• For upper-level BArch and MArch students at Syracuse Architecture and IE University

  • For architects and designers in professional practices seeking to expand their role and understand management responsibilities

Syracuse Architecture, the IE Business School, and IE School of Architecture and Design team up to offer an innovative summer course, The Business of Architecture. The six-week, 3-credit hour course will be conducted at the state-of-the-art Fisher Center, home of Syracuse Architecture in New York City. This course is intended for those studying for a professional degree in architecture (BArch and MArch) as well as young professionals and qualified students in related design fields.

Design excellence is no longer enough to guarantee success in the highly competitive and rapidly changing world of 21st century architecture and design practice. Understanding how business decisions impact design and design decisions impact business is fundamental. Developing new areas of expertise in business strategy and marketing, along with developing skills for effective negotiation, team building and presentation, increase the architect and designer’s effectiveness and expand their role in the profession, and in society.

Combining the strengths of both institutions and complemented by special Backstage Lectures by outstanding professionals in the field, the course’s highly interactive classes will provide an intensive boot camp experience for students and young professionals seeking to understand the business side of architecture and design.

Syracuse architecture

Syracuse Architecture consistently ranks among the best schools of architecture in the US. Over the past decade, the practice of architecture has undergone dramatic change, placing the architect at the center of some of the most defining issues of our time. Responding to these new challenges, Syracuse Architecture is leading the effort to develop programs and initiatives that will empower students and practicing architects to become more active participants in the construction of the built environment. DesignIntelligence 2016 ranked Syracuse Architecture’s BArch program 4th and the MArch program 11th best in the nation.

IE Business School

IE Business School is among the most prestigious business schools in the world. Located in Madrid, IE attracts students from all over the world and is an acknowledged leader in developing innovative, hybrid online programs. With campuses in Madrid and Segovia, IE School of Architecture and Design places special emphasis on preparing architects for the complex and increasingly competitive global marketplace. The Financial Times of London 2016 survey ranked IE Business School the best business school in the world for the third consecutive year in the annual ranking of online MBA programs, and 5th in all programs across Europe in 2015. IE School of Architecture and Design is known for innovative learning techniques and entrepreneurship.