THE ART OF BUILDING IDEAS
Where architecture, writing, and design are unified in a single humanistic and poetic craft
EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY
Like our contemporaries, our school is small and selective, emphasizing mentorship and studio practice. Students live and work in an atelier-like environment, where students draw, write, sculpt, and photograph.
Each discipline interrogates its philosophy, not just its technique. Craftsmanship coexists with technology in perfect harmony.
STUDIOS
Architecture and Monumental Form
Architecture, urbanism, and spatial poetics. Focus on temple, tomb, tower, and threshold.
Calligraphy and Scrivener Arts
Classical calligraphy, typography, illumination, and text design integrated with architectural inscriptions.
Gesamtkunstwerk
Interdisciplinary projects uniting architecture, design, sound, and performance in total environments.
Philosophy and Aesthetics
Core theoretical spine with courses on phenomenology, metaphysics of space, and philosophy of craft.
Photography and the Poetic Image
Visual documentation, architectural photography, and representation theory focusing on light and memory.
DEGREE PROGRAMS
UNDERGRADUATE
Bachelor of Penarchitectonics (B.Pen.)
Interdisciplinary core in drawing, modelmaking, and writing, combining architecture, calligraphy, and design.
GRADUATE
Master of Monumental Architecture (M.M.Arch.)
Emphasis on symbolic, cultural, and philosophical design with a culminating "architectural manuscript."
Master of the Scrivener Arts (M.Scr.)
Advanced study of typography, calligraphy, and textual design culminating in a designed text-object.
POSTGRADUATE
Doctor of Scrivener Philosophy
Research-based program inviting practitioners to create a total work integrating all arts.
CAMPUS VISION
The Academy embodies its philosophy through a compound of studios, gardens, and workshops. A library for manuscripts and models stands as it's cround jewel, with residences featuring ateliers below.
ADMISSION
The Troy Academy seeks students who demonstrate exceptional potential in unifying artistic vision with technical mastery. Our selective process emphasizes portfolio quality, philosophical engagement, and commitment to craft.
Studio apprenticeship begins immediately upon admission, with each student joining a master's atelier for daily critique and symposium culture.