BA in Architectural Design

Our families and communities often define us and our individual worlds. Community might refer to your cultural group, extended family, religious group, neighborhood or school, sports team or club, co-workers, etc. Describe the world you come from and how you, as a product of it, might add to the diversity of the UW. Maximum length: 300 words Tip: Keep in mind that the UW strives to create a community of students richly diverse in cultural backgrounds, experiences, values and viewpoints.

Regardless of whether you are applying as a U.S. or international student, if you have attended a school outside of the U.S. that follows a national compulsory curriculum, you are required to upload a scanned, unofficial copy of your transcript for grade levels 9 and higher as part of your application. Do not mail high school transcripts or mid-year school reports to the Office of Admissions.

DARS Report (Degree Audit Report for Architecture major)

Tell a story from your life, describing an experience that either demonstrates your character or helped to shape it.

Use your choice of either of the two questions below to help direct and compose a narrative that helps the committee understand your interest and motivation in applying to the Architectural Design major. Approximately 500 words (single spaced). Question #1 – “Describe a place you have visited, lived or worked in that has inspired your interest in architecture and explain why.” Question #2 – “Describe a place or building that you have read about or studied and explain how and why it inspired your interest in architecture.”

Your creative work samples should present 10–12 examples of your most recent work that demonstrate your thinking and making through a variety of media and approaches.

Personal Resume – A typewritten summary of your education, employment history, recreational interests, hobbies, skills, travel, and personal interests.

Please submit a writing sample from another course (4 – 12 pages double spaced) that demonstrates to the committee your research and writing abilities. Please note the course number and assignment.