Graduate students increasingly look to areas of concentration that can provide skill and knowledge bases for professional applications. Historic Preservation, Design for Health and Wellbeing, Sustainable and Resilient Design, Design for Health and Well-Being, Construction Management, Urban Design,
Certificates require 15 credits of one certificate-related studio (6 cr) and related architecture electives (9cr).
The Certificate in Historic Preservation program provides a unique opportunity for both undergraduate and graduate students at U-SoA to expand their knowledge of historic preservation while completing their professional degrees. The program builds on U-SoA’s strengths in history, urban design, community-building,
Miami and its region, including South Florida and the Caribbean,
The Certificate Program stresses an interdisciplinary
For thousands of years, the Classical tradition has lain at the heart of western architecture, resulting in an enduring language of
It is our belief that giving students
The Certificate program engages the educational opportunities of two organizations: The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICAA) and the Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment. A New York City-based organization with 14 chapters nationwide including one in the Southeast (Atlanta), The
Growth in the construction industry is projected to outpace all other industries through 2030, creating a high demand for qualified professionals in the industry. The Certificate in Construction Management addresses the growing demand for professionals with the advanced knowledge, discipline, and skills needed to face the challenges of the construction industry and become future leaders of design and construction-related organizations worldwide. The certificate takes advantage of the culture and resources available at the School of Architecture as well as the Miami Herbert Business School and the School of Law.
The Certificate in Construction Management prepares graduate architecture students for effective management leadership in the construction field. It provides a foundation for training in
As a growing body of research demonstrates the significant impacts of the built environment on health and well-being, new systems of building certifications and demands for evidence-based decision-making have expanded beyond the field of healthcare buildings to include the full spectrum of urban, institutional, commercial, and residential design. At the same time, the field of healthcare design is addressing fundamental change. As healthcare systems are in the midst of realignments with population health and community-based care, these realignments are moving beyond the walls of acute care facilities to encompass wellness beginning with behaviors, which research is showing to be highly influenced by the environment.
The University of Miami Built Environment
Focusing more specifically on healthcare environments, in 2009, Professor Joanna Lombard initiated the School’s first Healthcare Design Studio and aligned with the School of Business, the first healthcare focused symposium, “Future Directions: Health Care and the Built Environment.” Over the last 9 years, subsequent studios and related colloquia have been associated with healthcare systems and urban environments, addressing the rapidly changing world of healthcare and engaging topical research in public health. Alumni from these studios have found positions around the United States working in this vanguard area of the intersection of health and well-being. Applying to
Environmental impacts of building practices, climate change,
South Florida is ground zero for issues of coastal resiliency in particular. The School of Architecture has developed a coastal resiliency curriculum that capitalizes on civic and scholarly
The hospitality industry is a foundational building block of modern urban centers. Hospitality has emerged in the last 10 years as a critical area of lifestyle innovation and brand development as well as a laboratory for the application of new ideas about resilience and sustainability. Supported by the School’s Real Estate Development + Urbanism program, the Certificate in Hospitality Design will provide a foundation in hospitality design training for interested graduate students.
Miami, as one of the major US hotel and hospitality markets, is well-suited as a center of research and practical application of hospitality design. Many local architectural firms specialize in hospitality
Since its inception in 2014, the
The vital role of designers in shaping the physical environment and its relationship to the natural world is at the core of the school’s pedagogy. Urban Design and Real Estate Development, and the nexus between
The Certificate in Real Estate Development and Urbanism is designed to provide students with skills and experience to compete in the evolving world of urban real estate development. The curriculum is enriched by the University’s location in one of the nation’s most dynamic real estate markets, and by the School of Architecture faculty’s experience in livable community design. The certificate lays a foundation for training real estate industry professionals capable of tapping the power of the market to deliver development that offers a high quality of life for diverse populations to live, work, and pursue daily activities in walkable and sustainable neighborhoods and communities.
The Certificate will build on course offerings in the existing Master of Real Estate Development and Urbanism program,
There is a strong and increasing demand for graduates in architecture with both interdisciplinary