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Certificate New York/Paris: The Shape of Two Cities at Columbia University

Columbia University, United States

Programme overview

A programme for undergraduates and recent graduates introducing architecture, planning and preservation and their relationships to the making of cities. First semester at Columbia GSAPP in New York, second at Reid Hall in Paris. All classes are in English.

Faculty: Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP)  |  Duration: Two semesters  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: New York, NY, United States

What you will study

Students choose an Architecture Option (design studios, drawing and model-making) or an Urban Studies Option (workshops, seminars, an independent research project in Paris). Core courses include Architecture, Planning and Preservation: New York and Paris, The Development of Paris, and History of the European Cities.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applications reviewed on a rolling basis; open for 2026-27.

Duration: Two semesters

Apply through the official page: https://www.arch.columbia.edu/admissions

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