Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation

Founded in 1881, the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University in the City New York City confers Masters Degrees in Architecture, Advanced Architectural Design, Urban Design, Urban Planning, Historic Preservation, Real Estate Development and Critical, Curatorial, and Conceptual Practices in Architecture as well as Doctoral Degrees in Architecture and Urban Planning. As a leader in developing new forms of design research and scholarship to open up new territories for more meaningful practices of architecture and the design of cities, the school combines pioneering experimentation with an uncompromising engagement in New York and various cities across the world, offering students an unparalleled spatial network of resources and exchange. Columbia GSAPP is a laboratory for learning that weaves together cutting edge design skills, incisive critical thinking and new forms of knowledge as students and faculty engage one another in a spirit of intellectual generosity that strives to re-imagine the future of architecture, cities and the environment.