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 Spring 2018 Option Studios:
| Instructor(s) | Studio | Recommended Background |
| Mack Scogin | 1313 | Architecture |
| George L. Legendre | 1314 | Architecture, Urban Design, Landscape Architecture |
| Jeanne Gang, with Claire Cahan | 1315 | Architecture, Landscape Architecture |
| Zhu Pei | 1316 | Architecture, Landscape Architecture |
| Patrik Schumacher | 1317 | Architecture, Urban Design, Urban Planning |
| Jenny Wu, Dwayne Oyler | 1318 | Architecture |
| Mark Lee, Sharon Johnston-Lee | 1319 | Architecture |
| Gary Hilderbrand | 1405 | Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Design |
| Martha Schwartz, with David Bloniarz | 1406 | Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, Urban Planning |
| Niall Kirkwood, Yoo-Jin Park, Jungyoon Kim | 1407 | Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, Urban Planning |
| Arancha Munoz-Criado | 1408 | Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, Urban Planning |
| Felipe Correa | 1503 | Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, Urban Planning |
| Joan Busquets | 1504 | Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, Urban Planning* |
| Markus Schaefer, Hiromi Hosoya | 1505 | Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, Urban Planning |
| Rahul Mehrotra | 1506 | Architecture, Urban Design, Urban Planning* |
| Toni Griffin | 1507 | Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, Urban Planning |
| Rok Oman, David Rubin, Spela Videcnik | 1603 | Architecture, Landscape Architecture |
| Eric Parry | 1604 | Architecture, Urban Design, Urban Planning* |
| Reinier de Graaf, with Ricardo Solar Lezama | 1605 | Architecture, Urban Design, Urban Planning |
* These studios are only appropriate for Urban Planning students who have a design background
Updated 1/16/18
BOLD = UPDATED ON LOTTERY DAY