Welcome to the Department of Architecture.  We are dedicated to the education of future generations of ethical professionals, creative designers and informed citizens.  We believe architecture to be a conceptually based intellectual endeavor and a form of critical inquiry that addresses the physical environment from the scale of the city to the scale of furniture.  The department is committed to producing skilled makers who are versed in professional skills and conceptual thinkers who are grounded in the broad intellectual and societal values that engender the production and reception of architecture.  To realize these objectives, design is taught as a critical and creative enterprise.

The Department of Architecture prepares students for professional practice in the discipline of architecture with emphasis placed upon five thematic areas: architectural design, history/theory, building technologies, digital technology, and professional business practice.

The goal of the educational experience is to develop synthetic thought and design processes using creative problem solving and critical thinking. We are committed to educating students to form independent design judgments grounded in the larger contexts of intellectual inquiry and the general pursuit of knowledge. Our goal is to prepare creative designers and highly skilled architects by developing comprehensive professional knowledge and skills.

We maintain a strong commitment to excellence in teaching, creative activity, research and scholarship and seek to attract a diverse student body with a variety of academic backgrounds, experiences and interests. Our student body and faculty reflect the diverse areas of knowledge that play a critical role in the making of the built environment and in the establishment of successful design practices.

Miami is an extraordinary and fertile urban laboratory for the study of architecture; its great diversity provides limitless possibilities for exploring global and regional challenges and applying innovative approaches and new technologies to those challenges.  Miami offers a wide range of historic architecture and urbanism, as well as unique and cutting edge new works by many of the world’s leading designers. Additionally, All of this creates an ideal crucible for the study of architecture.  I invite you to visit the school – to attend our lectures, conferences and exhibitions and to see the award winning Paul L. Cejas School of Architecture building. 
   
Sincerely,

Adam Drisin, Chair
Department of Architecture

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