Type | Public |
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Established | 1906 |
University of Michigan | |
Endowment | $80 million (2017) |
Dean | Jonathan Massey |
Administration | Geoffrey Thün, Associate Dean for Research McLain Clutter, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Strategic Initiatives Sharon Haar, Chair, Architecture Joseph Grengs, Chair, Planning |
Academic staff | 112 |
Students | 652 Total 162 B.S.Arch, 348 M.Arch, 76 M.U.P., 8 M.U.D., 15 M.Sc, 43 PhD |
Location | , , |
Campus | Suburban |
Affiliations | NAAB, NCARB, AICP/ACSP, ACSA, AIAS, AIA, APA, USGBC, APX |
Website | http://www.taubmancollege.umich.edu/ |
The College of Architecture and Planning (CAP) is one of the most comprehensive and largest of its kind in the country. Its roughly 6,000 graduates serve their communities as architects, landscape architects, urban planners and designers, interior designers, historic preservationists, and construction managers.
The A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning (also Taubman College) at the University of Michigan offers the following degrees: Bachelor of Science in Architecture, Master of Architecture (ranked #1 in 2010 by DesignIntelligence.[1]), Master of Science in Architecture, Master of Urban Planning, Master of Urban Design, and PhD programs.
Formerly known as the College of Architecture and Urban Planning, the college was named after real estate developer and philanthropist A. Alfred Taubman when he donated $30 million to the college in May 1999. The gift was one of the largest in the history of the University of Michigan and the largest ever to a school of architecture.
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History[edit]
In 1876, the University of Michigan became one of the first universities in the United States to offer courses in architecture, led by influential Chicago architect William Le Baron Jenney. After thirty years, a degree program within the Department of Engineering was established in 1906, under the direction of Emil Lorch, who served to administer the program and its ever-evolving iterations until 1937. Housed in what is now Lorch Hall on Central Campus, the program quickly grew into the Department of Architecture by 1913. In 1923, world-renowned architect Eliel Saarinen joined the faculty of the department, with which he was associated during his design, construction, and subsequent presidency of the Cranbrook Academy of Art. By 1930, the College of Architecture had been established and grew to become the College of Architecture and Design in 1939, introducing Landscape Architecture and, by 1948, one of the first Master of City Planning degrees. The 1940s also saw the college taking a progressive role with regards to architectural research, establishing the Architecture Research Laboratory that would pioneer the integration of design, construction, technology, planning and research. In 1965, the Landscape Architecture program moved to the university's School of Natural Resources.
In 1968, the college made history by establishing the first-ever doctoral program in architecture, fueled by a strong level of academic inquiry into the field.[citation needed]
In 1974, many positive changes took place in the college, including the separation of programs into the College of Architecture & Urban Planning and the School of Art & Design. During this same year, the programs outgrew their home on Central Campus and found a new home on North Campus, the Art and Architecture Building, in which both schools remain to this day.
Notable alumni[edit]
Köszönöm, a monument at Taubman College in honor of alumnus Raoul Wallenberg.
- Charles Correa (B.Arch. 1953; Hon. D.Arch, 1980) - influential Indian architect and activist, recipient of the Praemium Imperiale and the RIBARoyal Gold Medal.
- John Dinkeloo (B.S. 1942) - engineer, partner with Eero Saarinen and Pritzker Prize laureate Kevin Roche, worked alongside Gunnar Birkerts while he was at Saarinen's office
- Dan Dworsky (B.Arch. 1950) - former UM linebacker and architect of the University's Crisler Arena.
- Douglas Farr (B.S. 1980) - Chicago-based sustainable architect, urban planner, and author of Sustainable Urbanism (2007).
- Dr. Ed Jackson Jr. (D.Arch. 1993) - Executive Architect for the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial in Washington, DC.
- Marcy Kaptur (M.U.P 1974) - the DemocraticU.S. Representative for Ohio's 9th congressional district, since 1983.
- Charles Willard Moore (B.Arch, 1947; Hon. D.Arch, 1992) - postmodernist, educator, former dean of the Yale School of Architecture, and AIA Gold Medal recipient.
- Robert Nickle (B.A. 1943) - artist, studied architecture and design.
- Jorge M. Perez (M.U.P. 1976) - Miami-based developer.
- Marshall Purnell (B.S. 1972; M.Arch 1973) - first African-American president of the American Institute of Architects.
