The School of Architecture & Urban Planning hosts its annual graduate studies open house on Friday, Nov. 1, 2019. Visitors can expect an engaging, immersive look at the school and its seven graduate programs including faculty introductions, studio previews, conversation with current master’s students, a lecture and more. Lunch is provided.

Two open-house schedules are provided.
The Department of Architecture hosts events from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The Department of Urban Planning hosts events from 11:15 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Full schedules are below.

Department of Architecture Schedule
  • 9:00 a.m. Tour of Architecture & Urban Planning
  • 9:45 a.m. Check in
  • 10:00 a.m. Welcome and Department of Architecture overview from Mo Zell
  • 11:00 a.m. Master of Architecture, Master of Architecture/Urban Planning and MS Arch program reviews
  • 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch and spring course presentations
  • 1:45 Design studio visits
  • 3:00 p.m. Coffee with current graduate students
  • 4:00 p.m. Closing remarks with Chairwoman Mo Zell
  • 4:30 LUFTWERK Lecture
Department of Urban Planning Schedule
  • 11:15 a.m. Check-in
  • 11:30 a.m. Lunch with faculty and current graduate students
  • 12:00 p.m. Spring course previews
  • 12:30 p.m. Urban Planning degree program overviews and career outlook (Urban Planning, MPA/MUP, MS/MUP and M ARCH/MUP degrees)
  • 2:00 p.m. Q&A with urban planning students

“Urban planning is at the forefront of local and global initiatives that aim to build economically prosperous, technologically smart, environmentally sustainable and socially just cities,” explains Urban Planning Professor and Chairwoman Ivy Hu. “With its beautiful natural environment, vibrant local communities, and legendary industrial assets, Milwaukee is a perfect laboratory that inspires and tests new planning ideas.”

“This spring marks the fiftieth anniversary of our program and we’re preparing to welcome hundreds of visitors to the school to help us celebrate and reflect on this milestone,” adds Department of Architecture Chairwoman Mo Zell. “But the most important visitors in any year are our future students. This day is really about giving them a chance to survey the school and our programs from the inside out. Architects are known for their attention to detail and we know that architecture students also pay attention to the big picture and to programmatic details. We’ve planned a day that we hope captures it all.”

Questions about SARUP programs and SARUP open house can be director to Graduate Studies Advisor Joan Simuncak, joanarch@uwm.edu.
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