Application deadline: January 7, 2016
Applications received after the deadline will be considered on a space available basis.
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– Master of Fine Arts (MFA) + Master of Science in Architecture (MS)
– Master of Fine Arts (MFA) + Master of Architecture (MArch)
The Media Arts and Architecture Program (MAAP) at the University at Buffalo is pleased to announce its dual-degree options for emerging practices occupying the interval between architecture and computational media.
Computing has changed the way we think, feel, and operate in the modern world. This has profound implications for the way we conceive, perceive and interact within built environments. Parametric and generative design methods, data visualization techniques, and digital fabrication processes have altered the ways by which architecture is designed and constructed. At the same time, a wide range of mobile, embedded and networked media, communications and information systems present new opportunities to shape our experience of the built environment and the choices we make there. Moving beyond screen-based simulations and interactive media, media-architecture hybrids incorporate both virtual and actual dimensions of everyday life. As sites of practice for the media arts and architecture converge, new vectors for research and experimentation emerge that draw upon an expanded knowledgebase. Recognizing this challenge, the departments of Architecture and Media Study at the University at Buffalo offer a dual-degree program in Media Arts and Architecture, one of the only such programs in the country.
Working with distinguished faculty in the departments of Architecture, and Media Study, students conduct research and creative explorations that cross and combine a variety of fields of inquiry, including (but not limited to) responsive environments, networked performance, physical computing, parametric and generative design, digital fabrication, mobile and locative media, pervasive gaming, cultural data analytics and ambient informatics. With a focus on providing a critical context for experimental practice, this program provides the advanced skills necessary to engage contemporary confluences of the media arts and architecture.
This cross-disciplinary program offers two tracks:
– Master of Fine Arts (MFA) + Master of Science in Architecture (MS) for students with a prior degree in the arts, design, humanities, computer science and engineering or related fields;
– Master of Fine Arts (MFA) + Master of Architecture (MArch) for students with a pre-professional degree in architecture.
Follow this link to apply.
For additional information, contact Mark Shepard, Program Director