MArch+MFA dual degree program: media | architecture | computing

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media | architecture | computing
MArch + MFA Dual Degree Program
Departments of Architecture and Media Study
University at Buffalo, State University of New York

APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 15, 2007

Computing has radically transformed the fields of architecture and
media art. Digital visualization, parametric design, and computer
controlled manufacturing have expanded the ways by which architecture
is conceived, designed, and constructed. At the same time, networked
media and information systems are rapidly permeating the built
environment. Moving beyond screen-based simulations and interactions,
computational media today incorporates both the virtual and material
dimensions of everyday life. As sites of practice for architecture
and computational media converge, new avenues for research and
experimentation arise that require an expanded knowledge domain.
Recognizing the complexity of these conditions, the Department of
Architecture and the Department of Media Study offer a new dual
degree program in media, architecture & computing, one of the only
such programs in the nation.

This cross-disciplinary program offers dual terminal degrees, the
fully accredited Master of Architecture and the Master of Fine Arts.
Working with distinguished faculty in both departments, students
conduct research and creative explorations in responsive
architecture, robotics, networked performance, physical computing,
locative media, virtual reality + game design, kinetic structures,
parametric design, and digital fabrication. Within a critical context
for experimental practice, the program provides architects and media
artists many of the advanced skills necessary to address contemporary
confluences of architecture and computational media.

The program offers two options for the dual MArch+MFA program for
students with or without an undergraduate pre-professional degree in
architecture. Both options result in the accredited MArch degree and
the Master of Fine Arts.

AFFILIATED RESEARCH CENTERS AND LABS:

Center for Virtual Architecture
http://cva.ap.buffalo.edu

Media Robotics Lab
http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~mrbohlen/mediaroboticsindex.html

Virtual Reality Studio
http://vrstudio.buffalo.edu/

FULL PROGRAM INFO:

Program Website: http://www.ap.buffalo.edu/architecture/degrees/Dual/
index.htm
Department of Architecture: http://www.ap.buffalo.edu
Department of Media Study: http://mediastudy.buffalo.edu

TO APPLY:

Applicants to the program must apply to and be accepted by both
departments. For further information on application procedures and
forms, visit:

Architecture: http://www.ap.buffalo.edu/architecture/admissions/
graduate.asp
Media Study: http://mediastudy.buffalo.edu/s/grad_application.shtml

Or contact:

Nathan Zieziula
Graduate Recruitment Officer
School of Architecture and Planning
109 Hayes Hall, 3435 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214-3087
Phone: 716.829.3485 ext 119
Fax: 716.829.2297
Email: [email protected]