UCLA Architecture and Urban Design is “one of the best schools in competition with several of the top private institutions in the country. The program is well balanced between research and practice with a focus on planning ten years ahead into the future.”
— NAAB (National Architectural Accreditation Board) April, 2010
UCLA Architecture and Urban Design is at the forefront of a new kind of city
with an intense diversity of culture, the continuing influence of Asia, and a creative milieu influenced by both high technology and entertainment media. We attract designers and thinkers from around the world who come to share their work and ideas through lectures, exhibitions, and teaching. Our city provides a fertile opportunity for cross-industry research and collaboration, the potential of which has yet to be fully mined. Los Angeles and the University, with their constant flows of inexhaustible energy, provide a dynamic platform for the study of architecture and urban design today.
-Hitoshi Abe
