Faculty Spotlight: Co-director Carl Smith's firm Telemachus Studio wins a 2019 CMA Design Award for the Broadway Residence. The LAIAD Architecture Transfer Program and Interior Design Transfer programs are for students who intend to transfer with advanced placement into a Bachelor of Architecture Program or Bachelor of Interior Design program.
The LAIAD Graduate Preparation Program is for students who already have a Bachelors degree in another discipline and want to get a Master of Architecture Degree. The LAIAD Summer Program for international students is a short design, rendering, and portfolio studio that helps international students to improve their design and portfolio skills.
Are you interested in a career in Architecture or Interior Design? LAIAD is a unique alternative. The Los Angeles Institute of Architecture and Design (LAIAD) is a small private school founded in 2001 to provide an alternative way for students to begin their architecture or design educational process.
The LAIAD Graduate Preparation Program is for students who already have a Bachelors degree in another discipline and want to get a Master of Architecture Degree. The LAIAD Summer Program for international students is a short design, rendering, and portfolio studio that helps international students to improve their design and portfolio skills.
Are you interested in a career in Architecture or Interior Design? LAIAD is a unique alternative. The Los Angeles Institute of Architecture and Design (LAIAD) is a small private school founded in 2001 to provide an alternative way for students to begin their architecture or design educational process.
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Admission into the Architecture and Interior Design Transfer Programs requires that all prospective students must be at minimum 18 years of age, and have a high school diploma or general Education Diploma (GED). There are no minimum requirements for grades or test scores. A portfolio is not required for admission.
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Edy Cristian
Jul 15, 2018
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Mercedes Victoria
Oct 20, 2016
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Prior to attending LAIAD, I wanted to apply to architecture school for my masters but did know where or how to start building a portfolio. Although I was always creative, I was told I needed a 'conceptual' portfolio. I didn't understand what was meant by this until I attended LAIAD. The graduate prep program is intensive, immersive, and excellent. Bill and Carl are two of the most encouraging and insightful teachers I have ever had and still think fondly of their studios. I greatly enjoyed all of the design project assignments as they were structured but also allowed you to divulge into your own
Edgar Tostado
Jul 09, 2016
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I would highly recommend anyone who has the intentions of getting familiar or plan to pursue an education in architecture and design. I recently finished the Graduate School Preparation Program and I can say that I received the best attention and guidance from the LAIAD staff to prepare and help me produce great work for my portfolio. The entire staff at LAIAD are all working professional with tons of experience who challenge their students to become problem solvers and self thinkers but at the same time mentor them as they grow in the design process.
The great thing about attending LAIAD is that
The great thing about attending LAIAD is that
Cary Chu
Aug 01, 2015
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If you are at all interested in architecture, whether to pursue it as a career or just as a dillante, you need to check this school out. Be prepared to put in some work and Carl, Bill and Sean will get you into an Ivy league school... if that's what fancies you.
Their portfolio preparation class is absolutely top-notch. Everyone from my class that lasted to the end of the year managed to churn out incredible works that made them extremely competitive to get in the best architecture programs in the States with substantial scholarship. I didn't even think about scholarships when I decided to enroll
Their portfolio preparation class is absolutely top-notch. Everyone from my class that lasted to the end of the year managed to churn out incredible works that made them extremely competitive to get in the best architecture programs in the States with substantial scholarship. I didn't even think about scholarships when I decided to enroll
Annie Hetrick-Dahm
Dec 16, 2014
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Logan Dumont
Aug 14, 2014
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Before entering the Los Angeles Institute of Architecture and Design, all I knew of architecture and design was that it fascinated me. I had previously graduated from a 4 year university with no design background, but through the Graduate Preparation Program at LAIAD, I have since learned numerous design techniques and skills along with real world applications, all of which enabled me to confidently apply to graduate schools for a Masters in Architecture with a portfolio made up of coursework over the year.
Although it may sound cliche, the faculty really pushes you to think "outside the box"
Although it may sound cliche, the faculty really pushes you to think "outside the box"
Clara Dykstra
May 27, 2014
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I highly recommend the Graduate Preparation Course at LAIAD for anyone:
- curious about the field of Architecture and/or Design and whether it is right for them
- interested in creating a highly competitive and attractive portfolio for grad school admissions and scholarships.
I applied to Masters of Arch. 1 programs before and after I attended LAIAD, and I was admitted to much better schools that offered me much better financial incentives after I finished the Graduate Preparation Course. This was due entirely to my new portfolio consisting of the work I designed (drawings as well as wood models
- curious about the field of Architecture and/or Design and whether it is right for them
- interested in creating a highly competitive and attractive portfolio for grad school admissions and scholarships.
I applied to Masters of Arch. 1 programs before and after I attended LAIAD, and I was admitted to much better schools that offered me much better financial incentives after I finished the Graduate Preparation Course. This was due entirely to my new portfolio consisting of the work I designed (drawings as well as wood models
