Terry Chang
Why Study Architecture at UB?
Accreditation and Excellence
- The Department of Architecture, part of the School of Architecture and Planning at the University at Buffalo, is the only unit within the State University of New York system to offer the first professional degree, the master of architecture (MArch), fully accredited by the National Architecture Accreditation Board.
- The department also offers a number of alternate tracks and degree configurations, including an undergraduate minor in architecture, a 3 1/2 year MArch for graduate students holding undergraduate or graduate degrees in a field other than architecture, a 1 1/2 year post-professional MArch for those holding a first professional degree, and dual degree options with the Department of Planning, the School of Management, and the Department of Media Study.
University Quality
- With eminent schools of law, medicine, management, engineering, and education, and other graduate fields, the University at Buffalo is New York State’s largest and most educationally diverse public institution for graduate and professional education.
- As a member since 1989 of the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), the University at Buffalo considers advanced research integral and fundamental to its mission. Consequently, the School of Architecture and Planning faculty are actively involved in the creation of new knowledge through sponsored research, creative design work, and text-based scholarship.
Location
- The School of Architecture and Planning is housed in historic Hayes Hall, Crosby Hall and Parker Hall on the University at Buffalo’s South Campus in the University Heights district of the City of Buffalo.
- The highly accessible campus is situated in a mixed-use residential neighborhood alongside a station on the NFTA Metro bus and rail system. Buffalo’s upper Main Street commercial district, with coffeehouses, eateries, bookstores, and a full array of student services, is nearby. Affordable housing is readily available.
