School of Architecture

Why Choose Marywood’s Architecture Programs?

We are home to the only NAAB-accredited architecture program and NASAD-accredited interior architecture program in Northeast Pennsylvania. Our students benefit from:

A studio-based curriculum that blends creativity with real-world applications
Small class sizes and personalized faculty support
A mission rooted in liberal arts values and professional excellence
A campus culture that encourages collaboration, exploration, and impact

Our graduates are prepared for success in architecture licensure, interior design certification, and leadership across design disciplines.

Our Mission: Professional Education in a Liberal Arts Setting

At the Marywood University School of Architecture, our mission is to educate a new generation of architects and interior architects who engage the world passionately and intelligently. As a professional school in a liberal arts university, our programs set a rigorous studio-based curriculum within an educational environment that encourages critical thinking, collaboration, and speculation.

Our Values: Architecture as a Disciplined Practice

From interior objects to urban environments, we value architecture as a disciplined practice -- the means by which we engage the world at a range of scales with conceptual and formal clarity, disciplinary consciousness, social agency, and material speculation. We believe that architectural education offers a way of making and thinking that enables our students and graduates to do good in the world. Our shared values allow differences between and among our programs to become opportunities for productive exchange, collaboration, and growth.

Facilities & Technology

Our programs are housed in an innovative LEED-certified facility that was once the University’s gymnasium and natatorium. In-house, we have a digital fabrication lab, wood, and metal fabrication shops, and advanced computer and plotting labs.

Center for Architectural Studies

In some cases, where students learn can be as important as what they learn. Where it can be a modern urban center or a historic city like Florence, or it can be a building so innovative in its design that it becomes a partner in the educational experience. Such is the case with Marywood’s Center for Architectural Studies, which houses the School of Architecture.

The School of Architecture is a state-of-the-art example of sustainable design. It's a spacious, adaptive re-use of Marywood's former gymnasium and natatorium. It features:

Two levels of open studios
Wood and metal shops
Digital Fabrication Lab
Plaster-casting room
Printers and plotters
Construction Materials Lab
Reference library

A two-story commons under a continuous skylight harvests abundant natural light throughout the day and serves as the building's "agora" - an open, shared, central space for educational exchanges among students and faculty. This is an ideal place for group discussions, debates, displays, and project critiques.

Entrance to the building with student work displayed

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School of Architecture Classrooms

Every student is provided an individual work space with a drawing board, personal storage area, pin-up wall, and space for a laptop.

It features:

Two levels of studio space
Fully-equipped woodshop
Plaster-casting room
Printers and plotters
Computer-Aided Design (CAD) lab
Student lounge
Reference library

Architecture students working in one of the studios

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Student work displayed as a gallery in one of the studios

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Cloud Room

The Cloud Room (CAS 251) is located on the second level of the Center for Architectural Studies, above the lobby. Including only chairs without desks, it is not considered a traditional classroom space. The Cloud Room is used by the School of Architecture as a meeting space and as a location for architecture lectures and guest speakers.

Cloud room black and white exhibit

Student work displayed as gallery

cloud room student presentation with teacher

Class presentation

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Visual Arts Classrooms

Architecture is more than a profession — it's a community. At Marywood, students can join collective and discipline-specific student organizations that foster leadership, creativity, and professional development. Clubs and honor societies support students across all architecture programs, including:

American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS)
Center for Living City Student Chapter (CLCS)
International Interior Design Association (IIDA)
National Organization of Minority Architecture Students (NOMAS)
Tau Sigma Delta, Upsilon Alpha Chapter (Honor Society)

Joining a club is a great way to network, gain real-world insights, and build your resume as you pursue your architecture degree.

Student Resources

Architecture Kit

Students in Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Virtual Architecture are required to purchase an Architecture Kit containing essential tools for studio courses. These kits may be ordered through the Marywood Gear Shop, and students should direct any questions to interim Director Jodi La Coe.

Laptop Requirement

To support success in our architecture programs, all incoming students in Architecture, Interior Architecture, Virtual Architecture, and Construction Management are required to bring a laptop that meets our minimum hardware specifications. These systems are selected for compatibility with architecture software and to align with the PC-based platforms used throughout campus and the design industry.

