<p>hi, i want to know about the architecture program y Wahsu and Northeaster. How good are they?. Also are these in the list of the best american Architecture school?..comparing with the best em like Rice… how are this programs??</p>
<p>Thanx so much for your time</p>
<p>wash u offers a 4 year non-accredited arch program. this program is very different compared to the 5 year arch programs at rice and other universities. you should decide which type of program is best for you before you even decide to pick which university you might want to attend. the nice thing about wash u is that they offer a full tuition scholarship to one person each year. maybe you could try applying for that scholarship…otherwise, i don’t see the reason to spend so much money on a program that requires you to attend grad school (that is if you want to become an architect).</p>
<p>How badly do you want to be an architect? A five year program is a major commitment. Since all your posts are public, it appears that you are an international student. One question I might ask that might help guide the advice is do you plan to work in the US after graduation or go back to your home country? Do you have connections at home to get commissions that would make your architecture degree useful? Sorry if these questions seem a little personal but knowing where you stand makes it easier to give advice. </p>
<p>Once you give this information, the experienced architects on this board can give you the benefit of their experience to help you choose a course of action.</p>
<p>ywell yes, actually im international …
i dont know what im going to do after… i was plannig to do a master and them work… or then study again… the thing is that i really like to learn…
its ok that you ask me these question are really helpfull…
well i dont have any connection and i dont really know if i will live in usa, i think, or maybe in some other places but i wont get back to panama to live…
so i will really like and i aprecciate any advice that you could give…</p>
<p>also i see you saw my other treads… so did you saw my profile… do you think i ll get in???..</p>
<p>what about northeastern… can you help me with it… if you cant its ok… somebody else will do…</p>
<p>thanx so much for everything</p>
<p>Personally, I would never give advice on whether someone can get into a school with whatever stats they present. I am an architect with a certain range of experience and those things that are out of my realm of experience I leave to others who know better. I know very little about the current quality of architectural schools though I feel that very little has changed over the decades except, maybe, for some of the graduate programs. </p>
<p>Another question to ask is whether you have any kind of portfolio. Something that demonstrates some kind of artistic ability. </p>
<p>Keep the questions coming though you will get more questions along with a few answers.</p>
<p>yes… of course… i ahve a lot of ability… i paint in everything except oleo… i paint big canvas in acrlic and everything…actually i send a profotlio for fitzgibbon scholarship to washu… lol…</p>
<p>All the schools must be judged by their region. WUSTL is a great school if you want to work in St Louis. The top architects in St Louis graduated from WUSTL. Some went on to Ivy league grad schools.</p>
<p>*Gyo Obata (born 1923) is a significant American architect.</p>
<p>Obata was born and raised in San Francisco. Due to his family’s Japanese heritage, he and his other family members were nearly interned with other Japanese-Americans during World War II. Obata earned his bachelor of architecture degree at Washington University in St. Louis, then studied under the great Eero Saarinen at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan
After short periods in the U.S. Army and working as an architect in Chicago, Obata returned to St. Louis in 1951. Four years later, he helped establish the St. Louis-based architecture firm Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum. .* wikipedia</p>
<p>There are successful WUSTL grads with well-known (vs illustrious) offices in New York City–but in general, WUSTL has more of a regional appeal–as does Rice.</p>
<p>I cannot comment on Northeastern because I’ve never met an architect who went there.</p>