Architecture

Architectural rendering of the outside of a theater

Confidence and Community

A semester-long design studio project, where students were tasked with proposing a community theater, pushed two architecture students out of their comfort zone. What they discovered is their appreciation for community and their place in their future profession.

Architectural rendering of a building

Applauding Students’ Architecture and Design Work

School of Architecture and Design students are recognized for their academic work at MIT’s Reality Hack and in Metropolis magazine’s Future100.

Architectural model of a city

NOMA Competition: Reimagining Kansas City

Twelve architecture students competed in the 2025 Barbara G. Laurie Student Design Competition sponsored by the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) to propose a model for housing that prioritizes those vulnerable to racialized disinvestment.

Models of housing and landscapes

Community Building

Working on the Institute for Public Architecture’s Modeling Community Visions for a Future Without the BQE project, Marcus Wilford (B. Arch. ’16) turned to his alma mater for support.

Portrait of Shikha Gandhi

Intern Insight: Shikha Gandhi

Architecture student Shikha Gandhi’s internship with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection offered everything she hoped for as an aspiring sustainable and community-centered architect.

Intern Insight: It Takes Two

Graduate architecture students Yeisy Batista Perez and Angela Madrigal spent five months interning with the well-known, Manhattan-based architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox.

Landscape in Brazil

Edward Guiliano Global Fellows: Culture Across Continents

Under the Edward Guiliano Global Fellowship program, seven students traveled the globe, broadening their perspectives and working on transformational research projects.

Portrait of Yulissa Luciano

Empowered to Design

Architecture student Yulissa Luciano received the AIA Bronx Student Empowerment Award, commending her dedication and talent in the field.

Portrait of Fisnik Kraki

Interns Join H2M as Full-Time Employees

Following the successful completion of their summer 2024 internships, three School of Architecture and Design students have accepted full-time positions at H2M architects + engineers.

Rendering of the building design

Student Architects Have Their Future by Design

Architecture students Katrina Deicmane and Madeline Metzler teamed up to work on a design project, earning them an honor from the Society of American Registered Architects.