The Master of Architecture program trains students to become leaders in the professional practice of architecture with innovative methods of design research and inquiry.
Students: Sophy Feldman & Rowan Price Instructor: Alexandra Barker SP23 Studio 4
Info Sessions
Wednesday, October 18, 2023 6:00-7:30 ET (Zoom) Thursday, November 9, 2023 12:00-2:00 pm ET (in-person) Wednesday, November 29, 2023 6:00-7:30 pm ET (Zoom)
Master of Architecture at Pratt
The MARCH curriculum embraces an integrative approach to design that weaves together technical knowledge and creative practice, building science and environmental stewardship, and professional responsibility and equity. We actively engage the pressing climatic and social challenges of our era through rigorous inquiry. Through case studies that leverage the city as our classroom, students develop innovative design strategies that convey a thorough understanding of the way in which architecture shapes the built environment and its communities. As architects, our inquiry extends across all scales of the built environment, from individual buildings to neighborhoods, cities, and all the way to global systems and ecosystems. What connects our intervention across this broad range of scales is our deep commitment to design work that prioritizes the well-being and safety of all life forms.
The Master of Architecture (M.Arch) is a three-year NAAB-accredited, STEM-certified professional program. Our 84-credit, three-year track is designed for students who have completed a bachelor’s degree, including majors other than one of the architectural design professions. The program is also available in a 56-credit, two-year Advanced Standing track for students with bachelor’s degrees from four-year Architecture or Engineering programs.
The M.Arch program is structured with a core curriculum of design, history-theory, technology, and media courses, followed by an advanced curriculum of applied research and elective courses. The entire curriculum is designed to equip students with the professional knowledge required for becoming a successful architect.
We believe in an integrative approach to architecture. Our curriculum is designed to provide students with a deep understanding of the diverse practices and modes of inquiry that converge in the architectural discipline and profession.
In the first three semesters, the core curriculum is structured to coordinate learning across design, technical, historico-theoretical, and media courses. In the fourth semester, this coordinated learning culminates in the Integrative Studio. Unique to the GAUD, the Integrative Studio combines the teaching of architectural design, building systems, and regulatory compliance into a single course. Collaboration is a fundamental aspect of the Integrative studio: students work on a single architectural project in teams, supported by GAUD faculty and a cohort of technical consultants from leading New York City firms. During the last two semesters, our M.Arch program further compliments the Integrative Studio with an advanced curriculum of studio and elective courses. In these advanced courses, students engage in directed research projects alongside a diverse group of faculty members from Pratt Institute and the architectural profession at large.
Our integrative approach begins, does not end, with our program. By integrating different modes of architectural knowledge and practice, and engaging audiences both within and outside the architectural professions, our M.Arch program equips graduates with the unique ability to intervene in the complex systems shaping the building and living environment.
Integrative Design:
Our M.Arch students are trained to make complex design decisions that integrate architectural ideas with structural, building, and regulatory systems. Their integrative thinking advances environmental stewardship, social equity, and community resilience in all aspects of design work.
Environmental Design Practice:
Our M.Arch students are trained to embrace their responsibility as stewards of the environment. Their work reflects a deep awareness of architecture’s impact on the living and building environments by integrating research on fragile ecosystems, ecologically responsive technologies, and sustainable materials.
Inclusive and Equitable Design:
Our M.Arch students are trained to view equity, diversity, and inclusion as an integral aspect of design. They understand their responsibility to consider diverse needs, values, and physical abilities in design practices, and act on that understanding by integrating an ethos of equity and inclusion in their architectural solutions.
Design Knowledge:
Our M.Arch students are trained to think critically about architecture’s role in the world. They use cutting-edge design methods, media, and technologies to advance architectural knowledge within the discipline and in culture more broadly.
Collaborative Design:
Our M.Arch students are trained to practice creative leadership that benefits their clients, communities, and society at large. Their design work builds relationships, from collaborations with consultants and industry experts to outreach with community partners and stakeholders.
Design Learning:
Our M.Arch students are trained to ask thought-provoking questions throughout their careers and their lives. They value forms of inquiry and collaborative exploration that deepen their understanding of architecture’s connections to complex systems, including bodies of historical-theoretical knowledge, socio-economic forces, environmental dynamics, and cultural contexts.
Take A Look At How Our Courses Advance Design Research And Thinking
Our faculty are leading practitioners, scholars, and educators, including a distinctive cohort of PhD candidates from top universities who share a common desire to develop each student’s potential and creativity to the fullest. Bringing different views, methods, and perspectives the faculty provide a rigorous educational model in which students make and learn. See all GAUD faculty and administrators.
Pratt’s department of Graduate Architecture and Urban Design (GAUD) balances knowledge and understanding, enhancing your individual capacities to ask often difficult and challenging questions facing the profession and discipline, specifically through design and with audiences outside of architecture and urban design. This program is intended for students holding a four-year undergraduate, nonprofessional degree in any field. Applicants with degrees from a four-year BSc in Architecture or BScEng in Architecture may qualify for advanced standing.
