Recommended Backgrounds for Option Studios
Not all students in all programs will possess the capabilities necessary to undertake certain projects that may be proposed by critics. This information should be taken into consideration when you rank your choices on the lottery ballot. Please note that appropriate background means that you are currently enrolled in a degree program in this discipline, or previously obtained a degree in this discipline. Failure to select studios that you are eligible for will result in you being randomly assigned in a studio in which you are eligible.
Below are the backgrounds necessary for Fall 2019 Option Studios:
| Studio | Title | Critic(s) | Appropriate Background |
| 1301 | Post-Shaker | Preston Scott Cohen | A |
| 1302 | Habitat Kashgar | Zhang Ke | A, LA, UD |
| 1303 | Type vs. Difference: The Function of a 21st-century Residential Block | Farshid Moussavi | A, UD |
| 1304 | Adapting Miami – Housing on the Transect | Eric Howeler, Corey Zehngebot | A, LA, UD |
| 1305 | An American Section | Kersten Geers, David Van Severen | A |
| 1306 | Laboratory School, Stacking, Pragmatism, … | Hilary Sample | A, LA, UD |
| 1307 | Groundless | Andrew Zago | A |
| 1308 | Cross Rhythm (New House in New Orleans) | Go Hasegawa | A |
| 1309 | Reflective Nostalgia: Alternative Futures For Shanghai's Shikumen Heritage | Lyndon Neri, Rossana Hu | A |
| 1310 | A Typology of Knowledges | Eric Lapierre | A |
| 1311 | Domestic Orbits | Frida Escobedo | A, LA, UD |
| 1401 | Moving Up | Gary Hilderbrand | A, LA, UD |
| 1402 | Geographical Reenchantment: Swiss Landscape Interventions between Atmosphere, Function + Experience | Robin Winogrond | A, LA, UD |
| 1403 | Manifestos for Building the Utopia | Loreta Castro, Gabriela Carrillo | A, LA, UD |
| 1404 | Social Operative Infrastructure: Sustainable Water Models in Chile | Eugenio Simonetti, Tomas Folch | A, LA, UD, UP |
| 1405 | The Immeasurable Enclosure | Sergio Lopez-Pineiro | A, LA |
| 1406 | Fallowscapes: Territorial Reconfiguration Strategies for Arles, France | Anita Berrizbeitia, Marc Armengaud, Matthias Armengaud | A, LA, UD |
| 1501 | Housing & Infrastructure in Yucatán: Beyond the Mayan Train | Jose Castillo | A, LA, UD, UP |
| 1502 | Affordability Now! | Daniel D'Oca | A, LA, UD, UP |
| 1503 | Newness and Synchronicity: Visions For Novi Sad 2050 | Srdjan Jovanovic Weiss | A, LA, UD, UP |
| 1504 | Feeding Boston | Eulalia Gomez Escoda | A, LA, UD, UP |
Updated 08/29/2019