As final juries draw to a close, graduating architecture students are left with a crucial decision to make. While some might take a plunge into the scary real world looking to gain professional experience, others might choose to further reinforce their architecture education and skill set. Of the latter, most enroll in an MArch program, or take well-trodden paths into urban design and planning, landscape architecture, historic preservation, or theory and criticism. But in an increasingly complex world faced with myriad problems, what about those graduate architects looking to bolster their education in other related disciplines that will give them a more unique perspective on design problems? Here, we shortlist seven alternative, interdisciplinary graduate programs offered by architecture schools worldwide.
1. Master of Science in Architecture Studies (SMArchS) in Computation
School of Architecture + Planning, MIT, Cambridge, USA
Located at the intersection of architectural practice with subjects such as mathematics, computer science, cognitive science, and anthropology, this two-year program pushes its students to challenge the limits of current design processes and practices. It does so by making an inquiry into the varied nature and practice of computation in architectural design, with a focus on the development of innovative computational tools, processes and theories, and their application in socially meaningful responses to challenging design problems.
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