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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

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Choose from undergraduate and graduate degrees that are a critical step in the path towards architectural licensure in architecture and landscape architecture.

Undergraduate programs

Choose from several degree paths and develop the skills to pursue a career in landscape architecture, design, or architecture.

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Graduate programs

Deepen your expertise with a Master's in Architecture, Design for Sustainable Urban Environments, or Urban Planning and Policy.

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The Enduring

Architecture

Bochra Rajkhan + Jumana Baghafar Instructor: Michelle Laboy

Sustainable Urban Systems

Architecture

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

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.

Image courtesy of Sonia Ralston

Ghost Trees

Art + Design, Architecture

Assistant professor of art + design and architecture Sonia Ralston worked with the Arnold Arboretum for the augmented reality (AR) project Ghost Trees.

Image courtesy of Sonia Ralston

Hurricane Surges and Urban Layout

Architecture

This proposal, created by students Anastasia Leopold, Alex Bondi, Kalpana Bhandari explores land use and urban design while accounting for potential hurricane surges in a new environmental landscape.

Image courtesy of Sonia Ralston

Ghost Trees

Art + Design, Architecture

Assistant professor of art + design and architecture Sonia Ralston worked with the Arnold Arboretum for the augmented reality (AR) project Ghost Trees.

Image courtesy of Sonia Ralston

Hurricane Surges and Urban Layout

Architecture

This proposal, created by students Anastasia Leopold, Alex Bondi, Kalpana Bhandari explores land use and urban design while accounting for potential hurricane surges in a new environmental landscape.

The Enduring

Architecture

Bochra Rajkhan + Jumana Baghafar Instructor: Michelle Laboy

Sustainable Urban Systems

Architecture

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

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.

Hurricane Surges and Urban Layout

Architecture

This proposal, created by students Anastasia Leopold, Alex Bondi, Kalpana Bhandari explores land use and urban design while accounting for potential hurricane surges in a new environmental landscape.

Learn More

The Enduring

Architecture

Bochra Rajkhan + Jumana Baghafar Instructor: Michelle Laboy

Learn More

Sustainable Urban Systems

Architecture

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

Learn More

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.

Learn More

Image courtesy of Sonia Ralston

Ghost Trees

Art + Design, Architecture

Assistant professor of art + design and architecture Sonia Ralston worked with the Arnold Arboretum for the augmented reality (AR) project Ghost Trees.

Learn More

Image courtesy of Sonia Ralston

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

Image courtesy of NGN

Architecture

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

Architecture

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

Architecture

"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

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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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Licensure For Architects

Although not required for architects to pursue employment, licensure can be an opportunity that gives an architect a competitive edge in a competitive marketplace.

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