Architecture
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.
Our interdisciplinary, collaborative department embraces spirited, socially progressive, and environmentally responsive design. As New England’s first public architecture program, the faculty and students engage the region for integrated teaching, research, and outreach.
The department is part of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts. The department is responsible for an undergraduate pre-professional degree (Bachelor of Science in Architecture), a graduate professional degree (Master of Architecture), and graduate post-professional degrees (Master of Design and Master of Design in Historic Preservation).
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Summer Design Academy
The UMass Amherst Summer Design Academy provides an opportunity for high school students interested in architecture, landscape architecture, urban or interior design the opportunity to experience the profession and see firsthand the kinds of activities that take place in a university design program.
Sustainable Design/Build Program
Spend a semester in the Yestermorrow-UMass Semester in Sustainable Design/Build program—locataed in Waitsfield, VT—and explore interdisciplinary, whole-systems thinking while developing fundamental technical skills in architecture and construction.
Portfolio of Work
Students in the architecture program will graduate with a portfolio of work, like these designs by master's degree student Megan Itzkowitz '22.
In the news
Architecture's Robert Williams Wins 2024 ACSA Architectural Education Award
Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture Robert Williams has been selected for this year's AIAS/ACSA New Faculty Teaching Award.
Eight HFA Proposals Receive Funding from Community, Democracy, and Dialogue Grants
Thirty-three proposals have been selected to receive support from Community, Democracy, and Dialogue (CDD) grants, including eight proposals from HFA.
Three Graduate Architecture Students Earn Top Honors in MBMA Student Design Competition
Three students in the Department of Architecture received top honors in the 2024 Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) Student Design Competition.
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Stephen Schreiber
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Stephen Schreiber, FAIA, is a professor and the chair of the Department of Architecture.
