LHouse

I named this house after it's shape, the letter L. But it's kind of a sideways L, with the main living spaces along the left side. I picture this house up in the mountains, with a driveway snaking up to the side of the house and the main wall of sliding glass doors taking in the beautiful mountain view.

On the ground level is the 2 car garage and a laundry / mud room connecting it to the family room with a staircase to the main level. Also on the ground level are two bedrooms with a bathroom. Up on the main level is a great room and the master suite. The great room has a large living room with dramatic high cielings. There's also a large kitchen and a dining area. Above the kitchen is a loft that could be used as a play room, library, sitting room, guest room, or as storage. The master suite is also large, with an attached bathroom and a walk-in closet. There's a half bath in the hallway as well.

If walls could dream, they'd dream of beautiful mountain views.
What are you dreaming about?

Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University is a leader in the fields of architecture, design, engineering, business, textiles, and health and sciences. They offer an accredited 5 year Bachelor of Architecture. It's a "industry-centered, liberal arts-infused education, blending academic scholarship with hands-on, professional learning."
The average class size is 18 with a student-to-faculty ratio of 14:1 and just under 3,000 undergraduate students. It's a competitive college to get into, and fairly pricey at $30,356 in tuition and fees, but their undergraduates' career placement rate in major-related jobs is consistently above 90%. The university itself sits on 100 acres in the East Falls section of Philadelphia.
Still want more? Visit http://www.philau.edu/arch/index.html

University of Idaho

Another architecture program I found interesting was at University of Idaho. It offers a Bachelor of Science in Architecture as well as an accredited Master of Architecture. It's a great blend of creativity and arts with science and engineering. Alumni get jobs as architects, draftsmen, carpenters, urban planners, set designers, and more. The program is recognized for it's research and expertise in sustainable design, green design, health and wellness issues, as well as social justice.


Now what's the college like?
Recognized by the Princeton Review as one of the best public universities in America, it's a public research university located in the beautiful and rural town of Moscow, Idaho. It's on a semester calendar. Its colors are silver and gold. It has just over 12,000 students. Its out-of-state tuition is $16,384, ranked third by Newsweek's "Best Colleges For You 2012" for affordable public research universities. Its acceptence rate is 61%. It has a variety of sports teams, clubs, and facilities.

Want more info? Check out their website:
http://www.uidaho.edu/caa/architecture/bsarch

The Architecture of Life

Don't have much time for architectural drawing these days. It's sad, I know. But there's a great thing about architecture; even when you don't have time to sit down and study it, it's still all around you. It influences everything about your day; from your mood that first second after you wake up, to the way you get to work. So my question is, how do you think future architectural advancements will affect daily life?

Syracuse University

Another wonderful New York architecure university is Syracuse. It's a private school in the mid-sized city of Syracuse, New York. Here's some facts:

• 20,407 students
• 49% acceptance rate
• $36,300 tuition
• semester calendar
• school colors are orange and white
• 80% graduate within six years

Syracuse offers both a B.Arch. and a M.Arch program. ArchDaily ranked it's B.Arch. as 8th in the United States.

For more information visit:
http://soa.syr.edu/index.php

Rice University

Another university with an amazing architecture program is Rice University. It's a private university located in the large city of Houston, Texas.

• 19% admission rate
• $34,900 tuition
• just under 6,000 students, about 200 of which are in the architecture program
• semester calendar
• school colors are blue and grey

Rice offers a Bachelor and a Master of Architecture.
DesignIntelligence ranked Rice University as the third best undergraduate architecture program.
http://arch.rice.edu/


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