Integrative Studio
Unique to the GAUD, the Integrative Studio is a combined design and integrative building-systems course and brings together a number of related disciplines into a single project, which students develop in teams. An ensemble of technical consultants from world-leading firms in New York City work directly with GAUD faculty and students on their design projects engaging in facade design, structural design, energy design and more.
Directed Research
In your final two semesters, the advanced curriculum is focused on Directed Research studios and electives. Among the studios, you might apply to participate in the Studio of Experiments, which is an opportunity to work closely with a visiting faculty member on a directed research topic set by the department chair. Learn more about Directed Research.
Seminars, Lectures & Events
Immersive seminars, lectures and events accompany each semester. They explore contemporary issues in architectural practice and research, and foster discussion between students and prominent scholars. Exhibitions spotlight exceptional faculty and student work, and the student publication offers students opportunities to engage in theoretical, editorial, and writing activities.
Study Abroad
Immersing yourself in another culture is an incredible experience that can extend the boundaries of creativity. Study abroad programs are an integral part of the university experience, and Pratt has deep connections with university partners around the world. In the first, second, or third year, students may elect to participate in one or both of our international programs. See where you can go.
Learning Resources
We develop disciplinary fluency in our program of study and we celebrate the interdisciplinary nature of design critical to address the plurality and complexity of the environments in which we operate. Learn about resources.
Our Alumni
Pratt’s distinguished alumni are leading diverse and thriving careers, addressing critical challenges and creating innovative work that reimagines our world.
Career Opportunities:
Graduates from the M.Arch program go on to work in leading architectural firms and other creative fields, both nationally and internationally. Take a look at where some of our recent graduates work:
Where They Work
Architect – Morphosis
Junior Designer – BIG Bjarke Ingels Group
Architectural Designer — Foster + Partners
Director – KPF
Senior Associate – SHoP Architects
Architect – Woods Bagot
Lead Designer – Zaha Hadid Architects
Architectural Designer – UNStudio
Assistant Chair, Interior Design – Pratt Institute
Join us at Pratt. Learn more about admissions requirements, plan your visit, talk to a counselor, and start your application. Take the next step.
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Join Michael Maltzan for a lecture on the breadth and innovative nature of his work, from cultural institutions to city infrastructure, that has garnered him international acclaim in both design and construction at The Arnold Syrop, BArch ’61, and Joanne Syrop Annual Lecture endowed by the Selz Foundation and in partnership with the Institute’s School of Architecture.
February 15, 2024
6:15 PM – 7:15 PM
Higgins Hall Auditorium, 61 St. James Place
See you there!
Join us on February 5th at 6pm for Flashtalks and Conversations with GAUD alumni!
Ten Pratt alumni working in ten different fields will present their career paths in 5 minute presentations. Current students can engage in a moderated discussion with informal conversation to follow. Light food and refreshments will be offered.
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Pratt MLA invites current students and faculty to the 2nd installment in the Landscape Seminar Series, “Soil as Archive: Untold Stories of Black Gardening,” an insightful conversation between Abra Lee and Thaïsa Way.
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Event Details:
Thursday, February 8, 2024
6:30 pm
📍Higgins Hall, Rm HHN-304
Please RSVP by completing the form in the invitation email sent this morning. We are excited to welcome you to this engaging discussion.
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Learn more about our programs and apply to Pratt today using the link in bio.
Applications are still open for our graduate programs in architecture, landscape architecture, and urban design. Submit before February 5th to make the second round decisions deadline.
We encourage you to explore our resources & apply online today as you take this next step toward your creative and professional goals.
Application deadlines are:
• February 5th (2nd round)
• March 5th (3rd round)
• April 5th or later (4th round, as program remains open)
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Today is the last info session of the year for the graduate school of architecture and urban design. RSVP in link in bio to meet with us. @prattsoa @pratt_m.arch @prattmsurbandesign @prattmsarch @pratt_mla
You’re invited to join Fellows from the Institute for Public Architecture this Saturday for the opening of the 2023 Fall Residency Exhibition. Visitors will view final presentations from the Fellow cohort and see the exhibition. The Block House will be open from 12–4pm, with presentations beginning at 2pm. The exhibition will remain on view each weekend through December 17th. Open to the public.
SoA Dean Quilian Riano was part of the committee that selected the NYC-based Institute for Public Architecture’s new 2023 Fall Fellows Cohort. Luz Wallace, Corey Arena and Afreen Anjum Khan are among the Pratt faculty and alumni working on this exhibition. We hope to see you all there!
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When: Saturday, November 18th 2023
Block House Hours: 12 - 4pm, followed by a reception from 4 - 6pm
Location: 9 Nolan Park, Governors Island
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Interested in Pratt Graduate Architecture and Urban design programs with our new MLA graduate program? Join us in person! We are dedicated to the pursuit of design inquiry across complex and evolving fields of study. Talk to current students and see student work at the school of architecture.
Join us for an online information session this week on Thursday 11/09 12-1:30pm ET
RSVP at the link in bio
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