Our Defining Interests | Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture

Integrated Design Education

Sustainable Design

Advanced Building Systems

Computational Design

Professional Practice

Urban Design

Our Defining Interests

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Integrated Design Education

We believe a hands-on laboratory setting in the design studio is unparalleled in teaching future professionals to deal with complex problems, multiple clients and indeterminate answers.

Sustainable Design

The School of Architecture is in the forefront of Carnegie Mellon's strategic commitment to environmental sustainability as an educational and organizational force.

Advanced Building Systems

We place a major emphasis on understanding state-of-the-art building structures, and major innovations in enclosure, mechanical, lighting, and interior systems. Our graduates are leaders in developing the long-term integrity of integrated systems.

Computational Design

Computers are changing both the nature of work and the practice of architecture. Our grads are ready.

Professional Practice

Architecture is a multifaceted field of practice, existing within dynamic social, organizational, economic, professional and cognitive contexts. Our graduates are equipped with a solid understanding of the design delivery process and decision-making.

Urban Design

The School of Architecture's Urban Laboratory in one of Carnegie Mellon's most successful outreach programs. It trains a new generation of professionals to work in teams for the future of cities in the U.S. and worldwide.

WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT from another school of Architecture? Do all schools teach the same coursework? All accredited programs must cover 37 criteria outlined by the accrediting board, but beyond those requirements, each school has certain foci that differentiate their program from the crowd. At Carnegie Mellon, we have six defining interests that make our program unique: Integrated Design Education, Sustainable Design, Computational Design, Advanced Building Systems, Urban Design and Professional Practice.