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America’s Best Architecture & Design Schools, 2008
From Architecture and Landscape Architecture, to Interior Design and Industrial Design, America’s Best Architecture and Design Schools 2008 provides students, parents, counselors and industry professionals with targeted and timely information, the tools for an evaluation of the nation’s top performing schools and a benchmark for evaluating other programs.
Articles
- 03/15/04 The Gaps Between Interior Design and Architecture A critical need in both architecture and interior design is to realize that their roles, methodologies, and service expectations are continually evolving within a shifting social, economic, and political culture.
- 01/27/04 FUTURE VISION 2005 What percentage of U.S. architecture and design firms will truly succeed in 2004? How will they achieve this? How might you? This issue will look ahead to imagine the next 12 months forward to January 2005.
- 11/15/03 Practitioners Rank Top 15 Architectural Programs Note: For the first time, our annual survey ranked undergraduate and graduate programs separately.
- 11/15/03 Cross the Border: Canadian Schools The following colleges and universities are members of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture:
- 11/15/03 Faculty Matters: Rankings of National Teaching Awards: ACSA Distinguished Professor Award & TOPAZ Medallion.
- 11/15/03 Topaz Vision The recipient of the 2003 Topaz Medallion, Dean Marvin Malecha comments on the award and architecture education in these written remarks:
- 11/15/03 History and Preservation Degree Programs If America wants a past, it will have to understand what buildings are valuable and how to save them. The following schools offer either master’s, bachelor’s or associate degrees in architectural history and preservation.
- 11/15/03 Editor’s Choice 2004 Value Picks for Architecture Education Rankings are based on a 100-point scale. Basic requirements are NAAB Accreditation and non-resident tuition below $19,999 per academic year.
- 11/15/03 Big Building on Campus New structures by prominant architects and firms are appearing on campuses across the nation. A few of the most notable:
- 11/15/03 Education Needs Your Commitment Many [architecture] programs have had serious budget cutbacks and some programs and professors have been eliminated. The bottom line: all the design professions face an uncertain future if our schools do not get stronger standards soon.
