The Master of Advanced Architectural Design (MAAD) is a one-year STEM-designated post-professional degree. Specialized for advanced students and mid-career architects, our curriculum emphasizes research and design through mentored study and a sequence of interdisciplinary electives. We offer three distinct areas of concentration: Digital Craft, Experimental History, and Urban Works. You’ll focus on one area during an intense year of advanced study that prepares you for a range of 21st century design challenges.
Study in the inspiring Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area is home to spectacular architecture, renowned museums, and innovative technology companies. Within a one-mile radius of campus, you’ll find Adobe, Autodesk, IDEO, Frog Design, Google AI, Redwood Robotics, and many other research and development groups. We’re also near CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, Minnesota Street Project, and numerous alternative art spaces that blur the lines between craft and digital design. You’ll forge lifelong connections with intellectuals, researchers, and practitioners who work across multiple disciplines.
- see more at: https://www.cca.edu/architecture/maad/
