Architecture
Architects and landscape architects play a critical role in engaging with some of the world’s most complex issues—from climate change to urban density, social and economic diversity to cultural preservation. The School of Architecture’s undergraduate and graduate programs aim to furnish each student with a deep understanding of the field’s fundamentals while developing a holistic perspective of architecture’s vast scope and impact. Our graduates leave ready to tackle the evolving challenges of society and our physical environment.
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Our School is focused on how architecture, landscape, and urban design negotiate the diverse concerns that are inherent to our urbanized context and ultimately shape how we live.
Dan Adams
Associate Professor and Chair, Architecture
Featured Student Work
Beyond Concrete
Architecture
Agriculture and modern food systems have continually transformed the natural habitats of the Northeastern region and rural areas at large.
Effect of Cultural Events on the Design of American Kitchens
Architecture
This is a summary of Lydia Hauser's final project for the Architectural Studies Capstone. She researched the effect of cultural events on the design of American kitchens from 1920-2020.
Nested Systems
Architecture
The course explores the material and making of architecture and moves away from traditional processes such as the production of schematic design prior to considering constructional ideas.
Industrial Influence
Architecture
This proposal by Josie Cerbone, Jonathan Zoccoli & Bhavyasri Kattamudi explores the potential to use urban design to prevent the spread of contaminants in the case of a public health emergency.
Rebuilding schools in rural Ethiopian conflict zones
Architecture
In collaboration with the Ethiopian Association of Architects (AEA), architecture professor Alpha Arsano proposed designs for pre-K through high schools in areas of Ethiopia affected by conflict.
Industrial Influence
Architecture
This proposal by Josie Cerbone, Jonathan Zoccoli & Bhavyasri Kattamudi explores the potential to use urban design to prevent the spread of contaminants in the case of a public health emergency.
Rebuilding schools in rural Ethiopian conflict zones
Architecture
In collaboration with the Ethiopian Association of Architects (AEA), architecture professor Alpha Arsano proposed designs for pre-K through high schools in areas of Ethiopia affected by conflict.
Beyond Concrete
Architecture
Agriculture and modern food systems have continually transformed the natural habitats of the Northeastern region and rural areas at large.
Effect of Cultural Events on the Design of American Kitchens
Architecture
This is a summary of Lydia Hauser's final project for the Architectural Studies Capstone. She researched the effect of cultural events on the design of American kitchens from 1920-2020.
Nested Systems
Architecture
The course explores the material and making of architecture and moves away from traditional processes such as the production of schematic design prior to considering constructional ideas.
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Rebuilding schools in rural Ethiopian conflict zones
Architecture
In collaboration with the Ethiopian Association of Architects (AEA), architecture professor Alpha Arsano proposed designs for pre-K through high schools in areas of Ethiopia affected by conflict.
Beyond Concrete
Architecture
Agriculture and modern food systems have continually transformed the natural habitats of the Northeastern region and rural areas at large.
Effect of Cultural Events on the Design of American Kitchens
Architecture
This is a summary of Lydia Hauser's final project for the Architectural Studies Capstone. She researched the effect of cultural events on the design of American kitchens from 1920-2020.
Nested Systems
Architecture
The course explores the material and making of architecture and moves away from traditional processes such as the production of schematic design prior to considering constructional ideas.
Industrial Influence
Architecture
This proposal by Josie Cerbone, Jonathan Zoccoli & Bhavyasri Kattamudi explores the potential to use urban design to prevent the spread of contaminants in the case of a public health emergency.
Latest News in Architecture
New England Home honors Architecture alum Julian Jalbert
Julien Jalbert earned both his Master of Architecture (2015) and Bachelor of Science in Architecture (2011) at Northeastern.
August 24, 2025
Lily Song leads anti-gentrification class in Chinatown
In ARCH5115: Anti-Displacement Studio, Lily Song’s students work with community leaders on ideas to keep the neighborhood’s longtime residents and small businesses in place amid development and gentrification.
January 28, 2025
Dan Adams gives 61st annual Robert D. Klein lecture
Architecture professor Dan Adams focused on the importance of creating environmentally and socially sustainable spaces in his lecture.
April 2, 2025
Ritika Iyer, RODE Architects
Ritika Iyer graduated with a BA in Architecture in 2024; she’s set to complete her M.Arch in Spring 2025. During her time at CAMD, she completed two co-ops. She took us behind the scenes at her co-op with RODE Architects
December 12, 2024
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Introduces students to architecture, as understood through buildings, cities, and landscapes from antiquity to the present. Studies important monuments in the global history of architecture, as well as tools for analyzing the built environment. Considers buildings in relation to their political, social, economic, and cultural context, and as expressions of diversity in human societies and cultural perspectives.
Focuses on site planning and design with an emphasis on parks and open-space systems in the adaptive reuse of urban sites. Projects focus on the creation and cultivation of public space, transformation of site conditions, and development of sustainable site materials. Emphasizes site analysis, development of an individual design process, and design communication strategies. This studio course introduces students to urban design precedents, site research, and remediation methods.
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NAAB Accreditation
The National Architectural Accrediting Board reviewed the Northeastern University School of Architecture in February 2018.
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