Bachelor of Science in Architecture

University at Buffalo - SUNY

Architects do far more than design buildings. As makers of space and place, they shape our lives in countless ways, and their work has far-reaching impacts on everything from climate change and housing affordability to health equity and social justice. As an architecture major, you’ll learn by doing-and making-emerging as a "citizen architect" ready to address complex questions. What will I learn?The architecture program combines hands-on professional preparation with a liberal arts education. You’ll explore the foundations of architecture through courses in design, history and construction, as well as the arts, sciences and humanities. You’ll attend classes in our historic landmark building, learn how to assemble wood and steel in our fabrication workshop, and explore climate action in UB's zero-energy GRoW Home right on campus. But perhaps your most memorable time will be in the studio, where you’ll learn to "think through making" as you design, refine and start building full-scale solutions by the end of your first year.

School of Architecture and Planning