Travel Directions

to Yale University School of Architecture Administrative Offices
Paul Rudolph Hall (formerly Art & Architecture Building), 180 York Street, 3rd Floor

By Air
Tweed-New Haven Airport is served by USAirways (800.428.4322). From Tweed-New Haven Airport, take taxi (Metro Cab, 203.777.7777) to 180 York Street. From New York City airports (Kennedy, LaGuardia, and Newark) and Hartford airport (Bradley), take Connecticut Limousine Service (800.472.5466) to their New Haven terminal. From Connecticut Limousine terminal, take taxi (Metro Cab, 203.777.7777) to 180 York Street (corner of York and Chapel streets).

By Car
Interstate 95 (from New York or Boston)
Take Downtown New Haven Exit 47 (Route 34). Proceed to Exit 3 (North Frontage Road). At the first traffic light turn right onto York Street. Proceed three blocks to the corner of York and Chapel streets. Parking facilities are located on York Street between Crown and Chapel streets. Rudolph Hall is on the northwest corner of York and Chapel streets.

Interstate 91 (from points north or west)
Take Downtown New Haven Exit 1 (Route 34). Continue as above.

By Train
Take Amtrak or Metro-North to New Haven. From the New Haven train station take a taxi to 180 York Street (corner of York and Chapel streets).

Calendar

The President and Fellows of Yale University

President
Richard Charles Levin, B.A., B.Litt., Ph.D.

Fellows
Her Excellency the Governor of Connecticut, ex officio
His Honor the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, ex officio
George Leonard Baker, Jr., B.A., M.B.A., Palo Alto, California
Edward Perry Bass, B.S., Fort Worth, Texas
Roland Whitney Betts, B.A., J.D., New York, New York
Jeffrey Lawrence Bewkes, B.A., M.B.A., New York, New York
Peter Brendan Dervan, B.S., Ph.D., San Marino, California (June 2014)
Donna Lee Dubinsky, B.A., M.B.A., Portola Valley, California
Mimi Gardner Gates, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Seattle, Washington (June 2013)
Paul Lewis Joskow, B.A., Ph.D., Locust Valley, New York
Jeffrey Powell Koplan, B.A., M.D., M.P.H., Atlanta, Georgia (June 2009)
Margaret Hilary Marshall, B.A., M.Ed., J.D., Cambridge, Massachusetts (June 2010)
William Irwin Miller, B.A., M.B.A., Columbus, Indiana (June 2011)
Indra Nooyi, B.S., M.B.A., M.P.P.M., Greenwich, Connecticut
Barrington Daniels Parker, B.A., LL.B., Stamford, Connecticut
Douglas Alexander Warner III, B.A., New York, New York
Margaret Garrard Warner, B.A., Washington, D.C. (June 2012)
Fareed Zakaria, B.A., Ph.D., New York, New York

The Officers of Yale University

President
Richard Charles Levin, B.A., B.Litt., Ph.D.

Provost
Andrew David Hamilton, B.Sc., Ph.D., F.R.S.

Vice President and Secretary
Linda Koch Lorimer, B.A., J.D.

Vice President and General Counsel
Dorothy Kathryn Robinson, B.A., J.D.

Vice President for New Haven and State Affairs and Campus Development
Bruce Donald Alexander, B.A., J.D.

Vice President for Development
Ingeborg Theresia Reichenbach, Staatsexamen

Vice President for Finance and Administration
Shauna Ryan King, B.S., M.B.A.

School of Architecture Faculty and Administration

Executive Officers
Richard Charles Levin, B.A., B.Litt., Ph.D., President of the University
Andrew David Hamilton, B.Sc., Ph.D., F.R.S., Provost
Robert A.M. Stern, B.A., M.Arch., Dean
John D. Jacobson, B.A., M.Arch., Associate Dean
Keith A. Krumwiede, B.A., M.Arch., Assistant Dean
Bimal Mendis, B.A., M.Arch., Assistant Dean

Faculty Emeriti
Martin D. Gehner, B.Arch., M.Arch., Professor Emeritus of Architectural Engineering
Alexander Purves, B.A., M.Arch., Professor Emeritus of Architecture

Professors
D. Michelle Addington, B.S.M.E., B.A., M.Des.S., D.Des., Associate Professor
James W. Axley, B.S., M.Arch., M.S., Ph.D., Professor
Thomas H. Beeby, B.Arch., M.Arch., Professor (Adjunct)
Deborah Berke, B.F.A., B.Arch., M.U.P., Professor (Adjunct)
Kent C. Bloomer, B.F.A., M.F.A., Professor (Adjunct)
Turner Brooks, B.A., M.Arch., Professor (Adjunct)
Peggy Deamer, B.A., B.Arch., M.A., Ph.D., Professor
Keller Easterling, B.A., M.Arch., Associate Professor
Mark Foster Gage, B.Arch., M.Arch., Assistant Professor
Alexander D. Garvin, B.A., M.Arch., M.U.S., Professor (Adjunct)
Anne Gilbert, B.A., B.S.C.E., M.S.C.E., Assistant Professor (Adjunct)
Mario Gooden, B.S., M.Arch., Associate Professor (Adjunct)
Steven Harris, B.A., B.F.A., M.Arch., Professor (Adjunct)
Dolores Hayden, B.A., M.Arch., Professor and Professor of American Studies
John D. Jacobson, B.A., M.Arch., Associate Dean and Professor (Adjunct)
Fred H. Koetter, B.Arch., M.Arch., Professor (Adjunct)
Keith A. Krumwiede, B.A., M.Arch., Assistant Dean and Assistant Professor
Edward Mitchell, B.A., M.Arch., Assistant Professor (Adjunct)
Kyoung Sun Moon, B.S., M.S.C.E., M.Arch., Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen, M.Arch., M.E.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Emmanuel Petit, Dipl.Arch.Eth., M.A., Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Alan J. Plattus, B.A., M.Arch., Professor
Hilary Sample, B.Arch., M.Arch., Assistant Professor
Joel Sanders, B.A., M.Arch., Associate Professor (Adjunct)
Robert A.M. Stern, B.A., M.Arch., Dean and J.M. Hoppin Professor of Architecture

Endowed Visiting Professorships and Fellowships

Fall 2008

Charles L. Atwood, Edward P. Bass Distinguished Visiting Architecture Fellow
Diana Balmori, William Henry Bishop Visiting Professor of Architectural Design
Peter Eisenman, Louis I. Kahn Visiting Professor of Architectural Design
Kurt W. Forster, Vincent Scully Visiting Professor of Architectural History
Francisco Mangado, Eero Saarinen Visiting Professor of Architectural Design
Elihu Rubin, Daniel Rose Visiting Assistant Professor
David M. Schwarz, William B. and Charlotte Shepherd Davenport Visiting Professor of Architectural Design
Massimo Scolari, William B. and Charlotte Shepherd Davenport Visiting Professor of Architectural Design

Spring 2009

Stefan Behnisch, Eero Saarinen Visiting Professor of Architectural Design
Peter Eisenman, Louis I. Kahn Visiting Professor of Architectural Design
Liza Fior and Katherine Clarke, Louis I. Kahn Visiting Assistant Professors of Architectural Design
Greg Lynn, William B. and Charlotte Shepherd Davenport Visiting Professor of Architectural Design
Dietrich Neumann, Vincent Scully Visiting Professor of Architectural History
John Patkau, William B. and Charlotte Shepherd Davenport Visiting Professor of Architectural Design
Demetri Porphyrios, William Henry Bishop Visiting Professor of Architectural Design
Elihu Rubin, Daniel Rose Visiting Assistant Professor
William Sharples, Louis I. Kahn Visiting Assistant Professor of Architectural Design
Ben van Berkel and Caroline Bos, Eero Saarinen Visiting Professors of Architectural Design

Affiliated Faculty
Karsten Harries, B.A., Ph.D., Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor of Philosophy (Department of Philosophy)
Sandy Isenstadt, B.A., M.Arch., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of the History of Art (Department of the History of Art)
Vincent J. Scully, Jr., B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Sterling Professor Emeritus of the History of Art (Department of the History of Art)

Visiting Faculty
Ljiljana Blagojevi´c, Dipl.Eng.Arch., M.Sc., Ph.D., Visiting Associate Professor
Kurt W. Forster, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus (Visiting), spring term
Tim Love, B.S., M.Arch., Visiting Associate Professor

