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Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design

Redefining Career & Technical Education in New York City

Our Mission: Located in one of New York City's premier neighborhoods along the Brooklyn waterfront, Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design (WHSAD for short) offers students a unique and engaging four-year course sequence with a focus on architectural drafting, design principles, and historic preservation. Our inter-disciplinary and hands-on approach to architecture, design, and the visual arts integrates internship experiences and skills training throughout core academic content areas. WHSAD students can earn a Career & Technical Education (CTE) endorsed diploma in Architectural Drafting & Design and college credit(s) upon graduation from our program.

All of our students are given the opportunity to participate in paid internships with industry partners. Please take a moment to review the following posts to learn more about our program.  

Interested in Joining Us at WHSAD?

Open House Materials for Prospective Students

  WHSAD staff are looking for the future designers and builders of our great cities, and we welcome all who are interested in joining our school community.  To help you decide whether WHSAD is the right fit for you, we are posting the entirety of our recruitment packet here. We hope you consider WHSAD as one of your … [Click Here for More Information About WHSAD]

CLICK BELOW TO TAKE A SELF-GUIDED VIRTUAL TOUR OF WHSAD

Click here to view the full screen version of our SELF-GUIDED virtual tour of WHSAD.
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Official WHSAD Recruitment Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMQ29FX8xAs

CLICK VIDEO BELOW TO WATCH OUR BLUE RIBBON AWARD CELEBRATION

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTzdzopafSc&ab_channel=WHSADTV-NewsandVideos

THE COLUMN – OUR STUDENT NEWSPAPER

WHSAD Sophomore Cynthia Luna-Marcelino Reflects on Her ACE Experience

Hello, I'm Cynthia, a 10th grade student at WHSAD. I am currently in my second year in the ACE mentorship program. Thanks to this program I was able to learn and experience new experiences, from rendering software to improving and developing skills I … [Read More...]

WHSAD’s 2023 Park Avenue Armory Residency

Located in Manhattan, Park Avenue Armory is a non-profit organization, dedicated to teaching students about performance art, and showing original and unique pieces you won't find anywhere else in the city. They aim to create opportunities and … [Read More...]

WHSAD Juniors’ Mask Project

Since October of 2022, the Junior Design class led by Ms. Moos and Mr. Crockford, has been working on designing and constructing masks. The process began with having students define what a mask is, along with researching their own masks and going … [Read More...]

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MEET OUR STUDENTS

Class of 2023-Amelia Velez

In this series, our graduating seniors provide some insights as to where they have been and where they are going. What are your post-WHSAD plans and why do you want to take such a path? My post-WHSAD plan is to start off by going to college. I … [Read More...]

Class of 2023-Ian Perez Florian

In this series, our graduating seniors provide some insights as to where they have been and where they are going. My post-WHSAD plans are to attend college to pursue my dreams of becoming an architect. I believe attending college would help me … [Read More...]

Henry Diaz Shares His Mask-making Process

The process of making my mask was kind of complicated and fun because it was my first time doing something like it. The target of doing this is to understand the ways of building that are used in Architecture. The teachers taught the class about … [Read More...]

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ONLY NYC High School RECIPIENT OF THE 2020 NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON AWARD IN RECOGNITION OF EXEMPLARY HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMANCE

LISTED ON THE U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT’S 2014 THROUGH 2022 LISTS AS ONE OF THE BEST HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY

Learn About WHSAD’s Makerspace and After School Clubs

The WHSAD Makerspace studio is dedicated to providing students with real-world experience through the Work, Learn Grow Employment Program and independent project-based learning. Students collaborate in teams and engage in design challenges hosted by industry partners and community … [To learn more, click here]

Upcoming Events

Jun 1
9:15 am - 12:15 pm

U.S. History & Government Regents

Jun 1
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

SLT meeting followed by PTA

Jun 8
All day

Anniversary Day/ Chancellor’s Conference Day – Students do not attend.

Jun 13
All day

End of 3rd marking pd

Jun 13
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

A&D vs. WP Soccer Game

Jun 14
June 14 - June 16

Regents Week – only students taking Regents attend

Jun 19
All day

Juneteenth – Schools are closed.

Jun 20
June 20 - June 23

Regents Week – Only students taking Regents attend.

Jun 27
All day

Last day of school

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