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USC School of Architecture
We shape visionary architects and designers through a rigorous, interdisciplinary education.
Situated in the dynamic urban fabric of Los Angeles, we offer an interdisciplinary, innovative environment where students engage with world-renowned faculty and industry leaders. Our commitment to sustainability and equity equips graduates to transform the built environment, impacting communities locally and globally.
Our PROGRAMS
Our interdisciplinary education fosters innovation and social responsibility through hands-on learning, multidisciplinary studies, and real-world projects. Students gain the skills to lead and transform the built environment.
Latest NEWS
3/18/2025HOUSING 10x SYMPOSIUM WILL RESPOND TO HOUSING AND CLIMATE CRISES
On April 11, 2025, USC School of Architecture will host the symposium, Housing 10x: A Platform to Accelerate Innovative Responses to the Housing and Climate Crises. Organized by the Chase L. Leavitt Graduate Building Science Program and the School of Architecture, in partnership with USC Dornsife College and USC Sol Price School of Public Policy, this symposium will explore the potential to accelerate efforts of architects applying innovative, high-productivity construction methods to deliver affordable housing while ensuring resilience to climate-worsened disasters. Los Angeles faces a critical shortage of housing units, a crisis made worse by the loss of over 12,000 structures due...
3/17/2025FRANK BARKOW SHARES HIS BERLIN STORIES AND SPEAKS ON EXPERIMENTATION IN PRACTICE
Founder and partner at Barkow Leibinger, Frank Barkow spoke to USC Architecture students and faculty about the many facets of materials and experimentation and how it encourages new ways of changing spaces.“Berlin...
3/14/2025WRITING WOMEN’S HISTORY BACK INTO THE RECORD
Sian Winship and Heritage Conservation Practicum students work with the Los Angeles Women’s Landmarks project to make real-world change March is Women’s History Month. But for architectural historian and historic preservation consultant Sian...
3/12/2025ARCH 505b POP-UP EXHIBIT
Watch a spotlight on ARCH 505b Pop-Up exhibit featuring 26 Japanese Houses + 2 Museums . Led by faculty Amanda Orland and Gary Paige studio Graduate Architecture Design | Elements, Principles, and...
3/07/2025Spring 2025 Midterm Reviews
The Spring midterms have wrapped up. Midterms is an opportunity for students in all programs – Architecture, Landscape Architecture + Urbanism, Heritage Conservation, and Building Science to present their projects to visiting...
Recent News
3/06/2025
ARCHITECTURE + ADVOCACY’S COMMUNITY PROJECT “STORIES OF SUGAR HILL” WINS LA CONSERVANCY 2025 PRESERVATION AWARD
3/06/2025USC ARCHITECTURE STUDENT TANNYA LOKWANI SELECTED FOR ELEGOO’S WITH HER PROGRAM
3/06/2025SHARING HIDDEN HISTORY, FROM PLACE TO POLICY
3/04/2025JENNA KNUDSEN ’97 HONORED AS AIA FELLOW 2025
2/14/2025FIVE USC ARCHITECTURE FACULTY RECOGNIZED FOR EXEMPLARY WORK IN ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION
2/06/2025STUDENTS CREATE WHAT’S NEXT FOR LA28 OLYMPICS IN THE 14TH ARCHITECTURAL GUILD DESIGN CHARRETTE
Upcoming EVENTS
3/26/2025Yo Hakomori Terra Firma and the Imprint of Architecture
3/28/2025Thomas Robinson: Regenerative Timber Architecture
4/04/2025EXHIBITION: 2025 Graduate Projects
4/04/20252025 SPRING OPEN HOUSE Admitted Graduate Students
4/04/2025Lori Ferriss Building a Past-First Future
4/09/2025ON PHANTOM SHORES Land, Labor, Liberated Futures in the ‘Other’ California
4/11/2025HOUSING 10X Innovative Responses to the Housing and Climate Crises
4/18/2025Shalini Vajjhala Designing for Resilience
Vibrant LIVES
Beyond design studios and other classes, there is much going on at the School, including student events, lectures, exhibitions, global travel opportunities and workshops. The School is a constant hive of activity and invention, and the closely knit architecture community progresses our ideals into the future built environment.
After researching the courses and faculty, USC seemed like the best choice, both because of its explicit focus on the urban environment, and because it would ground my practice in Southern California.
—Hannah Flynn ‘23
The best experience has been the journey, having met inspiring and talented people, pushing boundaries, and delving into the realms of what can and will be.
—Riffath Sultana Hidayathullah ‘24
This school is full of such a diversity of thoughts and ways of working, and I have enjoyed channeling each new idea I have learned into what I make..
—Quinn Wilbert ‘24
See Our PROJECTS
Discover student and faculty work that showcases our rigorous thinking process, creativity, and commitment to social responsibility. Be inspired by how we approach and solve complex architectural challenges.
Quick FACTS
STUDENTS
630
Full-time Students | 29 countries | 34 US States
27%
Of students are first generation
76%
Receive scholarships or financial aid
FACULTY
123
Faculty
6:1
Student to faculty ratio
+$1m
In research grants awarded to faculty in 2023/24
ALUMNI
6,632
Alumni living in 49 countries & the US
30
Alumni & Guild Events throughout the year
USC ARCHITECTURAL GUILD & PROFESSIONALS
67
Firms participated in our Spring Firm Fair
48%
Of students found a job through the Architecture Trojan Network
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