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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
4/25/2025Trudi Sandmeier, Heritage Conservation Advocate, Named USC School of Architecture 2025 Commencement Speaker
Trudi Sandmeier, a respected leader in heritage conservation advocacy and education, will deliver the keynote address at the USC School of Architecture’s 2025 commencement ceremony on Friday, May 16.Sandmeier is the associate dean for academic affairs, director of graduate programs in heritage conservation, and professor of practice at the USC School of Architecture. Her extensive work in heritage conservation includes over a decade on the staff of the Los Angeles Conservancy; serving as a board member for non-profit organizations dedicated to preservation at the local, state, and national level; and is co-editor (with fellow faculty member Vinayak Bharne) of the...
4/24/2025JACK SOMERS & JIANGHUI QU SELECTED FOR METROPOLIS FUTURE100 COHORT
Congratulations to M.Arch students Jack Somers and Jianghui Qu for being selected for METROPOLIS Future100 Class of '25!Each year, METROPOLIS sets out to designate the top graduating architecture and interior design students...
4/23/2025ANNOUNCING AWARDEES OF THE 64TH USC ARCHITECTURAL GUILD AWARDS
Celebrating the Past, Present, and Future of Los AngelesThe USC Architectural Guild and the USC School of Architecture are pleased to announce the recipients of the 64th Architectural Guild Awards. The program,...
4/22/2025EARTH DAY SPOTLIGHTS “GROWING WITH OAKS” PROJECT BY STUDENTS JAAB VESKIJKUL AND MORGAN CHOI
Happy Earth Day from USC Architecture! Today, we’re spotlighting work by Jaab Veskijkul and Morgan Choi, students in faculty Takako Tajima’s ARCH 541B studio, who were tasked with reimagining land in Pasadena...
4/21/2025SHALINI VAJJHALA LECTURES ON DESIGNING FOR RESILIENCE
Shalini Vajjhala, PhD gave a talk to students and faculty about how designing for resilience can help expand our ambitions for our public infrastructure systems — creating beautiful spaces that generate multiple...
Recent News
4/15/2025
LORCAN O’HERLIHY RECEIVES AIA CA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
4/11/2025ON PHANTOM SHORES: RESEARCH & EXHIBIT PRESENTED BY ALISON HIRSCH, PHD
4/08/2025A FULL OPEN HOUSE THIS SPRING FOR ADMITTED GRADUATE STUDENTS
4/07/2025LORI FERRISS LECTURES ON BUILDING A PAST-FIRST FUTURE
4/04/2025YESENIA HERNANDEZ M.ARCH+2 NAMED NEW FACE OF TECH BY 1,000 DREAMS FUND
4/03/2025DELANEY RYAN (M.ARCH+3) WINS AIA SAINT LOUIS 2024 NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION
Upcoming EVENTS
4/28/2025Kotchakorn Voraakhom
5/13/2025XPO 2025 Final Reviews & Exhibition
5/16/2025Commencement 2025
6/03/202564th USC Architectural Guild Awards Celebrate LA’s Past, Present and Future
Past Events
4/24/2025
Book Event - Peter Ekman's "Timing the Future Metropolis: Foresight, Knowledge, and Doubt in America's Postwar Urbanism"
4/18/2025Shalini Vajjhala Designing for Resilience
4/11/2025HOUSING 10X Innovative Responses to the Housing and Climate Crises
4/10/2025Practice,¹ Practice,² Practice ³ Undergraduate Projects
4/09/2025ON PHANTOM SHORES Land, Labor, Liberated Futures in the ‘Other’ California
4/04/2025Lori Ferriss Building a Past-First Future
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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