University of Michigan
Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
Our Architecture program offers a dynamic and inclusive learning environment where students are encouraged to explore, question, and imagine new ways of thinking about architecture. Driven by intellectual curiosity and the open exchange of ideas, we believe in the transformative power of design, critical thinking, and collaboration to address the complex challenges of our time. We cultivate architectural experimentation aimed at creating a more equitable built environment, supported by a vibrant network of faculty and alumni whose work spans practice, research, and entrepreneurship. Situated within one of the world’s leading public universities, we draw on interdisciplinary resources that connect digital culture, material practices, and global perspectives. Located in the Great Lakes region near the Canadian border, our program approaches architecture as a place-based practice, deeply rooted in local environments, climate, communities, and cultures, while remaining actively engaged in global conversations and developments. Here, students are prepared not only to enter the profession but to shape its future.
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Situated within one of the world’s leading public universities, the University of Michigan, we draw on interdisciplinary resources that connect digital culture, material practices, and global perspectives. Located in the Great Lakes Region near the Canadian border, our program approaches architecture as a place-based practice, deeply rooted in local environments, communities, and cultures, while remaining actively engaged in global conversations and developments. Here, students are prepared not only to enter the profession but to shape its future.
School Philosophy
As a pluralistic community driven by intellectual curiosity and the open exchange of ideas, we believe in the transformative power of design, critical thinking, and collaboration to address the complex challenges of our time. We cultivate architectural experimentation aimed at creating a more equitable built environment, supported by a vibrant network of faculty and alumni whose work spans practice, research, and entrepreneurship.
Taubman College offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in architecture. The undergraduate program culminates in a Bachelor of Science degree (B.S. Arch), and the graduate program culminates in an accredited Master of Architecture degree (M.Arch). In addition, the program also offers a Ph.D. in Architecture, a Master of Urban Design (M.U.D.), and a Master of Science in Architecture (M.S.D.M.T.).
1. Digital Fabrication & Technology
2. Materials and Construction
3. Building Technologies
4. Community Design
5. History | Theory | Criticism
6. Urbanism
7. Digital Design & Visualization
8. Sustainability & High-Performance Built Environments
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Large-format Printer
Laser Cutter
Woodshop
3D Printing
Metalshop
CNC Milling
Fabrication Lab
Robotics LabTransfer Policies
(BS in Arch) Taubman College accepts two types of transfer students: Cross-campus transfers applicants (students currently enrolled in a University of Michigan Ann Arbor school/college that is not Taubman), and external transfer applicants (students currently attending an accredited community college, college, or university other than the University of Michigan). All transfer applicants apply to Taubman College during the winter term of their sophomore year. The required application materials are outlined below. Please note:
*External transfer applicants are required to select “Summer” as their Preferred Start Term on the Common Application or Coalition Application in order to apply to Taubman College. All Non-UM students admitted to Taubman College will begin architecture study in an intensive summer half-term (July-August) in order to facilitate a smooth transition to the Taubman College studio culture.
