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MS Architecture at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, United States

Programme overview

The Master of Science in Architecture Design and Research: Advanced Design and Construction (M.S.A.D.C.) is a research and innovation-oriented degree on transforming architectural construction through emerging technologies and new materials. It is an academic degree, not a NAAB-accredited professional architecture degree.

Faculty: Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning  |  Department: Architecture  |  Intake: Fall; application deadline January 15; intent to enroll April 15  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Ann Arbor, MI, United States

What you will study

Computational design and digital fabrication workflows (custom algorithms, robotic construction, large-scale 3D printing, architectural textiles), team-based full-scale prototyping, and environmental, material and constructability inputs.

Career pathways

Computational design groups in architectural practices, construction technology and fabrication firms, startups, and design research on material production and sustainable construction.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Application deadline January 15 (fall).

Intake: Fall; application deadline January 15; intent to enroll April 15

Apply through the official page: https://rackham.umich.edu/admissions/applying/

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