Critics, Lecturers, and Instructors
John Apicella, B.Arch., Lecturer
Sunil Bald, B.A., M.Arch., Critic
Daniel Barber, B.A., M.F.A., M.E.D., Lecturer
Steven Baumgartner, B.S.M.E., Lecturer
Andrew Benner, B.Arch., M.Arch., Critic
Phillip G. Bernstein, B.A., M.Arch., Lecturer
John P. Blood, B.Arch., M.Arch., Critic
Karla Britton, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Lecturer
Paul B. Brouard, B.A., M.Arch., Critic
Brennan Buck, B.S., M.Arch., Lecturer
Luke Bulman, B.A., M.Arch., Lecturer
Aran Chadwick, B.Eng., M.S., Lecturer
Peter Chow, B.Arch., M.Arch., Lecturer
Cristina Chu, B.A., M.Arch., Critic
Darin Cook, B.D., M.Arch., Critic
Martin Cox, B.Arch., Critic
Nikolas Dando-Haenisch, A.B., M.Arch., Lecturer
Taylor Dansby, B.F.A., Instructor
Elizabeth Danze, B.Arch., M.Arch., Lecturer
Naomi Darling, B.S.E., M.A., M.Arch., Lecturer
Peter de Bretteville, B.Arch., M.Arch., Critic
Brook Denison, B.D., M.Arch., Critic
John C. Eberhart, B.S., M.Arch., Critic
Makram el Kadi, B.Arch., M.Arch., Critic
Susan Farricielli, B.F.A., M.I.D., Lecturer
Martin J. Finio, B.Arch., Critic
Bryan Fuermann, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., M.Des.S., Lecturer
Kenneth Gibble, B.Arch.Eng., Lecturer
Kevin Gray, B.A., M.Arch., M.B.A., Lecturer
Kimo Griggs, B.A., M.Arch., Lecturer
Sophia Gruzdys, B.Arch., M.Arch., Critic
Stephen Harby, B.Arch., M.Arch., Lecturer
Andrei Harwell, B.Arch., M.Arch., Critic
Erleen Hatfield, B.S.A.S., M.S.Civ.Eng., Lecturer
Robert Haughney, B.S., Lecturer
Mimi Hoang, B.S., M.Arch., Critic
Adam Hopfner, B.A., M.Arch., Critic
Joyce Hsiang, B.A., M.Arch., Critic
Kathleen John-Alder, B.S., M.E.D., Critic
Andrea Kahn, B.A., M.Arch., Critic
George Knight, B.A., M.Arch., Critic
Amy Lelyveld, B.A., M.Arch., Critic
Jennifer Leung, B.S., M.Arch., Critic
M.J. Long, B.A., M.Arch., Critic
Ariane Lourie, A.B., M.Phil., M.A., M.Arch., Critic
Dino Marcantonio, B.A., M.Arch., Lecturer
Andrew Marchesin, B.S., M.S., Lecturer
Bimal Mendis, B.A., M.Arch., Assistant Dean and Critic
Joeb Moore, B.S., M.Arch., M.E.D., Critic
Herbert S. Newman, B.A., M.Arch., Critic
Timothy Newton, B.Arch., M.Arch., Critic
Alan W. Organschi, B.A., M.Arch., Critic
Hideaki Ota, B.Eng. (Arch.), M.Eng. (Arch.), M.Arch., Lecturer
Paloma Pajares, M.Arch., Lecturer
S. Edward Parker, B.S., M.Arch., Lecturer
Ben Pell, B.Arch., M.Arch., Critic
Craig Razza, B.S.M.E., Lecturer
Kevin Rotheroe, B.S., M.Arch., M.Des.S., D.Des., Lecturer
Joshua Rowley, B.F.A., M.F.A., Instructor
Dean Sakamoto, B.Arch., M.Arch., M.E.D., Critic
Edward M. Stanley, B.S., B.S.C.E., M.S.Str.E., Lecturer
Lindsay S. Suter, B.A., M.Arch., Lecturer
Barry Svigals, B.A., M.Arch., Lecturer
Neil Thomas, B.S., Lecturer
Laura Turlington, B.Des., M.Arch., Lecturer
Michael B. Wang, B.A., M.A., M.Arch., Critic
Carter Wiseman, B.A., M.A., Lecturer
Thomas Zook, B.Arch., M.Arch., Critic

Administrative Staff
Rosalie Bernardi, B.A., M.S., Senior Administrative Assistant
Richard DeFlumeri, B.A., Senior Administrative Assistant, Lectures, Exhibitions, and Special Events
Sharon Sweet DeLuca, B.A., Financial Aid Administrator
Oscar Espinoza, Systems Administrator
Vincent Guerrero, B.S., Systems Administrator
Robie-Lyn Harnois, B.A., Senior Administrative Assistant
Andrei Harwell, B.Arch., M.Arch., Project Manager, Urban Design Workshop
Maria H. Huling, Senior Administrative Assistant to Registrar/Admissions and Financial Aid Offices
Dana Keeton, B.F.A., Exhibitions Administrator
Eric Kurzenberger, B.A., B.S., Systems Administrator
Robert Liston, B.S., Systems Administrator
Jean F. Sielaff, B.A., Senior Administrative Assistant to Dean’s Office; Alumni Affairs Administrator
Lillian Smith, B.S., M.B.A., Financial Administrator
Rosemary Suggs Watts, Senior Administrative Assistant to Financial Administrator
Marilyn Weiss, A.S., Registrar and Admissions Administrator
Donna Wetmore, B.S., Assistant Registrar and Assistant Admissions Administrator

Arts Library
Allen Townsend, B.A., M.M., M.L.S., Director
Tanya Allen, B.A., M.A., Library Services Assistant
Jennifer Aloi, B.S., Administrative Assistant
Hannah Bennett, B.A., M.A., M.L.S., Assistant Director for Research and Collections
Holly Hatheway, B.A., M.L.S., M.A., Assistant Director for Access Services
Beverly T. Lett, B.A., M.Div., Library Services Assistant
Colleen Reilly, B.A., M.L.S., Project Archivist
Jae Rossman, B.A., M.L.S., Assistant Director for Special Collections
Charles Summa, B.A., M.A., Library Services Assistant
Christopher Zollo, B.A., Library Services Assistant

Visual Resources Collection
Robert Carlucci, Ph.D., Manager
Tracy C. Bergstrom, B.A., M.A., Visual Resources Support Specialist
Helen Chillman, B.A., M.L.S., Slide Librarian
Sarah Coe, B.A., M.F.A., Visual Resources Support Specialist
Christina Corrigan, B.A., Visual Resources Support Specialist for Asian Cultures
Maria Zapata, A.S., Library Services Assistant

The William B. and Charlotte Shepherd Davenport Visiting Professorship
Established through the generosity of Professor Shepherd Stevens (B.F.A. 1922; M.A. Hon. 1930), this endowed chair is named in honor of Professor Stevens’s uncle and aunt, William B. (B.A. 1867; M.A. Hon. 1887) and Charlotte Shepherd Davenport. Since 1966, the School has invited the following distinguished architects to join the faculty for limited periods of time under the Davenport Professorship:

