Architecture (Energy Perf/Climate Responsive Arch), MS

Are you interested in solving wicked problems in new ways? Are you fascinated with how sustainability, materials, and human environments interact? Then you may find this Design School program a fit. Work with exceptional faculty, use cutting-edge technology and address some of our world's most pressing challenges.

The MS program in architecture with a concentration in energy performance and climate-responsive architecture educates students to become energy-efficient building design and energy technology experts.

Courses in this concentration establish an essential core of knowledge of the principles of the natural energies available at the building boundary due to climate and site; thermal and optic behaviour of building materials and components; passive and low-energy architectural systems for heating, cooling, and lighting; and appropriate integration with mechanical systems. Additional courses are available to support advanced study and research in a variety of related specialties.

The Arizona State University Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts is the largest comprehensive design and arts school in the nation, located within a dynamic 21st-century research university.

The Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts offers more than 70 graduate degrees and concentrations in our five schools Art, Arts, Media and Engineering, Design, Film, Dance and Theatre and Music. Whether you practice music, architecture, dance, theatre, design, visual art, or film, creative excellence requires both a mastery of your discipline and the development of your creative expression. At ASU's Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, you will excel, innovate and thrive.

With 5,000+ students, nearly 400 faculty members, 130 program options, and a tradition of top-ranked programs, we are committed to redefining the 21st-century design and art school. Our college is built on a combination of disciplines unlike any other program in the nation, comprising the Schools of Art; Arts, Media, and Engineering; Music, Dance, and Theatre; The Design School, The New American Film School; and The Arizona State University Art Museum.

Our graduates develop the ability to be generative and enterprising, work collaboratively within and across artistic fields, and generate non-routine solutions to complex problems. With this broad exposure to creative thinking and problem-solving, our graduates are well prepared to lead in every arena of our economy, society, and culture.