TOP ARCHITECTURE SCHOOLS (GLOBAL)

CANADA

Name of School # of Portfolio Special Project Application Deadline Portfolio Deadline Interview Needed
University of Toronto: Architectural Studies 4-6 Images - Jan 13 Feb 1 No
McGill Up to 10 Pages (up to more than 10 artwork) - Feb 1 Mar 7 -
Waterloo 10-20 Artwork - Feb 1 Mid-March Yes
UBC: Bachelor of Design in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urbanism - Creative Test: complete 3 short design projects Jan 15 Feb 15 Yes

UNITED KINGDOM (LONDON)

Name of School # of Portfolio Special Project Application Deadline Portfolio Deadline Interview Needed
UCL (University College London) – Bachelor of Arts Up to 20 Video of Sketchbook Pages (recommended) Jan 15 Jan 30 Yes
UAL (University Arts London) Mini Portfolio up to 10 Looking for the “process” Jan 15 Feb / Mar 2 Yes
UAL (University Arts London) Full Portfolio up to 30 Looking for the “process” Jan 15 Feb / Mar 2 Yes
Goldsmiths University of London Up to 12 - Jan 15 Mid-February Yes

UNITED STATES

Name of School # of Portfolio Special Project Early Application Deadline Application Deadline
RISD (Rhode Island) 12-20 Response Piece; then 2nd Response Piece, 2 works in total Nov 1 Feb 1
Pratt 12-20 3-5 Life Observation (still life, landscape, etc.) Nov 1 Feb 12
SAIC (School of the Art Institute of Chicago) 10-15 - Nov 15 Jan 15, Apr 15
USC 6-12 Architecture Writing Supplement - Jan 15
Cornell 15-20 - Nov 15 Jan 2

*Harvard, MIT and Berkeley do not require Portfolio

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