The Tyler School of Art and Architecture takes your creativity seriously.
We hire amazing faculty and staff to support you, and we’re thrilled to give you incredible facilities and studio spaces. Great people. Good light. The materials and tools you need. An actual arboretum. A natural dye garden. It’s all here. You should be too.
Total square feet for art studios and spaces
Attend your art and architecture classes inside our stand-alone building on the Temple University campus in Philadelphia and/or our large suburban Ambler Campus that houses the Landscape Architecture and Horticulture programs.
The Tyler School of Art and Architecture building totals 293,000 gross square feet combined with 48,000 square feet of space for architecture programs.
All told, the Tyler facilities and studio spaces feature all the things you need, no matter your major or discipline:
The Tyler School of Art and Architecture facilities also feature a visionary center for public programming and exhibitions. Connect with other creatives and fans of creatives in the Philadelphia community.
Each art or architecture discipline at Tyler uses dedicated spaces. Count on some cross pollination and transdisciplinary engagement with faculty and classmates too. The building also features a conveniently located freight elevator to make moving your creations easier.
When it opened in 2012, the Architecture Building at Tyler opened itself up for real — with exposed systems and structures. It gives Tyler architecture students an inside-out view of how their ideas and work come to life in real built spaces.
Work inside one of the biggest ceramics studios in the country (around 10,000 square feet)! Enjoy access to Tyler’s:
Whether you want to design big or small, digital or hand-done, or with traditional or non-traditional materials, the Tyler Fibers & Material Studies facilities and studio spaces boast a rich array of tools to bring your creations to life:
All arts students at Tyler start with a one-year series of art foundations courses. To complete this art degree requirement, you get to work inside great facilities and studios that comprise nearly 12,000 square feet:
You also get access to Tyler’s comprehensive IT facilities that include a digital fabrication lab, media output center and computer labs.
Built for both research and creation, Tyler’s Glass Program provides you with 10,000 square feet of space — plus all the equipment for glass blowing, glass casting, glass fusing, and kiln work:
The Glass Program spaces also feature:
Consider the second floor of the Tyler building as your home for every phase of the design process — from concept development to finished product.
Our industry-standard computer studios include all the latest design and illustration software applications and an extensive font library for both print and interactive media, for these kinds of projects and more:
At Temple University’s Ambler Campus, Tyler's Landscape Architecture and Horticulture programs work within a living laboratory thanks to specialized facilities and tools:
You also get access to these and other industry-standard software:
Tyler’s Metals / Jewelry program rises above the rest for a couple of huge reasons:
01. It’s the largest in the country!
02. It’s the only one in the world with an emphasis on CAD-CAM (Computer-Aided Design–Computer-Aided Manufacture) at all degree levels!
Whether you design wearable art or other beautiful or useful objects, your creative mind and hands get to use a variety of metals and materials:
As a Metals / Jewelry / CAD-CAM student, you work inside our 5,500-square-foot facility, where you learn and practice everything from lost-wax casting to traditional blacksmithing. While using featuring these state-of-the-art studio spaces and tools, you also use both digital and analog processes for your designs:
Tyler's Painting Program studios feature floor-to-ceiling windows that face north, giving you fantastic light and views of Philadelphia.
Inside the nearly 19,000-square-foot facility, you get access to amazing creative spaces and tools:
The painting areas also feature these dedicated spaces and functions:
As a Tyler photography student, you get access to 9,000 square feet of creative spaces with incredible, professional-standard work areas and equipment.
Graduate students get access to 4 individual studios with professional digital equipment, a community grad area with professional printers, and a traditional darkroom within the grad suite.
The photography areas feature high-air-exchange ventilation, especially for traditional film processing and chemical storage.
Tyler’s Printmaking Program houses large, modern, fully equipped studios — totaling nearly 10,000 square feet, with great spaces, features, and tools:
Tyler houses its Sculpture Program within a 16,000-square-foot space, featuring all the tools you need to bring your vision for each piece into the world:
The sculpture facilities also contain two 2-ton gantry cranes, smaller hoists, an outdoor assembly area, and a 1,000-square-foot outdoor exhibit pad.
Along with your classmates and faculty mentors, you will use various classrooms, with smart tech, and two large critique areas to learn and grow.
The Sculpture Program facilities also feature dedicated undergraduate major studios and large graduate student studios.
You also have access to video, sound, and projection equipment.
The Architecture Woodshop comes with full-time technical service staffers to help you use the equipment safely and effectively:
The Architecture Woodshop staff also provide design and construction consultations.
Trained consultants staff the Architecture Digital Fabrication Lab to help you use the self-service equipment:
In addition, providing a bridge between traditional construction techniques and digital fabrication processes, the lab features one 3-axis CNC routers capable of machining complex forms in a variety of materials, including wood, and foam
Tyler Digital Services provides the support and equipment you may need for your projects:
The Architecture Information Technology Center (ITC) provides both small and large format printing options and equipment loans:
