Kennesaw State University College of Architecture Information

Architecture Program Admission:

• No portfolio is required

• Entire application process is completed through the Common App website. 

• Students declare the architecture major when applying to the university. 

General Program Information:

• First Year: 

  • It is a challenging year as they are working on weeding out students, typically each first year class is cut in half by the end of the first year, so perseverance is key!

  • The first year is focused heavily on design and creative work (lots of crazy designs and patterns).  Many of the first year projects can be considered more art than architecture.  This gets you in the mindset of design and form before technical work.  There is also a strong focus with hand drawings and learning how to draft (similar to Introduction to Drafting).  Focus is placed on using your senses to create your drawings (sight, sound, touch, etc.). Second semester focuses on selecting your own building and dissecting it.  

  • Click here to view the equipment list for 1st year students - IMPORTANT advice and information. 

• Second Year:

  • This year opens you up to architectural designs.  You will use your artistic design knowledge from first year to create actual homes and buildings.  This is where you get more into the program's focus on plans, sections, elevations, and isometrics

• Reviews and Portfolios:

  • Students complete "studio reviews" where other professors or students who have graduated will come back and review midterm and final projects. It is a business casual event where students dress nice and present sketches, drawings, and models to observers and then they ask students questions.  

  • At the end of the second year students will submit a portfolio for review to advance to the professional program

• Additional Classes in Addition to Studio for Year 1 and 2:

  • Design Communications 1 & 2: Learn Revit, Rhinoceros, AutoCAD, Photoshop, and Illustrator. 

  • Cultures 1,2,3,4: Architecture history. From prehistory - modern times. 

  • E-Tech 1,2,3: Learn about building materials and environmental technology with construction.

  • Structures 1,2,3: Physics-based structural diagrams class. Learn to make your architecture actually “work”. 

Organizations to Join:

• Students have the option of joining/pledging one of three co-ed professional fraternity for architecture.  

• AIAS, NOMAS, and a professional fraternity are viewed by some students as vital to being successful in the architecture program.  They help ensure connections are being made professionally, and help jump start your social network.  

School Culture:

• The program feels like a little bubble where we all can share ideas or struggles because we are all experiencing it together. 

• Older students in the program are always willing to help out the underclassmen and will often walk around our studios to give us pointers or have us explain and tweak our ideas.  

Specific Quotes from Current/Past KSU Students:

• "Most days I look forward to going to class because we are always doing hands on drawings or models and sometimes we go on trips around campus to get inspiration or do our work outside." - Riley Ransom

• "My experience since starting has been great. I love the community I found in the architecture department.  It's very common for people to make friends with other architecture students exclusively because of the studio culture. Studio culture is very similar if not basically the same thing as Architecture II's late night push to finish the AIA HSDC project, but almost every night of the week. Studio becomes a second home, and I can say that I was in the studio for more hours than my own dorm. Upper years have proven time and time again that they are more than willing to help younger students when asked, whether that be anything from basic Photoshop skills or how to use the plotter. I cannot stress enough how strong of a community the department has created. " - Trey Cruz

Suggestions for Preparing for Architecture at Kennesaw State:

• After being accepted into the program, you have the option to enroll in a 2 week summer workshop prior to your freshman year.  The workshop gives you quick studio projects that open up your design-side brain and allows you to meet some of the professors before school begins.  This is a great opportunity to develop and build relationships with future professors and classmates. 

Georgia Tech School of Architecture Information

SCAD Architecture Information

Architecture Program Admission:

• A portfolio is required. _____________________

• Portfolio Advice: _____________________

• Entire application process is completed through the _____________________

General Program Information:

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Suggestions for Preparing for Architecture at SCAD: