Architecture | Bachelor’s Degree

Description

Architecture at Bennington is the investigation of the potentials of spatial and formal exploration in the built world. In all of our work is the spirit of asking questions and critical thinking. We approach our work as a studio, including research, observation, analysis, and the testing of ideas through drawings and models. The work we do allows students to explore ways in which meaning is expressed in form, space, and movement. Beginning work focuses on the formation of architectural concepts through spatial investigations. This gradually builds into more complex architectural programs organized around particular problems. We work with a broad range of media: pencil and pen, basswood and cardboard, digital modeling and laser cutting.

At Bennington, you design your own course of study and work, taking full advantage of the College’s resources both inside and outside the classroom. This process goes beyond the bounds of a traditional major. You identify one or more areas of interest that spark your intellectual curiosity and provide a foundation for your academic work and fieldwork, and you pursue that work with ongoing guidance from your faculty. This is your Plan.