James Frazer Stirling, Fall 1966–1984
Robert Venturi, Spring 1966–1970
Moshe Safdie, Spring 1971
Cesar Pelli, Spring 1972
Lewis Davis, Spring 1974
Samuel Brody, Spring 1974
Henry N. Cobb, Spring 1975
Hugh Hardy, Spring 1976
Giancarlo DeCarlo, Spring 1978
Peter Eisenman, Spring 1980
Aldo Rossi, Spring 1981
John Hejduk, Spring 1982
Helmut Jahn, Spring 1983
Paul A. Kennon, Spring 1984
Taft Architects: John Casbarian, Danny Samuels, Robert Timme, Fall 1984
Raimund Abraham, Spring 1985
Andrew MacMillan, Spring 1986
Rob Krier, Fall 1986
Mario Botta, Spring 1987
Tadao Ando, Fall 1987
Bernard Tschumi, Spring 1988
Bernard Huet, Spring 1990
Michael D. Sorkin, Fall 1990
Leon Krier and Demetri Porphyrios, Spring 1991
Mary Miss, Fall 1991
Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, Spring 1992
Daniel Libeskind, Fall 1992
George Baird, Spring 1993
Stanley Tigerman, Spring 1979, Fall 1993
Frank Stella and Robert Kahn, Spring 1995
Michael Wilford, Spring 1994, Fall 1995
Robert Mangurian and Mary-Ann Ray, Spring 1996
Volker Giencke, Fall 1996
Samuel Mockbee, Spring 1997
Eric Owen Moss, Fall 1994, Fall 1997
Charles Gwathmey, Spring 1999
Frank O. Gehry, Fall 1982, Fall 1985, Fall 1988, Fall 1989, Fall 1999
Douglas Garofalo, Fall 2000
Demetri Porphyrios, Spring 1989, Fall 2001, Spring 2006
Michael Hopkins, Fall 2003
Gregg Lynn, Spring 2000–2003, Fall 2003, Spring 2005–2008
Leon Krier, Fall 2002, Spring 2003, Fall 2005, Fall 2007
Jaquelin Robertson, Fall 2004
Richard Rogers and Chris Wise, Spring 2006
Massimo Scolari, Fall 2006–2007
Brigitte Shim, Fall 2007
Richard Meier, Spring 2008

The William Henry Bishop Visiting Professorship
The Bishop Professorship was established through the bequest of William Henry Bishop (B.A. 1867), for the appointment of a distinguished visiting architect to the faculty of the School of Architecture. Since 1973, when the first appointment was made, the following architects have held this professorship:

Henry N. Cobb, Spring 1973
Sir Leslie Martin, Spring 1974
Cesar Pelli, Fall 1974
David N. Lewis, Fall 1975
Donald Stull, Fall 1975
Noel M. McKinnell, Spring 1976
Bruce Goff, Fall 1976
David N. Lewis, Spring 1977
Richard Meier, Spring 1975, Fall 1977
Henry N. Cobb, Spring 1978
Robert A.M. Stern, Fall 1978
Mary Jane Long, Spring 1979
Frank O. Gehry, Fall 1979
Jaquelin Taylor Robertson, Spring 1980
Charles Moore, Fall 1980
Richard Weinstein, Spring 1981
Gerhard M. Kallmann, Spring 1976, Spring 1982
Arata Isozaki, Fall 1982
Jonathan Barnett, Spring 1983
Diana Agrest, Fall 1983
Stanley Tigerman, Spring 1984
Fred H. Koetter, Fall 1984
Carles Vallhonrat, Spring 1985
Ada Karmi-Melamede, Fall 1985
William Turnbull, Jr., Spring 1986
Rodolfo Machado, Fall 1986
Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Spring 1987
Werner Seligmann, Spring 1988
George J. Ranalli, Fall 1988
Andreas Brandt, Spring 1989
John Whiteman, Fall 1989
Mario Gandelsonas, Fall 1983, Fall 1987, Fall 1990
Charles Gwathmey, Fall 1981, Spring 1991
Michael D. Sorkin, Fall 1991
Peggy Deamer, Spring 1992
Homa Fardjadi, Fall 1992
Steven Peterson, Fall 1993
Thomas Hall Beeby, Spring 1993–1997
Ray Huff, Fall 1994
Steven Izenour, Fall 1995
Merrill Elam, Fall 1996
Jose Antonio Acebillo, Fall 1997
Raimund Abraham, Fall 1998
Julie Eizenberg and Hendrik Koning, Spring 1998
Colin St. John Wilson, Spring 2000
Brigitte Shim, Fall 2001
Lise Anne Couture, Spring 2002
Glenn Murcutt, Spring 2001, Fall 2002, Fall 2005
Will Bruder, Spring 2003 Spring 2006
Demetri Porphyrios, Fall 1999–2000, Spring 2003, Fall 2003, Spring 2005,
Spring 2007–2008
Julie Eizenberg, Spring 2004
Barbara Littenberg, Fall 2004
Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, Fall 2007

The Eero Saarinen Visiting Professorship
The Saarinen Professorship was established in 1984 through the generosity and efforts
of the architect Kevin Roche in honor of Eero Saarinen, who received a B.Arch. from Yale in 1934. This endowed chair enables the School to invite a distinguished architect to teach a design studio each term. Since 1984, the following architects have held this professorship:

Kazuo Shinohara, Fall 1984
Richard Rogers, Spring 1985
James Ingo Freed, Fall 1985
Sverre Fehn, Spring 1986
William E. Pedersen, Fall 1986
Denise Scott Brown and Robert Venturi, Spring 1987
Josef Kleihues, Fall 1987
Hugh Hardy and Malcolm Holzman, Spring 1988
Michael Dennis, Fall 1988
Arduino Cantafora, Spring 1989
Mario Gandelsonas, Fall 1989
Juan Navarro-Baldeweg, Spring 1990
Henry Smith-Miller and Laurie Hawkinson, Fall 1990
Thomas Mayne, Fall 1991
Albert Pope, Spring 1992
Toshiko Mori, Fall 1992
Juhani Uolevi Pallasmaa, Spring 1993
Ada Karmi-Melamede, Fall 1993
Karen Bausman, Spring 1994
Stephen Kieran, James Timberlake, and Samuel Harris, Fall 1994
Homa Fardjadi, Fall 1995
Eric Owen Moss, Spring 1991, Spring 1996
David Turnbull, Fall 1996
Daniel Hoffman, Spring 1997
Steven Izenour, Spring 1998
Philip Johnson with Peter Eisenman, Spring 1999
Cesar Pelli, Fall 1999
Craig Hodgetts and Ming Fung, Spring 1995, Fall 2000
Andres Duany and Leon Krier, Spring 2001
Henry Smith-Miller, Fall 2001
Cecil Balmond, Fall 1998, Fall 2002
Winy Maas, Spring 2003
Rafael Viñoly, Fall 2003
Zaha Hadid, Spring 2000, Spring 2002, Spring 2004, Spring 2007
Enrique Norten, Fall 2004
Stefan Behnisch, Spring 2005–2006, Spring 2008
Brigitte Shim, Fall 2005
Gregg Pasquarelli, Fall 2006
Joshua Prince-Ramus and Erez Ella, Fall 2007

The Louis I. Kahn Visiting Professorship
Established through the generosity of friends and admirers of Louis I. Kahn to honor his memory and service to the School. This professorship enables the School to invite distinguished architects to teach in the design studio. Since 1999, the following architects have held this professorship:

Daniel Libeskind, Fall 1999
Peter Eisenman, Fall 2001–2007, Spring 2007–2008
Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, Fall 2000, Spring 2003, Spring 2005
Frank O. Gehry, Spring 2002, Spring 2004, Spring 2006

The Louis I. Kahn Visiting Assistant Professorship
Established through the generosity of an anonymous donor, this assistant professorship enables the School to invite promising young architects to teach in the design studio and conduct seminars. Since 2004, the following architects have held this assistant professorship:

Gregg Pasquarelli, Spring 2004
Galia Solomonoff, Fall 2004
Mario Gooden, Spring 2005
Jeanne Gang, Fall 2005
Sunil Bald, Spring 2006
Marc Tsurumaki, Fall 2006
Ali Rahim, Spring 2007
Sean Griffiths, Sam Jacob, and Charles Holland, Fall 2007
Chris Sharples, Spring 2008

The Edward P. Bass Distinguished Visiting Architecture Fellowship
Established through the generosity of Edward P. Bass (B.S. 1968, M.A. Hon. 2001), this fellowship enables the School to invite distinguished private and public sector leaders in the development community to participate as integral teaching members in advanced studios and seminars. Since 2005, the following developers have held this fellowship:

Gerald Hines, Spring 2005
Stuart Lipton, Spring 2006
Roger Madelin, Spring 2007
Nick Johnson, Fall 2007

The Vincent Scully Visiting Professorship of Architectural History
Established through the generosity of an anonymous donor to honor Vincent Scully, this professorship enables the School to invite distinguished architectural historians to give lecture and seminar courses at the School. Since 2005, the following architectural historians have held this professorship:

Kurt Forster, Fall 2005–2007
Dietrich Neumann, Spring 2007–2008

The Daniel Rose (1951) Visiting Assistant Professorship
Established through the generosity of Joseph B. Rose (B.A. 1981) and Gideon G. Rose (B.A. 1985) to honor their father, Daniel Rose, this assistant professorship enables the School to invite promising young scholars and practitioners to give courses in urban and environmental studies at the School. Since 2007, the following have held this assistant professorship:

