CAPLA's flexible two- or three-year Master of Architecture is a NAAB accredited, professional STEM degree devoted to the education of tomorrow's leading architects. Our M Arch combines place-based design honed in the extreme climate and exquisite landscape of the Sonoran desert with cutting-edge material and environmental research, all delivered through hands-on learning. As an M Arch student, you will acquire a portable design sensibility, empowering you to develop critical modes of practice, regardless of where or how you practice. In the M Arch, you will learn:
=> How to design for climate and place
=> Techniques, both digital and analog, for design representation and exploration
=> Architectural history and theory
=> Passive and active building technologies
=> Digital fabrication and other advanced technologies
=> How design should respond to materials, fabrication, and construction
=> The impact of sociocultural factors on design
=> How to present your work visually, verbally, and materially
=> How to collaborate
=> Professional practices and ethics
=> Social justice and design for all You will graduate ready to thrive in a profession of increasing importance that is taking on climate change, growing urban populations, water scarcity and a post-pandemic world.