Architectural Design @ Stanford

This new post shares portfolios of students continuing to graduate studies in architecture. We think it will be of interest for those developing their portfolios to see the portfolios that assisted these students in getting into the schools of their choice.

Marcela Delgado who graduated in 2005-06, applied to a number of graduate schools of architecture in 2006-07. She has been accepted at Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Berkeley, and the University of Texas. To see her portfolio click here. (pdf)
Joseph Bergen who is graduating this year (2006-07) was accepted at Harvard and Yale. To see his portfolio click here.

Ever wonder what life after Stanford is like for AD majors? Ever wonder how to get there? This post contains information on graduate schools and finding jobs.

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Are you considering attending graduate school in urban planning? Ever wondered:
• Why go to graduate school in planning?
•How do I get in?
•What is the difference among the various schools and programs?
•What could I do with a graduate degree in planning?

For answers, attend the roundtable on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26 at 5 PM in BUILDING 120 room 215. Representatives (faculty, staff, and students) from the UC Berkeley and San Jose State Urban Planning programs will attend to answer your questions. RSVP to jferrera@stanford.edu

News from Jackie - Current senior at U. of PENN, Master of Architecture Program

Getting into architecture school is not always (in fact, rarely) about how good you are as an *architectural* designer. One of the things that my instructors and professors at Penn have told me about the admissions process is that it’s about the kinds of potential that they see in the portfolios of applicants. Just because an applicant has a large array of architecture projects doesn’t mean he/she will get in. I have seen a number of portfolios from my classmates, and most of them are non-architectural designs in majority - sculpture, drawings, graphic design, etc. are all welcome. It seems to be that they are looking for students to have an eye for space, composition, and of course, general visual aesthetics.
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News from Katie – Stanford grad currently in the MIT graduate architecture program

…..as far as applying to architecture schools, i would say that hands-down the most important elements of the application package are portfolios and essays. i don’t know about every school, but most of the ones i applied to were looking for evidence of creativity and critical thought. although architectural experience was probably not a bad thing, most of the people in my level 1 class didn’t have any architectural experience beforehand, and the school certainly wasn’t looking for proof of knowing AutoCAD in the application.
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