Architecture is a social art. As professionals, architects develop a constructive balance and creative synthesis in the discourse between the individual and the community, between private interests and the common good, and between the natural, the social, and the technological. This requires a comprehensive education with a thorough understanding of the cultural, political, economic, ecological, and technological forces that shape our built environment.

As a top ranked professional program, the University of Minnesota provides this comprehensive education. We offer distinctive study opportunities, a strong academic and practicing faculty, and excellent facilities within the context of a top research university and a vibrant metropolitan area.

The School of Architecture’s mission is to educate professional architects and to advance architectural knowledge and creative practice through design-centered teaching and research. To support this mission it maintains a strong faculty composed of academics and practicing architects, fostering a dynamic dialogue between architecture’s identity as a discipline and a profession.