Final Year Options
Health & Wellness
Fall internship; Spring campus health studio
Students can pursue the Health & Wellness option for their final year option and/or earn a Certificate in Health & Wellness Architecture. A 75-credit (typical) option is crafted to prepare students for professional careers in healthcare and lifecare architecture, or in any building type concerned with the promotion of human wellness (e.g. workplaces, homes, schools). The Health & Wellness option and certificate are maintained by the Department of Architecture's award-winning KU Institute of Health & Wellness Design.
Paris Academic Internship
Fall/Spring
This program enables students to complete studio coursework under the tutelage of Professor Pierre Engel at the Ecole Nationale Superieure D'Architecture Paris Val-de-Seine and Professor Steve Padget of the University of Kansas, as well as engage in a part-time, academic internship with one of Europe’s most prestigious practices. Students are exposed to the latest European architectural projects and to the international practice of architecture focused on large-scale projects in an urban setting utilizing advanced technology. See KU Study Abroad for more information.
Sports & Leisure
Summer/Fall internship; Spring Kansas City
Students will complete a summer and fall internship at a top sports and entertainment design firm based in Kansas City or St. Louis, including: AECOM, BRR, Multistudio; HNTB, HOK, Hollis+Miller, Generator Studio, PGAV Destinations and TK Architects. The internship will be followed by a spring Capstone Studio based in Kansas City that will focus each year on a Sports & Entertainment focused design project. Learn more
Studio 804
Fall/Spring Designbuild project
A comprehensive educational opportunity for Graduate students entering the final year of the Master of Architecture program at the University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design. Every year, Studio 804 produces one building with the support of the organization and individuals committed to environmental stewardship that the program is able to continue its service to the community at large. Learn more
Urban Design
Summer/Fall internship; Spring Kansas City
Students will complete a summer and fall internship at a leading urban design practice with office locations in Kansas City and throughout the United States. The internship will be followed by a spring Capstone Studio based in Kansas City that will focus each year on an urban design project. For its initial year, the proposed Urban Design Option will place 8-10 students across approximately four firms, based upon firm capacity and student applicant pool, including: Populous, PORT, Perkins & Will and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, and DLR Group.