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Rice University
School of Architecture MS-50
P.O. Box 1892
Houston, TX 77251-1892
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Rice University
School of Architecture MS-50
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Houston, TX 77005-1892
Personal Statement:
Your application and all supporting documents help us to understand your work, your goals, and your abilities as a future architect. Your personal statement should articulate why you are drawn to the Graduate Program in Architecture at Rice (what experiences have prepared you, and what aspirations do you have for your potential studies here at Rice?).
Recommendation Letter:
Three letters are required and must be submitted through the online process initiated through your application. It is always preferable to have academic references representing your major field, though we recognize that there are situations where this may not be possible. In such circumstances, we encourage you to seek out those persons who can comment on qualities that will be relevant to your academic goals and abilities. Requests for online letters of recommendation accompanied by an online reference form are sent to the applicant's recommenders once the application has been submitted.
Portfolio:
The portfolio for M.Arch. Option 1 students should contain examples of visual creativity (freehand drawings, photographs, etc. in a format other than slides). A portfolio of previous architectural design work is mandatory for applicants for the M.Arch. Option 2 and M.A.A. Option 3.
A digital portfolio of an applicant's creative work is required and must be uploaded to the online application. It must be uploaded in pdf format as a single document no larger than 15 MB. The file name must list the program, option, last name, first name, portfolio; each field separated by an underscore (“_”). File naming example: MArch_Option1_Smith_Jane_Portfolio.pdf