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The UHM School of Architecture provides an undergraduate foundation in design and offers advanced students the opportunity to earn accredited degrees in the fields of architecture and landscape architecture.
Located at the very center of the Pacific Ocean, the School of Architecture is actively engaged in the life and mission of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa as one of the most exciting institutions of higher learning in the United States. The varied background of the faculty and student body, the emphasis on bridging Asia and the West, the close ties with institutions in Korea and China, and the curricular structure of the school’s programs themselves directly address the current global context. As a Carnegie tier one research institution, the University provides many opportunities for pursuing funded research unique to the region, resulting in an exceptional level of support for many of the research and study areas the School has chosen to pursue. UH is home to the only National Resource Center for Pacific Island Studies, and to one of only nine National Resource Centers for Southeast Asian Studies. The Asia Collection in Hamilton Library on the Mānoa Campus is recognized as one of the nation’s best, and the Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge is the only one of its kind.
It is in this rich context that the School of Architecture offers the four-year undergraduate Bachelor of Environmental Design degree, the two or three-year LAAB-accredited Master of Landscape Architecture degree, and the three-year Doctor of Architecture degree, Hawai‘i’s only accredited degree in architecture. Our undergraduate program provides a solid foundation for careers in the design and building industries, including architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, historic conservation, and construction management. Our accredited graduate program prepares students for leadership in the professional workforce. Students who earn the DArch are eligible for licensure as registered architects in all 54 U.S. jurisdictions, including Hawai‘i. Students who earn the professional MLA are eligible for landscape architectural licensure.
Hawai‘i offers students one of the world’s richest settings for the study of built and natural environments. UHM is a land, sea, and space grant university especially well-situated to engage design inquiry and experimentation in a twenty-first century context.
Our programs are aligned with the responsibility of the University of Hawai‘i as a Native Hawaiian place of learning. These core values include: Hawai‘i’s gracious spirit of aloha; collaboration and respect; academic freedom and intellectual vigor; institutional integrity and service; access, affordability, and excellence; active learning and discovery; diversity, fairness, and equity; leveraged technology; innovation and empowerment; accountability and fiscal integrity; and malama‘aina sustainability. The values and aspirations serve as the intellectual and professional foundation on which we build our mission and curriculum.