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  • Architecture at UMass

    The Department of Architecture provides an accessible, intellectually rigorous design education that firmly grounds students in the art and science of the built environment. The interdisciplinary, collaborative department embraces spirited, socially progressive, and environmentally responsive design.

    Architecture at UMass

    The Department of Architecture provides an accessible, intellectually rigorous design education that firmly grounds students in the art and science of the built environment. The interdisciplinary, collaborative department embraces spirited, socially progressive, and environmentally responsive design.

  • Fall 2023 Lecture Series

    Fall 2023 Lecture Series

  • UMass Graduate Programs

    Learn more about our graduate degrees in Architecture, Historic Preservation, Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning.

    UMass Graduate Programs

    Learn more about our graduate degrees in Architecture, Historic Preservation, Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning.

  • Inspiring, Sustainable Architecture

    The John W. Olver Design Building, with its timber frame structure and mechanical systems purposefully exposed, is open as both a showcase of integrated design and a model of integrative learning.

    Inspiring, Sustainable Architecture

    The John W. Olver Design Building, with its timber frame structure and mechanical systems purposefully exposed, is open as both a showcase of integrated design and a model of integrative learning.

  • #1 Most Hired from School

    DesignIntelligence's annual survey recognizes UMass Architecture's excellent preparation of our graduates for professional work.

    #1 Most Hired from School

    DesignIntelligence's annual survey recognizes UMass Architecture's excellent preparation of our graduates for professional work.

News

Fall 2023 Architecture Lecture Series

September 01, 2023

The Department of Architecture is pleased to announce the Fall 2023 Lecture Series. This fall's series includes a broad range of speakers spaning from architectural practice to teaching to theory...

UMass DesignBuild at the Green River Music Festival

June 23, 2023

If you're at the Green River Music Festival this weekend, make sure to stop by the UMass DesignBuild "Green House Stage". The UMDB crew took a break from construction on the Paper House to build a...

UMass Design Build: Final Presentation

May 16, 2023

The 2023 UMass DesignBuild presented their final proposal for small-scale, low-energy, and low-carbon affordable housing in Holyoke this past Friday. See more of the design work and follow along...

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Events

Sep-Oct
05

PATTERN // OVERLAP

Olver Design Building Gallery
(All day)

Sep
27

Fall Lecture Series: Julia Gamolina

Gamble Auditorium, Mount Holyoke College
5:30 pm

Oct
04

Five College Architectural Theory Lecture: Timothy Hyde PhD

Design Building, Rm 170
5:30 pm

Oct
11

Minerva Parker Exhibit & Panel Discussion

Design Building, Rm 170
5:30 pm

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group of students gathered for Design Building studio presentation
Major

Why Architecture?

Architecture addresses the impact of the built environment on individuals and the natural world, and the Department of Architecture at UMass Amherst provides an accessible, intellectually rigorous design education that firmly grounds students in the art and science of the built environment. We embrace spirited, socially progressive, and environmentally responsive design. We teach the creative process that will enable students to tackle complex interdisciplinary problems of varying scales.

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