The University of Massachusetts Architecture + Design Program provides an accessible, intellectually rigorous design education that firmly grounds students in the art and science of the built environment. The interdisciplinary, collaborative programÕs spirited, socially progressive and environmentally responsive design is reflected in the 2013 Master of Architecture Theses found in this publication. The University of Massachusetts Amherst, the flagship campus of the Massachusetts state system, New EnglandÕs first and only public architecture program, offers the only NAAB accredited Master of Architecture degree at a public institution in New England.