As the fourth oldest school of architecture in the U.S., the Syracuse University School of Architecture has a long tradition of quality professional education in the design arts. In 1980, it launched the Florence Architecture Program, which continues today with programs for professional degree students, pre-architecture program students, and post-professionals. These Florence programs are currently open to non-SU students.
Syracuse University architecture students now have an additional opportunity for a professional degree semester in London, which is based at the Syracuse University Faraday House in the heart of London. Students enroll in six credits of design coursework and participate in extensive field study to important architectural sites in London and Great Britain.
The program is taught by local London professionals carefully selected by the Syracuse School of Architecture. Study and design work is intensified by the presence of distinguished visiting European critics who join the faculty each semester for reviews and lectures. To participate in the architecture program, students must have successfully completed six semesters of design.
The 15-credit program in London includes the following coursework:
ARC 407/609 Architecture Design Studio (6 cr)
This is a studio-based course that will focus on issues of contemporary architectural and urban design within the context of a traditional city. Projects will be developed that utilize the unique historical and contemporary condition of London and other English cities. The studio will meet each week for three afternoons for a total of 12 contact hours per week. Evaluation of student performance will be based on quality of participation, quality of ideas and the quality of project production.
ARC 500.1-- Survey of British Architecture (3 cr)
This is a field-based seminar in which students have the opportunity to experience first hand the great monuments and spaces of British architecture and urban design. In addition to day trips within London, longer excursions will be made to notable towns such as Cambridge, Oxford and Bath. As resources permit, trips may also be made to locations further field such as York and Edinburgh. Student evaluation and grading would be based on participation and the submission of a sketchbook.
ARC/FIA 500.2-- Selected Topics in Architecture History (3cr)
Through a series of lectures and discussions, this course(s) will introduce students to the rich tradition of English architectural history that spans the periods from the Roman origins of London to the most recent innovations of architects such as Norman Foster and Herzog and De Meuron. While following a broadly chronological structure the course will also attend to recurrent themes and issues, such as national identity, the image of the city and the uses of classicism in British architecture. Note: These courses will be cross listed with Fine Arts and be available to nonmajors.
Free electives
(Selected from offerings at SU London center)
