OK State Architecture school, is it any good?

Lakemom
Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:47:51 +0000

Thanks for all your input Archmom! Sorry to hijack your thread tj0827

You mention the ability to visualize 2-D to 3-D and back. Spatial skills are my son’s major strength. Visually, he easily converts 2-D to 3-D. He has built many 3-D models for school projects looking at a photograph or drawing and intuitively recognizes proportion without knowing original measurements. He does need to learn how to draw them though not just build models.

I think you have great advice on how to discuss with the schools the types of programs they try to deliver. I will review this with him when we start visiting schools. I definitely see the pros and cons of 5 yr vs “4 +2” and that decision will have to come in the mix. A few B.ARCH school offer both 4 yr and 5 yr tracks leaving the option open abit.

And for him, I am not entirely convinced he won’t swing back to Arch engineering so programs such as Penn State, Philadelphia Univ, UT at Austin, Cal poly, the Oklahoma schools and his other desired choice besides CA schools, Univ of Colorado in Boulder all have Arch engineering as an offered major as well.

I do understand what you mean about schools wanting to introduce CAD at their own pace and agree that one needs to learn the skill themselves visually, not just by using a computer. However, it is pretty clear that the computer is the tool of the future not the pen. Many of the special effects computers do are taken for granted by today’s youth and are less impressive to them.

Thanks again for all your helpful insights. Glad your daughter found such a good match for her schooling. I will read more about the schools outside of the N.E. as well.