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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 a diverse, inclusive 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
12/30/2024BRANDON SMITH ’23 SELECTED FOR FOSTER + PARTNERS 2024 GRADUATE SHOW IN LONDON
Brandon Smith (M.Arch ‘23), a recent graduate currently working in the Los Angeles Foster + Partners office, was selected as one of only seven graduates from across their international offices invited to present their work at the 2024 Foster + Partners Graduate Show in London — presenting directly to founder Norman Foster himself. Brandon presented his graduate thesis project, Dream Together and Miscellaneous Mutations, advised by faculty Yaohua Wang, which was also recently featured in Dezeen School Shows. The project stood out for its innovative take on mixed-use design and earned him the Master of Architecture Design Communication in Directed Design Research...
12/23/2024USC Students Try a ‘Bottom-Up’ Approach To Sustainable Housing Delivery in the School of Architecture’s Adaptive P/Re-Use Studios
Originally featured in ArchinectOur latest Archinect Studio Pin-Ups takes a look at three studios at Archinect Partner School USC School of Architecture, offered as part of their one-year Master of Advanced Architectural Research Studies (M.AARS) postgraduate...
12/16/2024Studio Feature: The Money Train - The Last Mile
University of Southern California spotlights four student architecture projectsInstitution: University of Southern CaliforniaSchool: School of ArchitectureCourse: ARCH402/705Tutor: Kevin SherrodSchool statement:"The following four projects are a selection from a vertical topic studio under the direction of faculty...
12/11/2024AROUSSIAK GABRIELIAN’S RESEARCH AND DESIGN WORK REIMAGINES AI
What if artificial intelligence systems were built differently? How might they function if they were modeled not on human intelligence, but rather on plant intelligence? Aroussiak Gabrielian, who is assistant professor of Landscape...
11/25/2024ACLA 2X8 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED TO STUDENTS ADRIAN ARANDA AND JUSTIN ZHU
At the ACLA 2x8 Awards, hosted at AIA’s new headquarters in the historic West Adams neighborhood, Adrian Aranda and Justin Zhu, both USC Architecture 5th year students, won a scholarship for their...
Recent News
11/11/2024
USC Urban Trees Initiative expands green spaces in South Los Angeles neighborhoods
11/07/2024USC ARCHITECTURE FACULTY SWEEP UP WINS AT AIA LA DESIGN AWARDS 2024
10/30/2024THIS DAY IN HISTORY USC SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE DEDICATES THE ROBERT H. TIMME ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH CENTER
10/30/2024USC NOMAS & GRADUATE ARCHITECTURE HOST HAPPY HOUR AT THE 2024 NOMA CONFERENCE
10/29/2024STUDIO SPOTLIGHT: STUDENTS IN ARCH 505A BUILD A FULL-SCALE INSTALLATION
10/24/2024STUDENTS AND ALUMNI RECEIVE NATIONAL AWARDS FROM THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS AND THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION
Upcoming EVENTS
1/22/2025Retirement Party: Graeme Morland
1/25/2025DESIGN CHARRETTE 2025 LA28 OLYMPICS - CREATING WHAT'S NEXT
1/29/2025Malcom J. Rio Queer Dimensions: Speculative Practices in Design, Pedagogy, and Activism
2/03/2025Film Screening (Director in Person Sven Blume) Lewerentz Divine Darkness (2024)
2/07/2025Michael Anderson Accelerated Housing and Transit Development for Los Angeles
2/12/2025Frances Anderton
2/14/2025Zhu Pei Roots and Innovation
2/21/2025FIRM FAIR
Past Events
12/11/2024
Portfolio Session II Architecture Transfer Applicants
11/23/2024Material Acts
11/23/2024GRADUATE OPEN HOUSE
11/22/2024Anupama Kundoo Rethinking Materiality: Natural resources and human resourcefulness
11/15/2024JESSE REISER Weaponized Craft
11/14/2024USC Graduate Landscape Architecture Portfolio Workshop
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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