Architectural Design @ Stanford

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.
(more…)