graduate professional, and advanced postprofessional training in the field of architecture.

Architecture is the study of designing and building structures, and architects are professionals with specialized knowledge about the constructed and natural environments. The educational mission of the Department of Architecture is fourfold:

1. to educate and train individuals in the art and science of architecture in preparation for creative leadership within the profession and the discipline of architecture;
2. to encourage a critical understanding of the historical, societal, material and cultural forces that inform the built environment;
3. to prepare students to explore emerging ideas and technologies that can and will have profound effects on the built environment; and,
4. to provide a comprehensive education through exposure to related disciplines throughout the university and to encourage rigorous interaction across disciplinary boundaries.

Postbaccalaureate educational options at UB include the opportunity for application to the accredited professional Master of Architecture or the accredited professional Master of Urban Planning degrees. Additional postbaccalaureate programs include a dual Master of Architecture plus Master of Urban Planning, a dual Master of Architecture plus Master of Business Administration, and a dual Master of Architecture plus Master of Fine Arts in Media Arts Production.

Degrees Offered

Undergraduate: B.S., Minor
Graduate: M.Arch.
Combined Graduate:: M.Arch./M.U.P., M.Arch./M.B.A., M.Arch./M.F.A.