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Originally Posted by urbanlife
I usually never pay attention to these lists because they dont tell you anything about the program as you pointed out kpexpress.
Though I will make an observation why smaller programs are making it on here is because of the cost of education. These days you can find cheaper state colleges that have programs that are just as good as some of the big programs because you have alot of good faculty out there now.
Though based on hiring information, it could help with that seeing that the architecture programs are more of a "you are on your own after graduation."
I am currently an architecture student at Portland State University and am planning on being apart of their first year for their new masters degree because they have been bringing in some amazing faculty over the past year, and I like the city and the mindset of the program....though unemployment is a bit high among architects right now...good thing is that I wont really be in the market for a job for a couple more years.
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It is, no doubt, the best time to be in school. As for myself, I am in the undergrad program at Newschool of Architecture and Design in San Diego, CA.
As for your comment about the smaller programs. I agree, but we are seeing a lot of "public" schools drop their undergrad architectural programs because of the mere cost it takes to maintain the programs and the small turnout of students that are in them. I think the future of the architectural education (long after anyone in school now has gone on into the profession) is that the undergrad portion of the process will all be done at a private school and a grad program (if desired) at a larger more well known program such as Harvard GSD, Columbia, Yale, Cincinnati, IIT, etc.
As for our school, it was just bought out by the global educational group Laureatte. Since the acquisition there have been many changes (much needed) in the infrastructure and curriculum. This school, I feel, will be a major contender in the architectural educational market.
So I totally agree with the D.I. report, smaller programs, although less known to the nationwide market, are and will be producing as good, if not better students in the future.