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I am an architecture student having a hard time weighing the pros and cons of studying and practicing architecture in DC or NYC.
The path to becoming an architect is lengthy, so it definitely helps to love your surroundings and to be inspired by them.
What do you think? Where would you rather spend the next 5 to 6 years in school and where would you rather build a career in architecture and real estate development?
I don't really understand your debate. You can study architecture anywhere there's a good school. I believe Cornell has the best undergrad architecture program in the country, and that's in upstate New York.
I'd worry more about getting your degree rather than the destination on the other side, myself.
I don't really understand your debate. You can study architecture anywhere there's a good school. I believe Cornell has the best undergrad architecture program in the country, and that's in upstate New York.
I'd worry more about getting your degree rather than the destination on the other side, myself.
Thanks for your response. The process of becoming an architect -- from degree to licensure -- is a particularly lengthy one, and I don't think it's unreasonable for me to do some preplanning and decide where I want to spend the next 8 years of my life.
This is a relevant question for many students regardless of degree or field.
So while I appreciate your comment, it has not answered the question.
I don't really understand your debate. You can study architecture anywhere there's a good school. I believe Cornell has the best undergrad architecture program in the country, and that's in upstate New York.
I'd worry more about getting your degree rather than the destination on the other side, myself.
Syracuse University also has a very good Architecture School. I don't think you can go wrong with NYC in terms of Architecture. Minneapolis is a good city for Architects too. So is Milwaukee. Here's a good list to check out: http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08...ties/index.htm
In this list syracuse is in the top 10 undergraduate and columbia is in the top 10 graduate with syracuse as a runner up. The Top U.S. Architecture Schools
In this list syracuse is in the top 10 undergraduate and columbia is in the top 10 graduate with syracuse as a runner up. The Top U.S. Architecture Schools
I am well aware of Cooper Union and getting into that school is like winning the lottery but it's still on my list of schools to apply to (you never know).
@NYGuido: That's good to know because I would have thought NYC was far more competitive than DC.
Again thanks. If you have any more information, please don't hesitate to share.
In this list the top 2 are schools in NYC. Columbia and Cooper Union.
[URL="http://www.archsoc.com/kcas/researchschool4.html"]The USA's best architecture schools in research: 2009 | archsoc.com[/URL]
Look at Cooper Union
In this list syracuse is in the top 10 undergraduate and columbia is in the top 10 graduate with syracuse as a runner up.
[URL="http://www.architectmagazine.com/industry-news.asp?sectionID=1006&articleID=602885"]The Top U.S. Architecture Schools[/URL]
Plus you have all the amazing architecture in the city.
[url=http://www.skyscraperlife.com/city-albums-skyline-photographs/23643-architecture-new-york-city.html]Architecture of New York City - SkyScraperLife[/url]
The ArchSoc website referenced above is run by disgruntled ex-academic Garry Stevens. Unprofessional comments are littered across the site. It has no credibility as a ranking of architecture schools. His quantitative criteria to rank the "Best Architecture Schools" is to count up the number of publications by academics held in libraries such as the RIBA. This is an arbitrary measure that will tell a prospective student next to nothing about the quality of teaching and research in any particular school. The site is entirely unreliable as a guide and should be avoided.
Prospective students deciding which Architecture school to apply for should carefully investigate the research culture and teaching outcomes of any particular school they are interested in.
I go to Architecture school in the NYC area and have a friend in D.C. Go to the NYC area. There's a more diverse architectural scene and more new projects in N.Y., although D.C. isn't bad. Philly is also pretty good.
NYC
NJIT, Columbia, Pratt, Copper Union, and Princeton. (I think I'm forgetting one BTW)
Philly
Drexal, Temple, Penn, Philly U.
D.C.
Catholic University (don't know of any others off the top of my head)
Personally, I go to the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). The New Jersey School of Architecture (NJSOA) is completely different from the rest of NJIT (in fact that's the only program at that school I'd recommend). They get you started in the programs that you will be using to design with while in the field right away. You're near NYC, so you get to take advantage of the various architectural things going on in the city such as exhibitions at museums, the architectural store front exhibit that opened up back in December (not sure if it's still open), etc. You're also a quick light rail ride away from Newark Penn Station where you can catch trains to NYC, Philly, and D.C and all the surrounding architecture colleges where you can attend lectures by various well known architects. This year we have Bernard Tschumi coming to our lecture series. Message me with any questions.
Also, I hope you're aware that you are not going to sleep for about 5 years of your life.
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