- Ralph Rapson (B.S. 1938) - modernist architect, protégé of Eliel Saarinen, and Dean of the University of Minnesota School of Architecture from 1954-84.
- Howard Sims (B.S.1963, M.Arch. 1966) - Architect of Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit, MI.
- A. Alfred Taubman (early 1940s, did not graduate) - real-estate developer, philanthropist, and college namesake.
- Sim Van der Ryn (B. Arch 1958) - sustainable architect and long-time faculty member at the UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design.
- Raoul Wallenberg (B.Arch. 1935) - Swedish diplomat and humanitarian who worked in Budapest, Hungary, during World War II to rescue Jews from the Holocaust.
Notable current and former faculty[edit]
- Eliel Saarinen (1923–1950)
- Gunnar Birkerts (1959–1990)
- Yung Ho Chang (1988–89, 2004)
- William LeBaron Jenney (1876–1879)
- Monica Ponce de Leon (2008–2015) - former Dean of the school, and Dean at Princeton University
Rankings[edit]
Architecture[edit]
Taubman College's graduate and undergraduate programs in architecture are consistently among the most highly ranked. In its 2009 edition of 'America's Best Architecture & Design Schools', the Design Futures Council journal DesignIntelligence ranked the Master of Architecture program 9th in the nation. For 2011, the program rose to 1st, overtaking the Harvard Graduate School of Design, which had held the spot since DI began ranking M.Arch programs individually in 2004.[1] In this survey, Taubman College's M.Arch program was also rated the 5th most admired by school deans, and fared well in the following skills areas:
- 1st - Analysis and planning
- 2nd - Communication
- 3rd - Computer applications
- 3rd - Construction methods and materials
- 3rd - Design
- 2nd - Research and theory
- 2nd - Sustainable design practices and principles
The school's dramatic rise was attributed to recent administrative and curriculum changes that have focused on upending a centuries-old pedagogical model still taught at most schools. Changes have included making ancillary coursework more integral to design studio curriculum, and fostering hands-on research and development as permeating the discipline at all levels, from analysis, to design, to communication.[1]
Urban planning and design[edit]
The urban and regional planning program was recently ranked 13th in the nation in Planetizen's 2014 Guide to Graduate Urban Planning Programs.[2] The urban design program was recognized by New Urban News as the 4th best program in the nation for new urbanism.[3]
Facilities[edit]
Taubman College is located on the University of Michigan's North Campus in the Art & Architecture Building (A&AB). This building houses the largest academic studio in the world, at 30,000 continuous square feet, for roughly 450 undergraduate and graduate architecture students and graduate urban design students.
On September 8, 2017, Taubman College opened the new A. Alfred Taubman Wing which provides an additional 36,000 square feet to the original 72,000 square foot facility, and the project includes a renovation of the existing college facilities. Architecture and urban planning education increasingly calls on spaces for group work and spaces to design and build. The wing and renovations provide additional studio space per student and collaboration rooms, as well as 5,700 square foot commons space which will also be used to host conferences, final reviews, and other special events. Designed by Preston Scott Cohen, Inc. (Design Architect) with Integrated Design Solutions (IDS) (Architect of Record), the building addition's internal architecture is composed around a series of remarkable spiral-like stairs and ramps that create perambulatory sequences carefully choreographed to create encounters between faculty and students. Externally, a saw-tooth roof reflects warm light, unifying the orthogonal geometry of the studio with the hexagonal and ramped commons. A plaza underneath the new building provides and outside gathering and exhibition space to foster community. The building addition and renovation project was funded by a major gift from the late A. Alfred Taubman, as well as a generous gift from the late King C. Stutzman, additional funds from the U-M Offices of the President, Provost, and Chief Financial Officer, and the support of alumni and friends. The total budget for the entire project (addition and renovation of existing facilities) is $28.5 million.
In fall 2009, the Taubman College completed a renovation of its Digital Fabrication Laboratory, or FABLab. The two-story space houses 7,000 sq ft (650 m2). of computer-controlled fabrication equipment. The list of machines includes a 30’x10’x8’ 7 axis robotic work cell, two additional robotic work cells, two 4’x8’ CNC routers, a 4’x8’ abrasive water jet cutting machine, a Zund knife cutter, and a CNC milling machine. These machines give students and faculty the capability to digitally fabricate using any material at full scale. In addition the FABLab operates three rapid prototyping machines, and four laser cutters. A fully outfitted woodworking and welding shop complements the FABLab. http://taubmancollege.umich.edu/fablab/
North Campus is also home to the College of Engineering, the School of Computer Science, the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, and the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design. Other pertinent facilities on North Campus include the Art, Architecture & Engineering Library (AAEL), the Digital Media Commons, the Bentley Historical Library, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Maya Lin'sWave Field.
