Bachelor of Science in Architecture

The Bachelor of Science in Architecture at Temple University is strongly studio-based, with students developing practical design and making skills through sequential architecture studios that integrate design thinking with building technology, history, theory, and representation. Students have access to dedicated architecture studios, collaboration spaces, digital fabrication equipment, woodshops, digital labs, 3D printers, laser cutters, AR/VR design stations, CNC equipment, and professional-quality printing resources, giving them opportunities to turn digital and physical ideas into architectural work.

Students can build this practical experience through the program’s studio, fabrication, digital, research, and collaborative resources:

• Design Studios: Sequential architectural design studios are central to the BS in Architecture, allowing students to integrate knowledge from building technology, architectural history and theory, and representation into design projects.
• Digital Fabrication: The Architecture Digital Fabrication Lab provides laser machines for cutting, etching and scoring, stereolithography and fused-deposition 3D printers, and a 3-axis CNC router for machining complex forms in materials such as wood and foam.
• Digital Design: Architecture students have access to digital labs and AR/VR design stations, supporting digital visualization and experimentation as part of the architecture curriculum.
• Woodshop & Making: Dedicated woodshop workstations and fabrication tools allow students to move from drawings and digital models toward physical architectural prototypes and models.
• Printing & Visualization: The Architecture Information Technology Center provides large-format plotters up to 36 inches wide, scanners, a cutting table, cameras and projectors, plus a dedicated photo room for documenting design models and projects.
• Software: Tyler students receive access to Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft 365, while the architecture facilities provide dedicated digital-design and visualization resources.
• Collaborative Work: The Architecture Building includes collaboration labs alongside design studios, classrooms and exhibition spaces, giving students dedicated environments for collaborative architectural work and critiques.
• Research Opportunities: Tyler students can participate in mentored research through programs such as the Diamond Research Scholars Program, while Temple describes architecture and environmental design as areas available for undergraduate research.
• Philadelphia-Based Learning: Temple’s Tyler School emphasizes hands-on and collaborative opportunities connected with Philadelphia, where students can engage with architecture, planning, landscape architecture and related professional fields across the city.
• International Experience: Tyler students can participate in Temple’s study-abroad opportunities, including study at Temple campuses in Rome and Japan and at more than 150 partner institutions and overseas campuses. 

Graduates of Temple University’s Bachelor of Science in Architecture leave with a pre-professional foundation that can lead to architectural internships, design-related employment, or further professional study. The program specifically prepares students for roles such as architectural designer, building envelope specialist, computational designer, and environmental systems specialist, while also providing a direct pathway into Temple’s NAAB-accredited Master of Architecture.

• Career Support: Students receive targeted support from Tyler career coaches and Temple’s Career Center, including résumé and interview preparation, portfolio reviews, one-on-one career counselling, internship and job searches, networking, and access to Handshake. Tyler’s annual Architecture and Environmental Design Career Fair brings more than 40 leading firms to campus, while students can also access internships, residencies and professional opportunities through Tyler’s The WHAT newsletter.
• Industry Connections: Temple connects architecture students with practising professionals through the annual Architecture and Environmental Design Career Fair, professional panels, lectures and networking events. Tyler also hosts a Professional Women in Construction panel in partnership with the Philadelphia Chapter of Professional Women in Construction, giving students direct exposure to construction-industry professionals and career pathways.
• Employment & Salary: Temple’s official architecture pages identify career pathways but do not publish a program-specific employment rate or salary figure for the BS in Architecture; therefore, no salary figure is stated here. Temple does report university-wide First Destination Survey results, but those figures cover broader graduating cohorts rather than this specific architecture program.
• Professional Accreditation Value: The BS in Architecture is a pre-professional degree, rather than a NAAB-accredited professional architecture degree. Temple states that the BSArch prepares students for its NAAB-accredited Master of Architecture, with the BSArch + 60-credit MArch sequence meeting NAAB standards for an accredited professional education; this provides a structured route toward the professional degree required for architectural licensure pathways.
• Graduation Outcomes: Graduates can enter architectural internships and related built-environment roles or continue to graduate-level professional education. Temple specifically identifies the BSArch as qualifying graduates for paid architectural internships and admission to a Master of Architecture program.

Further Academic Progression: After completing the BS in Architecture, students can apply to Temple’s NAAB-accredited Master of Architecture (MArch). BSArch graduates are eligible for the 2-year MArch track, and qualified Temple students can also pursue the accelerated +1 option, combining the pre-professional undergraduate degree with the professional MArch pathway.