Tzar

I second that- sashimi

cheers

Hmmm....not sure about that claim about Chang, sashimi.

USC's Dean, Qingyun Ma, founder of MADA SPAM http://www.madaspam.com/, would be my pick of the two.

They both have funky websites though. Here's Chang's http://www.fcjz.com/eng/main-e.htm

Westerners better pick up their game!

sashimi46

i like both their works....very different process...context from western architecture.

i think having qingyun ma as dean of USC is a good strategy. asian architecture is very different from western thinking and ideals and will really bring a wealth of new ideas into the academic culture. it is good to focus on what is happening in asia because day by day, china is becoming a powerful influence globally...like the united states

seraphinel

Hello! I'm a rising senior in high school - I was wondering what you think my chances are for getting into architecture at Cornell if I ED. My GPA's a 3.5 unweighted, but I'm in the International Baccalaureate and take literally all AP classes. I think that my portfolio's pretty good conceptually and technically, as I've got a variety of different mediums in, but my testing scores are just alright - 2180 SAT (780 CR, 680M, 720W), 690 Math II, 770 US History, 740 Lit, and 4's on AP Calculus, US Govt, US History, and European History, and a 5 on the AP Lit test, but i'm planning on retaking the SAT and trying to raise my math score. I've got good extracurriculars w/ leadership roles and all, such as Head/Chief of the Lighting Crew for our Drama Club, and I'm interning at the Smithsonian in DC this summer. - do you all think Cornell's too far of a reach, especially considering that I'm Asian and from an area that sends out extremely qualified students? and could you also recommend other good architecture schools?

sashimi46

your stats are fine...a lot of my studio mates were in the IB as well

your portfolio is what is really important. make sure it's very top notch..include great work

Tzar

I agree- there are a lot of people out there with your Stats- a great portfolio is what will make the difference

stormaerd

hello?if i haven't sat scores...
i am going to sophomore outside usa and want to transfer to a good architecture programme in usa.but i haven't sat scores.
i hear many of you said portfolio is the most important.so if i apply to these uni which require sat such as mit,u penn,will the professors also look at my portfolio and then make a final decision?
thinks a lot

cheers

storm...the SAT is offered in every country. You need to have those scores and your TOEFL score for MIT, PEnn etc.

Google 'Collegeboard' to find the test center near you.

stormaerd

thank you,cheers.in fact,i know collegeboard.but in my country,china,only hongkong can take sat,but oct,...to next jan sat has already full,the same as most countries near by... horrible...if i have high TOEFL scores,and explain to them,will that be ok? i mean,at least,let the professors look at my portfolio and then make the final decision.
in fact,i know in early years,almost no one who went to usa's uni from our country took sat.people just started in recent 5 years

cheers

Email the admissions department and ask them this question directly.

Aere you a sophomore university architecture student in China? Hoping to transfer?

If so...boy that's going to be slim slim chances. Post your portfolio online?

sashimi46

architecture schools love international students because they bring in new ideas. i'd say 20% of my studio are international students...and probably 70% are of a different ethnicity. there are a couple of transfer students from china in our school. one i knew did very well later went to Harvard GSD and then now works for herzog and mueron and REX. we have a student from suzhou china. maybe you should talk to her...PM me

stormaerd

cheers,that's a good idea,thank you:-)
i learn industrial design and going to be sophomore this sep.yes,i want to transfer architecture when i found i especially like it.
:-)i just want to have a try cos i dont want to regret.
probably not,but i havent think it over carefully.do you have any suggestion about the portfolio?
ps:if post,how big should the portfolio be?a4 or a3?

stormaerd

oh,sorry,i've mistaken something...i thought cheers meant post the porfolio to the school online....*-*|
i havent got them ready,only finished 1/4,when i finish,prabably i will show it online:-) and communicate with all of you.
i really dont know much about transferring...so thank you all for telling me these things,no matter good/bad.
cheers,can you tell me why there is slim slim chances?

cheers

First, I imagine you are very very talented--otherwise you would not be in a design program in China. If you can transfer to architecture within that system, then I assume you must be all the more talented.

Slim--because there are not that many transfer opportunities in the top schools. Slim because I assume you will need a full scholarship? Read the International thread to find out how difficult it is for a Chinese student to win a full scholarship to a top school.

RyanMac

I have some architecture models and 3D progression work, and I was wondering if i should include text explaining some of what I did? Also, does anyone know if schools prefer slides or a printed portfolio?

For architecture work, I have some sections outlining primary and secondary circulation as well as private and public spaces for a building I designed in a summer program. Should I include my plans with the model? Should I include any writing about why I used the materials I did, or in general explaining my logic behind it?

As far as my 3D work, its purely conceptual design work which doesnt make much sense without an explanation, so should I definitely include it for these?

Also, if any of you older or experienced architects and students would like to give me some feedback, I would really appreciate it. (I can PM it to you)