About

As the only accredited architecture program in Wisconsin, the department’s mission is to prepare creative and technically proficient graduates to enter the profession of architecture in service to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the larger Midwest region.

We train planners for technically-sound professional practice that promotes environmental, economic, and social sustainability. Our program is informed by a lens of racial, gender, and economic justice and supported by the voices of community members through meaningful participation in the planning process. 

Architects trained at UWM will be able to enter professional practice and design buildings and other physical elements of the built environment. They will understand how their efforts and interventions affect the built environment and the people who use it. Graduates will have the skills needed to critically evaluate soci-cultural opportunities, technical options, and design approaches in order to create high performing buildings for everyone.

Planners trained in the UWM MUP program will possess the skills, values, and knowledge to engage all members of their community to capitalize on the opportunity to integrate sound land use, urban design, infrastructure, and economic incentives to produce neighborhoods, cities, and regions that are sustainable, just, and prosperous.