international m arch1 student?

so_ein_quatsch
Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:39:11 +0000

Your program not offering a physics course will not decrease your chances; however, many schools (columbia, cornell &c) require that you take a physics and math course pre-matriculation. Just take said courses during the summer (or whenever) and you’re set to go.
SAIC (art institute of chicago) offers an M.Arch 1 with an emphasis in interior design, though I really have no idea what their actual program is like
Columbia, at least a few years ago, was really pushing digital work, though I’m not sure what their philosophy is these days
Other schools that have a strong sustainability slant: U of Oregon, UVA, KU (university of kansas)
most top notch schools (harvard, UCLA, U of Toronto, UBC, &c.) will offer you a balanced meal of sustainability, theory, structures, materials
Don’t want theory? Don’t apply to Princeton haha

Take a look at the work each school’s faculty is producing. Look at contests the students of said schools have entered. Once you’ve whittled down your list, visit each school. Rice is an incredibly small program (12 students?), whereas Columbia is significantly larger. All different atmospheres.