Architectural Design Studios
Architectural Studios are at the center of the undergraduate and graduate programs in Architecture. Students explore architectural issues in a variety of ways across the year levels, led by full-time, part time practitioners, and Teaching Firms in Residence.
![A student presenting her model to the studio](/sites/default/files/styles/image_scale_crop_460x460/public/2022-06/arch114_ruben.jpg?itok=IVst6fUy)
ARCH 113-114 Core I-II
Introduces fundamentals of architectural design from abstract principles to built/occupied form, developed in two and three dimensions
Information on ARCH 113-114 Core I-II Studios![A student and a Dean discussing their project in studio](/sites/default/files/styles/image_scale_crop_460x460/public/2022-06/arch_214_crit1.jpg?itok=4qPD2Rhc)
ARCH 213-214 Core III-IV
Students develop a design process while emphasizing context, climate, program, materials and structure as determinants of form.
Information on ARCH 213-214 Core III-IV Studios![An image of a student rendering](/sites/default/files/styles/image_scale_crop_460x460/public/2022-06/arch_313_tile.jpg?itok=uFL8H9S0)
ARCH 313 Core V
Addresses the integration of building form, structure as a space-generator, construction materials and assemblies, and sustainability themes in urban settings.
Information on ARCH 313 Core V Studios![A collage of student architecture work](/sites/default/files/styles/image_scale_crop_460x460/public/2022-06/arch413_tile.jpg?itok=2ZLz9l8j)
ARCH 413 Advanced Options
Students select from a wide range of topics each semester, with recent offerings including adaptive reuse, sustainability, micro ruralism, housing.
Information on ARCH 413 Advanced Option Studios![Two students discussing their architecture work](/sites/default/files/styles/image_scale_crop_460x460/public/2022-06/arch416-517_student.jpg?itok=Z-Bknpml)
ARCH 416 Urban
Design projects in urban context, including local and global sites, communities, public spaces, transportation.
Information on ARCH 416 Urban Studios![An image of a student architecture model](/sites/default/files/styles/image_scale_crop_460x460/public/2022-08/arch511512_gradcore3.jpg?itok=Z_0-lA1e)
ARCH 511/512 Grad Core I-II
Introductory studio sequence for graduate students entering the Master of Architecture program without prior architectural design experience.
Information on ARCH 511/512 Grad Core I-II ![Professor Viola Ochoa and a student viewing a building in Switzerland on a Spring Break Trip](/sites/default/files/styles/image_scale_crop_460x460/public/2022-06/arch513_switz_02.jpg?itok=n0JU153A)
ARCH 513 Integrated
Brings all aspects of design together in an integrative process, through conceptual, schematic and design development, technical documentation, assessment.
Information on ARCH 513 Integrated Studios![A group of students with Professor Fash and Professor Mesa in Philadelphia on field trip](/sites/default/files/styles/image_scale_crop_460x460/public/2022-06/arch515_phil.jpg?itok=wB97GUC1)
ARCH 515 Grad Options
Students complete two Graduate Options studios, exploring advanced architectural topics framed by faculty including Teaching Firms in Residence.
Information on ARCH 515 Grad Option Studio![Professor Ludwig's student work on Sea Level Rise photo in an exhibition](/sites/default/files/styles/image_scale_crop_460x460/public/2022-06/arch517_ludwig_CR2.jpg?itok=GyLsL24Q)
ARCH 517 Revitalization
Focuses on the design and adaptation of existing and historic buildings and sites, achieved through collaboration among teams and multiple disciplines.
Information on ARCH 517 Revitalization Studios![Architecture work displayed in a gallery](/sites/default/files/styles/image_scale_crop_460x460/public/2022-06/THESIS_22_1_4.jpg?itok=qMCc358K)
ARCH 613 Thesis
Each student develops a design thesis of their own choosing at a conclusion of their graduate studies, from research begun in the Graduate Thesis Research Seminar.
Information on ARCH 613 Thesis Studios