Which schools offer "balanced" curriculum?

rick12
Sun, 31 Mar 2013 05:05:39 +0000

All accredited schools have to follow a very similar curriculum which is set by the national accreditation board. By the time you cover these courses you do not have the room to add a lot of other stuff. So every school you go to will have structures courses, mechanical courses, studio sequences, etc. The major differences is the emphasis that they place on technical/architectural issues within the studio courses. This can also vary widely within each school depending on the professor.

Of the ones you listed Sci Arc is the most abstract/design oriented, and SLO the most technical/practice oriented. The others all fall somewhere within that continuum. I think you can tell a lot about a school by seeing the work they show on their website, and talking to the professors and students.

Also the experience of attending USC vs. Sci Arc is very different. What kind of college experience are you looking for?

rick