Fellowships and visiting professorships[edit]
Taubman College offers a variety of faculty fellowships and visiting professorships. The visiting professorships are endowed in the name of Eliel Saarinen, Charles Moore, Max Fisher, and Colin Clipson, and have attracted the following notable individuals:
- Eliel Saarinen Visiting Professors: Lawrence Scarpa (2007), Aaron Betsky (2006), Michael Sorkin (2006), Yung Ho Chang (2004), Tod Williams and Billie Tsien (2002)
- Max Fisher Visiting Professors: Robert Somol (2007), Lawrence Scarpa (2005), Steven Kieran and James Timberlake (2004), Brian Mackay-Lyons (2003)
- Charles Moore Visiting Professors: J. Max Bond, Jr. (2003)
- Colin Clipson Visiting Professors: Michael Benedikt (2003), N. John Habraken (2002)
- Sustainability Visiting Professors: Alan Berger (2005), Steve Badanes (2003)
References[edit]
- ^ abcJames P. Cramer. '2011 America's Best Architecture Schools: Learning From America's Best Schools'. Architectural Record. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
- ^'Top Schools'. Planetizen: The independent resource for people passionate about planning and related fields. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
- ^Robert Steuteville. 'New Urbanism makes inroads – still out of academic mainstream'. New Urban News. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
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Type | Academic College |
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Established | 1965 |
Parent institution | Ball State University |
Dean | David Ferguson, Interim Dean |
Location | 40°12′16″N85°24′25″W / 40.204517°N 85.407007°WCoordinates: 40°12′16″N85°24′25″W / 40.204517°N 85.407007°W |
Architect | Birkey Associates & Crumlish/Sporleder and Associates (Brutalism style) |
Website | www.bsu.edu/cap |
The R. Wayne Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning, also known as CAP, is an academic college of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana offering degrees in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning, Historic Preservation, Urban Design, Construction Management, and Interior Design, and is Indiana's only state-assisted Architecture school.[1]
On June 12, 2019, the Ball State University Board of Trustees approved renaming the College of Architecture and Planning in honor of alumnus R. Wayne Estopinal, who served on the university's board of trustees from 2011 until his death in 2018.[2]
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History[edit]
In the mid-1960s, the Indiana General Assembly approved the development of a state-assisted architecture program at what was then Ball State Teacher's College. On March 23, 1965, the basis of the College of Architecture and Planning opened its doors in a converted reserve naval armory just north of the site of the current CAP building. CAP began with four instructors and only offered degrees in Architecture. In 1972, the west portion of the existing building was built, and an addition was added in 1980.[3]
First Year Program[edit]
At the College of Architecture and Planning, all entry-level students are subjected to common course of study. Students entering the First Year Program will take classes introducing the professions in Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning. Students will also have to take four courses: two design studios and two design communication media classes. CAP 101 and CAP 102 are design studio courses to introduce environmental design and planning. CAP 161 and CAP 162 are design media courses which develop students' communication of ideas through diagramming, illustrating and other forms of media. Depending on when a student begins his/her CAP 101 and 161 classes, the student will either be a Farchy, Sparchy or AEP. These names originated by students: Farchys begin their design classes in the fall, Sparchys in the spring, and AEP (Accelerated Entry Program) have their design classes over summer sessions.
Ranking and Recognitions[edit]
By tradition, the 'CAP Sign,' at the intersection of Neely and McKinley Avenues sports a new paint scheme each academic year.
- Architecture, landscape architecture, and urban planning are blended in a design college, and Ball State is unique in providing studios for urban planning.
- Several CAP faculty members have been named fellows, presidents, officers, or board members of national professional organizations.
Architecture
- The Department of Architecture was ranked among the nation's top 15 architecture programs in the 2003 Almanac of Architecture and Design. The rankings were based on the hiring experiences of leading U.S. architecture firms, which cited programs that produced the most professional, best-prepared graduates over the past five years.
- Ball State was cited as a national model for architecture education and practice in a special report by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
- Ball State is a three-time winner of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Education Honor Award
- Community-Based Projects earned a national Community Design Program Award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture for combining 'in-the-field' education with public service.
