Masters in Advanced Architectural Research Studies

Upload a copy of your official, university-issued transcript(s) on official letterhead

Three (3) letters of recommendation from academic or professional references.

The portfolio should emphasize previous design work in personal, professional, and academic settings, with the highest priority given to academic work completed during undergraduate or graduate professional degree studies. It should include drawings, images, diagrams and photographs of models from past architecture design studios, professional projects, or other artistic/creative activities. Format: The portfolio submission should consist of a minimum of 10 and up to 25 digital files uploaded online. Images (up to 5MB each), Video (up to 250MB each) and Models (Sketchfab). You may also link to media from YouTube and Vimeo.

Upload your most current resume/curriculum vitae (CV). It should describe your education, extra-curricular collegiate and community activities, honors, awards, publications, internships, research experience, employment, professional organizations, hobbies, travel, and any other relevant information you would like to include.

Discuss your life experiences, academic interests, professional goals, and specific reasons for pursuing graduate studies in architecture at the USC School of Architecture. Identify which of the two concentrations, Performative Design + Technology (PDT) or City Design + Housing (CDH), you are applying to and explain why. Highlight your personal design philosophy and elaborate on the faculty, courses, research topics, and opportunities at USC that you are particularly interested in.

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