FAU SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE UPPER DIVISION BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM APPLICATION, TRANSCRIPTS & PORTFOLIO SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
 

 

APPLICATION
The School of Architecture accepts new applicants in the Fall Semester only.  

All applicants must complete the University Application prior to completion of the School of Architecture Application.  Please apply to the University online at https://admissions.fau.edu/apply/

 

TRANSCRIPTS                                                                                                              The School of Architecture requires that all applicants upload UNOFFICIAL COPIES OF TRANSCRIPTS with their applications. All applicants must also send OFFICIAL COPIES OF TRANSCRIPTS directly to the University.

 

PORTFOLIO  
Prospective students should consider the following guidelines when submitting a portfolio for admissions. A portfolio is a design project and an illustration of your work and your own design thinking. While the School will not provide a template or any particular portfolio as “ideal”, the guidelines below include a few specific requirements and several answers to the most frequently asked questions regarding the School’s portfolio submission.

 

        GENERAL INFORMATION
        •       Portfolios may include up to 24 pages of representative work

        •       Portfolios should demonstrate:

                •       Design thinking

                •       Design process

                •       Excellent representational skills (hand-drawing or drafting, digital media, model making, architectural graphic standards)

                •       Technical design knowledge (relationship of structure to space, building materials, influence of environmental context and program on architectural form, space and ordering systems)

        •       Portfolios should consist of a sequential process of development from design 1 to the highest Architectural Design level completed, with the greatest emphasis on recent works. Examples of past student work are most important,          but other work – completed privately or in a professional setting are accepted.

        •       Architectural projects should be illustrated with clear reproductions and include a range of architectural representations: plans, elevations, sections, perspective drawings, sketches, models, and 3-dimensional images   

        •       The architecture faculty reviews the contents of a portfolio for admission and placement purposes. Student placement in the Design Studio sequence is based upon the illustrated level of skill and understanding as indicated in the presented work. All decisions are final.

 

        PROJECT INFORMATION:   

        •       All projects should include the following text information:

              •       A title                       

              •       A short description of the project

              •       The course for which the work was completed (where applicable)

              •       Date completed       

              •       Group work or professional work, the individual’s role in the project.