Department of Architecture

Department website: https://www.arch.tamu.edu/arch/

(Interim) Department Head: Wei Yan, PhD

The Department of Architecture offers the following graduate degree programs for eligible students seeking advanced educational opportunities: Master of Architecture (MArch) as the professional degree accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), Master of Science in Architecture and Doctor of Philosophy in Architecture. Entry to the MArch is directly from a pre-architecture four-year degree program, or with appropriate prerequisite work (Career Change Program), from other 4-year degree backgrounds.
 

The Department of Architecture offers certificates in Health Systems and Design and Historic Preservation. Certificates in Environmental Hazard Management and Sustainable Urbanism are offered by the other two departments. These areas of specialization are supported by qualified faculty, research centers and laboratories. Other areas of exploration in which graduate students are engaged include design, architectural computing, history and theory, energy and sustainability, housing, health and interior architecture.

In addition, the Department of Architecture offers a combined degree program between the Master of Science (MS) and Master of Architecture (MArch), as well as two combined degree programs in conjunction with the graduate program in Land and Property Development and Urban Planning that enables students to graduate with a Master of Architecture and Master of Land and Property Development or Master of Architecture and Master of Urban Planning upon completion of the combined core curriculum.

In the United States, most state registration boards require a degree from an accredited professional degree program as a prerequisite for licensure. NAAB, which is the sole agency authorized to accredit U.S. professional degree programs in architecture, recognizes three types of degrees: the Bachelor of Architecture, the Master of Architecture and the Doctor of Architecture. A program may be granted a 6-year, 3-year, or 2-year term of accreditation, depending on the extent of its conformance with established educational standards.

Doctor of Philosophy in Architecture and Master of Architecture degree programs may consist of a pre-professional undergraduate degree and a professional graduate degree that, when earned sequentially, constitute an accredited professional education. However, the pre-professional degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree.

Texas A&M University, Department of Architecture offers the following NAAB-accredited degree program:

MArch (pre-professional degree + 55 graduate credits)
Next accreditation visit for all programs: 2031

Because of the important role of computing in the disciplines housed within the College of Architecture, all entering students are required to possess a portable, network-ready personal computer capable of running software appropriate to their academic program. Financial aid is available to assist students in their computer purchases. No student will be denied admission to Texas A&M University based on the inability to purchase a computer. Additional information is available on the College of Architecture website.

Ahn, Jounghwan, Instructional Assistant Professor
Architecture
PHD, Texas A&M Univeresity, 2024
MAR, Texas A&M Univeresity, 2019

Aimar, Fabrizio, Assistant Professor Of The Practice
Architecture
PHD, Polytechnic University of Turin, 2022
MAR, Polytechnic University of Turin, 2008

Akbari, Mostafa, Assistant Professor
Architecture
PHD, University of Pennsylvania, 2024
MAR, Shahid Beheshti University, 2016

Algie, Charlotte, Instructional Assistant Professor
Architecture
MAR, Yale School of Architecture, 2016
MAR, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, 2011

Ali, Ahmed K, Associate Professor
Architecture
PHD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 2012

Baaske, Benjamin E, Instructional Assistant Professor
Architecture
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2022
MAR, Texas A&M Universitiy, 2017

Baltazar, Juan Carlos, Professor
Architecture
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2006

Beltran, Liliana O, Associate Professor
Architecture
PHD, University of California at Berkeley, 1997

Borges Gonzalez, Alejandro, Associate Professor
Architecture
MAR, Cornell University, 1994

Caffey, Stephen M, Instructional Associate Professor
Architecture
PHD, The University of Texas - Austin, 2008

Campagnol, Gabriela, Instructional Associate Professor
Architecture
PHD, University of Sao Paulo - USP, 2008

Culp, Charles H, Professor
Architecture
PHD, Iowa State University, 1976

Ennemoser, Benjamin, Assistant Professor
Architecture
MAR, University of Innsbruck, 2014

Erminy Castillo, Marcel, Professor Of The Practice
Architecture
BAR, Central University of Venezuela, 1987

Gessner, Thomas, Associate Professor Of The Practice
Architecture
BEN, Texas A&M University, 1997

Gibbs, Brian C, Assistant Professor Of The Practice
Architecture
MAR, Texas A&M University, 2006

Glowacki, Kevin T, Associate Professor
Architecture
PHD, Bryn Mawr College, 1991

Haberl, Jeff, Professor
Architecture
PHD, University of Colorado, 1986

Hawkins, Andrew G, Associate Professor Of The Practice
Architecture
MAR, University of Oregon, 1999

He, Weiling, Associate Professor
Architecture
PHD, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005

Holliday, Ray W, Assistant Professor Of The Practice
Architecture
MLA, Texas A&M University, 2000
MAR, Texas A&M University, 1992

Holliday, Shelley D, Associate Professor Of The Practice
Architecture
MEN, Texas A&M University, 2001

Hunter, Christopher S, Associate Professor Of The Practice
Architecture
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2018

Jafari, Roxana, Assistant Professor
Architecture
PHD, Clemson University, 2021
MAR, University of Tehran, 2016

Jain, Priya, Associate Professor
Architecture
MAR, The University of Arizona, 2007

Jimenez Iniesta, David, Associate Professor Of The Practice
Architecture
MAR, University de Alicante, 2014

Key, Sora, Assistant Professor
Architecture
PHD, Carnegie Mellon University, 2012
MAR, University of Washington, 2000

Klein, Nancy L, Associate Professor
Architecture
PHD, Bryn Mawr College, 1991

Lee, Sang Dae, Associate Professor Of The Practice
Architecture
MAR, South California Institute of Architecture, 2004

Lopez-Dinardi, Marcelo, Associate Professor
Architecture
MS, Columbia University, New York, 2013

Lu, Zhipeng, Associate Professor
Architecture
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2009

Luhan, Gregory Anthony, Professor
Architecture
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2016
MAR, Princeton University, 1998

Obrien, Michael J, Professor
Architecture
MAR, Virginia Tech, 1982

Penalver, Maria, Associate Professor Of The Practice
Architecture
MAR, Universidad de Alicante, 2014

Pentecost, Ray, Professor Of The Practice
Architecture
DrPH, University of Texas, School of Public Health, 1982

Sezer, Irem, Instructional Assistant Professor
Architecture
MAR, Virginia Tech College of Architecture, 2023

Steffes, Hans, Instructional Assistant Professor
Architecture
MAR, Southern California Institute of Architecture, 2022

Stewart, Zachary, Associate Professor
Architecture
PHD, Columbia University, 2015

Tate, James Michael, Associate Professor
Architecture
MAR, Yale University, 2007

Tripp, Andrew Reed, Associate Professor
Architecture
PHD, University of Pennsylvania, 2017

Vanegas, Jorge A, Professor
Architecture
PHD, Stanford University, 1988

Warden, Robert B, Professor
Architecture
MAR, Texas A&M University, 1986

Yan, Wei, Professor
Architecture
PHD, University of California, Berkeley, 2005

Zhu, Xuemei, Professor
Architecture
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2008

Zhuang, Xinwei, Assistant Professor
Architecture
PHD, University of California, Berkeley, 2025
MAR, Bartlett School of Architecture, 2017