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

Utopian Typologies
Architecture
ARCH 7130 Authors: Professor Timothy Love | Regina Benitez Cardenas | Trey Buretz | Sulafa Hairi | Danielle Roberts | Dominik Wit


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.


Sustainable Urban Systems
Architecture
This project explores a creative storm water filtration system to provide moisture to the Fenway Gardens.


Alternate Endings: A User's Manual for Unbuilding
Architecture
ARCH 7130 Authors: Professor Ang Li | YanQui He | Danny Sweeney | Kevin Tremblay | Emily Cannon | Emily Weiser | John Rinaldi | Ben Garbow | Karen Yeung | Ezgi Nizamoglu | Angela Shi


The Enduring
Architecture
The proposal by Sumin Lim and Alessandro Ricciardi features schematic designs for a building that can be used for administrative or residential purposes.


Alternate Endings: A User's Manual for Unbuilding
Architecture
ARCH 7130 Authors: Professor Ang Li | YanQui He | Danny Sweeney | Kevin Tremblay | Emily Cannon | Emily Weiser | John Rinaldi | Ben Garbow | Karen Yeung | Ezgi Nizamoglu | Angela Shi


The Enduring
Architecture
The proposal by Sumin Lim and Alessandro Ricciardi features schematic designs for a building that can be used for administrative or residential purposes.


Utopian Typologies
Architecture
ARCH 7130 Authors: Professor Timothy Love | Regina Benitez Cardenas | Trey Buretz | Sulafa Hairi | Danielle Roberts | Dominik Wit


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.


Sustainable Urban Systems
Architecture
This project explores a creative storm water filtration system to provide moisture to the Fenway Gardens.

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The Enduring
Architecture
The proposal by Sumin Lim and Alessandro Ricciardi features schematic designs for a building that can be used for administrative or residential purposes.


Utopian Typologies
Architecture
ARCH 7130 Authors: Professor Timothy Love | Regina Benitez Cardenas | Trey Buretz | Sulafa Hairi | Danielle Roberts | Dominik Wit


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.


Sustainable Urban Systems
Architecture
This project explores a creative storm water filtration system to provide moisture to the Fenway Gardens.


Alternate Endings: A User's Manual for Unbuilding
Architecture
ARCH 7130 Authors: Professor Ang Li | YanQui He | Danny Sweeney | Kevin Tremblay | Emily Cannon | Emily Weiser | John Rinaldi | Ben Garbow | Karen Yeung | Ezgi Nizamoglu | Angela Shi

Latest News in Architecture

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

A new course recenters rural life, using architecture
Assistant professor of architecture and cultures Ettore Santi developed the course "Designing the Rural" to explore how to improve life in rural communities.
December 16, 2024

Researchers use drones, VR to preserve African architecture
Assistant professor of architecture Killion Mokwete and Mark Sivak, teaching professor of art + design, are using virtual reality (VR) to save at-risk architecture in Benin.
October 31, 2024

"Speculative Practices" imagines the future of architecture
A new exhibit in Ryder Hall showcases the work of the 2022-24 Design Research and Teaching fellows from Northeastern's School of Architecture.
June 4, 2024

Featured Courses
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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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