About the course

The Master of Science degree in Advanced Architectural Design is a three-semester, post-professional program that provides outstanding young professionals - who already hold a Bachelor of Architecture or Master of Architecture - the opportunity to conceptualize design as a critical practice that shapes the world?s technological, relational, and environmental evolutions. The program is viewed as a framework for exploring both academic and professional concerns through a set of inquiries and premises: architecture and its design practices are critical in addressing contemporary challenges, architectural specificity is the result of transdisciplinary cooperation, architecture?s future agency lies in the discipline?s capacity to mobilize realities across different scales and time frames. These ideas are explored through innovations in representational tools and the embrace of new probationary artifacts, inviting students to shift away from the specialized mastery of specific scales towards methods of ?transscalarity.? By aligning new models of response to new architectural modes of practice, the Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design program strives to empower graduating students in the face of unknown future scenarios. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 3 Semester(s)Fees: Not available

Intake	Location
Summer (May), 2024	New York
Fall (September), 2024	New York
Summer (May), 2025	New York
Summer (May), 2026	New York

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for Columbia University

The M.S. AAD program is a second/post professional degree in Architecture. All applicants must have a first professional degree, B. Arch, M. Arch or equivalent degree (5yrs, eligible for licensure) by the time they start the M.S. AAD program.

　　Enter contact information for recommenders. AAD requires three letters of recommendation.

　　Upload a personal statement into the application. This may not be changed or updated after submission.

　　Upload a resume into the application. This may not be changed or updated after submission.

　　Upload scanned or digital copies of academic transcripts for each university attended and credit earned, including certified English translations (if applicable).

　　Send TOEFL score report to Columbia GSAPP (International students only). Please find our institution codes here.

　　Submit online application and fee ($75 USD, payable only by VISA or MasterCard).

　　Upload a pdf copy (20 pages or less - including covers, not to exceed 32 MB) of your portfolio to the online application. Portfolios must be uploaded when the application is submitted.

　　

English language requirements

　　6.0

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 60.0

　　

Application deadline:

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Further information

Career outcomesIf you aren’t eligible for the above entry requirements, you might want to explore pathway options at Columbia University. If you want to find out more, please speak to our counsellors.

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