The History of Architecture and Urban Development (HAUD) program at Cornell offers a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and represents a sophisticated blend of interdisciplinary research and scholarship.
Cornell’s Ph.D. program in the History of Architecture and Urban Development will not be accepting applications for Fall 2026 admissions. We anticipate resuming admissions for Fall 2027.
Degree Details
The HAUD program prepares students for a scholarly career in global architectural history, conceived as a distinct and evolving discipline with a diverse range of topics and methodologies. HAUD students engage in original research that advances and changes the discipline, and impart that knowledge to undergraduate and graduate students. The structure and degree requirements of the program prepare students as they become erudite and independent scholars who can critically assess and contribute to the state of global and inclusive architectural history. Projects, lectures, and publications produced within the HAUD program showcase the vitality of the program and the diverse range of topics and methodologies that it advances within the field. HAUD students are often recipients of distinguished awards and fellowships and run HAUS, a highly active student organization that promotes new scholarship and interdisciplinary conversation around architectural and urban history across Cornell University. HAUD graduates often go on to academic careers at prestigious institutions both in the US and internationally.
Curriculum
History of Architecture and Urbanism Society (HAUS)
