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Nationwide Earthquake Drill

The UP College of Architecture took part in the Nationwide Earthquake Drill on Thursday, March 13, 2025. During the drill, the College community follo…

UP COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE

The University of the Philippines’ College of Architecture (UP CA) is one of the leading academic institutions in Southeast Asia, offering courses related to the designed and built environment. Established as an independent academic unit in 1970, its main degree program offerings cover Architecture and Landscape Architecture. Currently, the College offers two undergraduate degree programs, and five post-graduate degree programs including a PhD in the Design and Built Environment (PhDDBE).

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VISION

A leading and globally competitive academic institution of the designed and built environment for trans-disciplinary knowledge generation, creative processes, and public service within the context of enriching Filipino architectural spaces and landscapes.

MISSION

To uphold the right and responsibility to exercise academic freedom;

To implement holistic and integrated academic programs that promote critical thinking and innovation;

To pioneer and generate transformative research and creative work in an ethical and facilitative setting;

To engage in academic service learning and public service that contribute to national development;

To employ proactive and professional systems of administration in the delivery of efficient and responsive services;

To design, develop, and maintain environments that fulfill the University’s academic vision.

ACADEMICS

UP CA offers degree programs for aspiring Architects, Landscape Architects, and other professionals of the designed and built environment. Architecture degree offerings include – Bachelor of Science in Architecture, Master of Architecture, and Master of Arts in Architectural Studies. Landscape Architecture degree offerings include – Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, Graduate Diploma in Landscape Architectural Studies, and Master of Tropical Landscape Architecture […]

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RESEARCH

UP CA assists in empowering the design, construction, planning, and built environment sectors through generating new knowledge and information via its research program. Research activities of the College aim to inform and improve the current understanding of designed and built environments, uplift the quality of life through spatial interventions, as well as enhance the practice of architecture and landscape architecture.

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EXTENSION

UP CA supports the university’s mandate towards solving the many designed and built environment problems in our country by facilitating extension services that benefit organizations and communities outside the University. Training and technical assistance activities allow UP CA to share its expertise to both local and international audiences. Extension also maintains good relations with partner organizations by developing and nurturing mutually beneficial institutional linkages.

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ADMINISTRATION

The administration and management of the College of Architecture’s operations is handled by three (3) main offices – that of the Office of the Dean (OD), Office of the Assistant Dean (OAD), and Office of the College Secretary (OCS).

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STUDIO LABORATORIES

UP CA has seven (7) studio laboratories (SL), each with their own field of specialization. These studio laboratories (SLs) are on top of faculty hiring and development, academic content review, and development and research and extension project implementation. In particular, graduate students are assigned to their home studio laboratory where they will be focusing and aligning their studies and research work based on the agenda of their studio lab.

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