Landscape Architecture
- In its 2009 edition of 'America's Best Architecture & Design Schools', the journal DesignIntelligence ranked Ball State's undergraduate landscape architecture program eighth in the nation and its graduate landscape architecture program fifth.
- The 2007 edition of 'America's Best Architecture and Design Schools' named Malcolm Cairns, FASLA, Professor of Landscape Architecture, and past Chair of the Landscape Architecture, as one of the 2007 landscape architecture educators of the year.[4]
Urban Planning
- The Muncie Urban Design Studio became the only university-based studio featured in a national online catalog of affordable housing designs, and MUDS has shared Indiana's top preservation award.[5]
- Planetizen 2007 Guide to Graduate Urban Planning Programs ranked Ball State's Historic Preservation 7th among other preservation degrees.
- Planetizen 2007 Guide to Graduate Urban Planning Programs ranked Ball State's Urban Planning program 17th nationwide[6]
Extensions[edit]
CAP:IC[edit]
In 2001 the College of Architecture and Planning opened the Indianapolis Center (CAP:IC), a university-based design center, in downtown Indianapolis. The Center provides immersive learning opportunities for students while working on community projects. The main goal of the center is to help change and recover urban spaces and to make models for sustainable urban life. It is home to the University's Master of Urban Design and Graduate Certificate in Real Estate Development programs. In 2006 CAP:IC became a partner in the larger Ball State Indianapolis Center. In 2016, CAP moved out of Ball State University's Indianapolis Center in order to have more space and better access to partners at their new location in the Platform across from the City-County Building (housing offices of the Mayor, DMD, and other City departments). The new space is called the CAP: INDY Connector in light of its mission to develop, support, and sustain connections between College students, faculty, and alumni with professionals, firms, and organizations throughout the City of Indianapolis.
Major Events
- Regional Session of the Mayors' Institute on City Design, 2017
- National AIA Leadership Institute, Regional Venue, 2016
CAP:IC Projects[edit]
- East Washington Street Vision Plan
- Indianapolis Regional Center Design Guidelines
- Speedway Speedzone Development - Development for the areas just south of the Indianapolis Speedway
- Historic Meridian Park Neighborhood Workshop
- Alice Carter Place Park
- Herron Resuse Study
- Historic Irvington Neighborhood Plan
- UNWA Neighborhood Plan
- Central State Reuse Study
- Indianapolis Regional Center Plan 2020
Awards[edit]
- NUVO Cultural Vision Award, NUVO Newsweekly, 2004
- Digital Education Achievement Award, Center for Digital Education, 2004
- Hoosier Planning Award, Indiana Chapter of the American Planning Association, 2009
- National Planning Award, American Planning Association, 2010
CAP Asia[edit]
CAP Asia is a ten-week field-study that is offered during spring semester of every other year. Graduate and undergraduate students travel extensively through many South Asia countries and cities working 'hand in hand with local schools, professionals, and educators' on collaborative projects rooted in both design and planning.[7] Nihal Perera is the director for this program. The program is made possible through Ball State University's Immersive Learning initiative that was implemented by former University President JoAnn Gora.[8]
CAP World Tour[edit]
Notable alumni[edit]
- Craig Hartman, Partner at Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
- Troy Thompson, Managing Partner at SmithGroup
References[edit]
- ^About CAP, College of Architecture and Planning, Ball State University (Ball State University CAP Website), Retrieved April 9, 2008.
- ^Wiechmann, Stephanie (June 14, 2019). 'Ball State Names Architecture College After Former Trustee'. Indiana Public Media. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- ^Designing the Future: CAP's 40th Anniversary, 1965-2005. (Ball State University Website)Archived 2009-01-14 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved April 9, 2008.
- ^Landscape architecture among nation's best, tops in the Midwest. (Ball State University CAP Website), Retrieved April 9, 2008.
- ^About CAP: Leading the Way. (Ball State University CAP Website), Retrieved April 9, 2008.
- ^Ball State's College of Architecture and Planning earns multiple national rankings. (Ball State University CAP Website), Retrieved April 9, 2008.
- ^http://cms.bsu.edu/academics/collegesanddepartments/cap/activities/studyabroad/capasia
- ^http://cms.bsu.edu/academics/undergraduatestudy/beyondtheclassroom/immersivelearning
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