When you stay up two nights in a row, it's nice to see other students doing it too. Kogachi was one of two USC undergraduates who recently won the Hamburg Urban Design Competition in Germany. William Van Alen Memorial Fellowship to design a companion to the Chrysler Building. USC's program gives every student 10 semesters of design courses. Most undergraduate programs only offer two years of design work, but when USC architects graduate, their portfolios show five years of work.
Employers notice and hire that kind of experience.
D esign studios meet 12 hours a week, have a low faculty-student ratio and deal with a range of topics. The studios are a demanding and intense forum for the exchange of ideas with faculty and fellow students. Students are asked to exercise judgment in a field where answers aren't always black and white. The studio sequence provides insights into contemporary issues and a range of problem-solving methodologies that are the foundation for professional practice. Studios are accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and each student has his or her own drafting table and locker.