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Multidisciplinary Learning

The Sam Fox School combines the theoretical and practical, creating an environment where architects, landscape architects, and urban designers study alongside artists, curators, and theorists.

Students are supported and challenged throughout by faculty practitioners who are dedicated to teaching while advancing research in sustainability, fabrication, housing, and socially engaged practice.



Our Programs


Undergraduate Architecture

  • Bachelor of Science in Architecture
  • Bachelor of Arts in Architecture

Master of Architecture

  • MArch 3 | 6 semesters, 3 years
  • MArch 2 | 4 semesters, 2 years
  • NAAB-accredited, STEM-designated

Master of Landscape Architecture

  • MLA 3 | 6 semesters, 3 years
  • MLA 2 | 4 semesters, 2 years
  • LAAB-accredited, STEM-designated

Master of Urban Design

  • MUD | 2 semesters + summer, 1 year
  • Post-professional
Minors

We offer eight minors across art, architecture, and design, open to all undergraduate WashU students.

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Dual and Joint Degrees

Dual degree masters programs within the Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design

Joint degree masters programs across WashU

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Program publications


Our Research



The foundation of our programs is the breadth and depth of our faculty’s research.

Our faculty provide students with meaningful opportunities to fuel their success. Working at the confluence of environmental and social issues, faculty advance development in our six areas of expertise:

  • design practice
  • collective housing
  • sustainable and equitable environments
  • history, theory, and culture
  • arts, fabrication, and technology
  • socially engaged practice

Learn more about our faculty’s research.



Our Community



Academics and studios are only half of the picture.

The Sam Fox School is a vibrant group of people interested in each other and the world around us. Our students are actively engaged on campus while exploring all that St. Louis has to offer — from major art museums, renowned parks, and National Historic Landmarks, to major league sports and a vibrant restaurant scene.

See what’s happening on our end of campus.



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