Architecture School

munda · #1 Posted **Jan 22, 2009, 5:56 AM**

I plan to get a degree in architecture, so I was wondering what are the best architecture school in the Midwest?
i live in Chicago, i know about uic, iit, and uicu, but are they any other good architecture school in Illinois or neighboring states, such as Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, or other states in the Midwest region?

I apologize if someone has already created a thread similar to this.

Thank you

mikeR · #2 Posted **Jan 22, 2009, 6:07 AM**

University of Cincinnati
Ball state University
University of Kentucky where I go has been pretty good so far

Zerton · #3 Posted **Jan 22, 2009, 6:18 AM**

I go to IIT, came from Texas. If you research this school it really is probably the most important institution for the creation of the modern skyscraper. Every major project since the 60s has involved either an alumni or been collaborated with an alumni of this school.

CGII · #4 Posted **Jan 22, 2009, 6:37 AM**

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has a great architecture program.

samoen313 · #5 Posted **Jan 22, 2009, 3:38 PM**

Washington U. in St. Louis (where I'm teaching for the moment) has the "5th best" Architecture Graduate program in the country or so says Design Intelligence. The rankings can be a little dicey (and highly subjective, clearly) but the school has done a lot more to distinguish itself lately.

deja vu · #6 Posted **Jan 22, 2009, 7:22 PM**

In Ohio - University of Cincinatti

In Michigan - University of Michigan, University of Detroit Mercy, and Lawrence Technological Institute all have good programs, from what I saw when i visited them.

deja vu · #7 Posted **Jan 22, 2009, 7:23 PM**

and I would vouch for my own school, Carnegie Mellon University, in Pittsburgh, depending on where you look, it's ranked around #7 in the nation. Don't really know if that counts as midwest though.

http://www.cmu.edu/architecture/

#10 Shirt · #8 Posted **Jan 22, 2009, 7:40 PM**

University of Minnesota's College of Design (CDES)

http://arch.design.umn.edu/

Zerton · #9 Posted **Jan 22, 2009, 9:14 PM**

If you can get in you might want to try UT Austin. It sounds like you want to stay local but getting to and from Chicago is pretty easy and cheap on Southwest.

munda · #10 Posted **Jan 23, 2009, 6:09 PM**

wow
i was predicting about couple of architecture school around midwest...
thats alot to choose from..
thank you all for the info