Minimum specs:

3.0 GHz multi-core CPU
16 GB RAM
512 GB SSD
6 GB video card

Preferred specs:

3.5 GHz multi-core CPU
32 GB RAM
1 TB SSD
8 GB video card

Optional laptops that meet or exceed these specs may also be ordered through the Marywood Gear Shop.

Travel Opportunities

Study abroad is a key part of the educational experience in many of our architecture degree programs. Students in the Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Interior Architecture programs are required to spend one semester abroad during their third year at ISI Florence—a premier institution for architecture education in Italy.

Construction Management and Virtual Architecture students also have access to a wide range of global learning opportunities. Study abroad experiences broaden students’ understanding of architecture across cultures, geographies, and building traditions.

If you are unable to participate in a required study abroad program, contact interim Director Jodi La Coe for exemption options and alternate experiences.

Architecture Licensure

Students enrolled in Marywood’s NAAB-accredited Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) program can begin preparing for professional licensure from day one. We provide step-by-step guidance on:

Establishing your NCARB Record
Completing the Architectural Experience Program (AXP)
Preparing for the Architect Registration Examination (ARE)
Navigating state-specific registration processes

Our NCARB Licensing Advisor, Elizabeth Andrzejewski, supports students throughout their path to becoming licensed architects.

More on the architecture licensure process
View ARE pass rates

Useful professional resources:

Interior Architecture Certification

Students pursuing the Bachelor or Master of Interior Architecture can qualify for the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) certification. Our program provides the necessary educational foundation, and our NCIDQ campus coordinator, Jim Sullivan, helps students establish their accounts and prepare for certification exams.

Learn more about the NCIDQ certification process

Helpful organizations for interior design students:

Construction Management Certification

Students in the Bachelor of Science in Construction Management (BSCM) program are guided through the process of becoming Certified Construction Managers (CCM). Certification is administered by the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) and requires a combination of an accredited architecture, engineering, or construction degree, experience hours, and successful completion of exams.

Program coordinator Arturo Pavani supports students as they begin the certification process.

Learn more about CCM certification

Explore professional resources:

Virtual Architecture

There is no formal licensure required for careers in Film and Game Environment Design, which are the focus of our Bachelor of Virtual Architecture (BVA) program. However, students gain real-world preparation through access to top-tier faculty, portfolio development, and professional network connections.

Program coordinator Ryan Scavnicky helps guide students as they identify career paths and prepare for work in emerging digital design industries.

Key industry organizations include:

Contact the School of Architecture

Location: Center for Architectural Studies

Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Phone: 570-961-4536

architecture@marywood.edu

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About the School of Architecture

Why Choose Marywood’s Architecture Programs?

Our Mission: Professional Education in a Liberal Arts Setting

Our Values: Architecture as a Disciplined Practice

Facilities & Technology

Center for Architectural Studies

School of Architecture Classrooms

Cloud Room

Visual Arts Classrooms

Meet the Faculty & Staff

Dr. Jodi L La Coe

Arian Korkuti

Dr. Liyang Ding

Scott D Allen

Dr. Elizabeth M Andrzejewski

Catherine M Armezzani

Alexander J Belavitz

Joshua David Berman

Amy L Brakefield

Charles J Breig

Tess R Brown

Dr. Miguel Angel Calvo-Salve

Mariano Aldo Casciotti

Matthew Chorba

Antonio Felice Cicco

Emily Elizabeth Fischetti

Michael A Fusco

Negar Goljan

Thomas Alexander Gongliewski

Kimberley Ann Hagan

Christian T Hoffer

Gerard Jacquinot

Michael Lawson

Joseph Thomas Leone

Lincoln L Lewis

William R Long

Christopher J Loofs

Maria N MacDonald

Joseph R Marcellus

Nicolas A Mendez

Blake Charles Nickel

Michelle L Pannone

Mario Joseph Paoli

Dr. Arturo Pavani

Megan M Pavlowski

Gustavo Alfredo PulidoDelCastillo

Cecilia Renteria Mojica

Derrick P Ricci-Riner

Lucia J Riggi-Murray

Sean M Ritter

Russell B Roberts

Renee Lynn Rozaieski

Ryan Scavnicky

Jordan M Slater

James J Sullivan

David M Truitt

Philip Martin Vigoda

Kristen Anne Wolfe

Clubs

Student Resources

Architecture Kit

Laptop Requirement