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Architecture

Peter de Maria

ARCH12A · ARCH1112AB · ARCHITECTURE · ARCH · ARCH12AB · DESIG120B · ARCH12B · DESIG12AB · 12A · ARCH12 · ARCH11 · ARCHARCH · 28 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
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Difficulty
1.9

The decision

if you want an inspiring architecture studio that and transfer prep.

Best fit · Effort For RewardInspirational architectTransfer-prep mentorPassionate design teacherLenient if you do the workMakes architecture fun
  • Most students call him the best architecture professor and say he builds real design passion.
  • Doing the ; many describe him as lenient and supportive.
  • A few critics say software skills were outdated or that TAs carried more of the instruction.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Students say as long as you complete the work you will do fine, and several call him lenient.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is approachable with support, but and effort.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

; success is framed around doing projects and critiques.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

93/100

The large , and transfer preparation.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

Many students say do the work and you will get a good grade, with only isolated favoritism complaints.

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Workload

Moderate

58/100

, though several classes are still called easy.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Students praise passion, clarity about design thinking, humor, and life-changing studio mentorship.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Assessment centers on drawings, models, projects, and critiques rather than formal exams.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person architecture studios are fun, supportive, and , and design thinking.

Main concern

, and a minority felt software training lagged or teaching was too hands-off.

What students said

“He is the BEST Architecture teacher that I ever met.”
ARCH12B
“The best arch teacher in PCC. and very passionate about teaching.”
ARCH12A
“the of my free time, but it is really worth it to work hard in this class.”
DESIG120B

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Courses appear project-and-critique driven, with little evidence of high-stakes closed-book exams.

Project-based assessmentCritiquesHandouts and examplesLittle formal exam pressure

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and critiques more than traditional exams.

Studio projectsCritiquesHandouts of examples
“he is very clear about what he wants gives handouts of examples.”
ARCH12
“as long as you do the work you'll get an A.”
12A
“Do your work and have him critique it and you'll do fine.”
ARCH

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He is the BEST Architecture teacher that I ever met. He is so funny and help you a lot.”

Voice snapshots generated from 28 in-person architecture reviews, highlighting mentorship, projects, and strong recommendations. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Excellence

90/100

“The best arch teacher in PCC. and very passionate about teaching.”

👍

93/100

“ !! HIGHLY RECOMMENED!!!!!!!!!!!”

🏗️ Real Design Skills

88/100

“You'll learn more Rhino and Autocad from him in your first year than any other architecture school in LA”

⏱️

58/100

“the projects for this class took up the mejotiry of my free time, but ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • make class fun and enjoyable.
  • He has a passion for Architecture/Design and it shows in his lecture.
  • innovative,provocative and inspirational!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • as long as you do the work you'll get an A.
  • Mr.D is a good lenient teacher.
  • The only good thing is that you don't need much effort to get a good grade

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • fair, good sense of humor, and cares about students.
  • and very passionate about teaching.
  • He's so charismatic,you just sigh when he's lecturing.

Data context

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Analysis sample

28

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-eight mostly consistent in-person reviews over several years provide strong, detailed evidence despite some older dates.

Inside 28 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 523
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Course coverage

ARCH12A6 reviews
ARCH12B6 reviews
ARCH123 reviews
ARCHITECTURE3 reviews
12A2 reviews
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ARCH2 reviews
ARCH111 review
ARCH1112AB1 review
ARCH12AB1 review
ARCHARCH1 review
DESIG120B1 review
DESIG12AB1 review

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