Master of Urban Design
St. Louis waterfront tour near the Eads Bridge. Photo: Hallie Nolan.
In the Master of Urban Design program, students focus on how to transform cities for the 21st century as active and informed participants. Our innovative structure allows students to pursue advanced design and research while developing a rigorous theoretical and professional foundation.
News
Mar 3, 2023
Washington University in St. Louis Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts to Host ACSA Annual Meeting
WashU’s Sam Fox School will be the host school and conference partner for the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture 111th Annual Meeting in downtown St. Louis March 30–April 1, 2023.
Jan 13, 2023
Sam Fox School spring Public Lecture Series begins Jan. 19
Speakers include sculptor Chakaia Booker, Pritzker Prize-winning architect Francis Kéré, author and illustrator Deb J.J. Lee, stage director Robert Wilson, and fashion technologist Anouk Wipprecht.
Dec 8, 2022
Class Acts: Teddy Levy
Levy is among degree candidates to be celebrated at Dec. 10 recognition ceremony
Curriculum
Our program leads to a STEM-designated, post-professional Master of Urban Design degree. Learn about degree requirements and our core studio sequence.
Pursue a dual degree from either the Master of Architecture program or the Master of Landscape Architecture program, or a joint degree from the Master of Social Work program.
This immersive, summer-long experience provides students the opportunity to study significant global cities in comparative perspective.
Public lectures and a pair of annual workshops—Informal Cities and The Lively City—promote engagement with outside practitioners from around the world.
Yu Tang discusses the value of systemic thinking, her experiences in the Global Urbanism Studio, the impact of her Sam Fox Ambassadors Graduate Fellowship, and more in this spotlight.
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Rajeev Kathpalia is a partner at Vāstu Shilpā Consultants (VSC), the multidisciplinary practice founded in 1955 by Pritzker Prize Laureate Balkrishna Doshi.
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Faculty
Our faculty are nationally and internationally recognized in their fields—and they are deeply committed to teaching each and every student.
+STL: Growing an Urban Mosaic, finalist proposal for Chouteau Greenway competition, co-led by [dhd] derek hoeferlin design, TLS Landscape Architecture & OBJECT TERRITORIES. Team members included urban design faculty Derek Hoeferlin, Linda C. Samuels, Paola Aguirre-Serrano (visiting faculty), and Michael Allen.