Elihu Rubin, Fall 2007–Spring 2008

History and Perspectives of the School

History

Architecture as an art was taught at the Yale School of the Fine Arts in the late nineteenth century. Precedence for this pioneering in art education was set as early as 1832 when the Trumbull Art Gallery (the first college-affiliated gallery in the country) was opened. This event signaled a commitment to education in the arts that culminated in 1869 with the opening of the Yale School of the Fine Arts, the first college-affiliated art school in the country. The department of Architecture was established in the School of the Fine Arts in 1916. In 1959 the School of Art and Architecture, as it was then known, was made a fully graduate professional school. In 1972, Yale designated the School of Architecture as its own separate professional school.

The School of Architecture offers a three-year program leading to the degree of Master of Architecture; a two-year post-professional option also leading to the degree of Master of Architecture; a two-year program for advanced, independent research leading to the degree of Master of Environmental Design; and a program leading to a Ph.D. degree. The School of Architecture and the School of Management offer a joint-degree program leading to the degrees of Master of Architecture and Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.). The School of Architecture and the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies offer a joint-degree program leading to the degrees of Master of Architecture and Master of Environmental Management (M.E.M.).

Objectives

The task of architecture is the creation of human environments. It is both an expression of human values and a context for human activity. Through the design process, architecture addresses the interrelated environmental, behavioral, and cultural issues that underlie the organization of built form. The student of architecture is called upon to direct sensitivity, imagination, and intellect to the physical significance of these fundamental issues in designing a coherent environment for people. Architectural design as a comprehensive creative process is the focus of the Yale School of Architecture.

The objectives of the School of Architecture reflect the view that architecture is an intellectual discipline, both an art and a profession. The program, therefore, is based on the following intentions:

1. to stimulate artistic sensitivity and creative powers,
2. to strengthen intellectual growth and the capacity to develop creative and responsible solutions to unique and changing problems, and
3. to help the student acquire the individual capabilities necessary for the competent practice of architecture and lifelong learning.

The School adopts as basic policy a pluralistic approach to the teaching of architecture. Students have opportunities to become well acquainted with a wide range of contemporary design approaches. The School does not seek to impose any single design philosophy, but rather encourages in each student the development of discernment and an individual approach to design.

The Yale School of Architecture offers graduate-level professional education and advanced research opportunities in architecture and allied design fields. An undergraduate major in architecture is offered exclusively to Yale College students. In order to further the pursuit of a variety of interests within the study of architecture, the curriculum offers opportunities for study in several interrelated fields.

For the programs leading to the degrees of Master of Architecture, the design studio is paramount in the School’s curriculum, emphasizing the interrelationships between purpose, design, competition, collaboration, innovation, and open discussion in an environment that values risk-taking and experimentation. The design studio is a workshop in which students come together to present and discuss projects and proposals with fellow classmates, faculty, visiting critics, professionals, and the public. The design studio combines individual and group instruction, varying from desk critiques with individual faculty members, to pin-ups before several faculty members, to more formal mid-term and final reviews before faculty and guest critics—all undertaken with the intention of fostering critical thinking, spatial form making skills, and tectonic skills. Education in the design studio values leadership skills, individual creativity, and the understanding of problems and the ability to solve them as presented in the practice of architecture. The School of Architecture’s mandate is for each student to understand architecture as a creative, productive, innovative, and responsible practice.

In addition to the design studios, courses in building technology and practice; materials and production; visual representation in various media; history and theory; and urbanism and landscape serve as a basis for developing a comprehensive approach to architectural design.

Building technology courses explore, as an integral part of the architectural design process, the physical context; the properties of natural forces; and building systems. In the area of practice, courses are concerned with issues related to the professional context of architecture and its practices and, in particular, with the architect’s responsibility for the built environment.

In the area of materials and production, courses are concerned with materials in their application to buildings and the human environment. Digital as well as traditional fabrication techniques are explored.

Visual representation courses offer an opportunity to explore the tools of visual analysis and expression in architectural design.

Courses in history and theory examine attitudes concerning the design of buildings, landscapes, and cities that may contribute to a design process responsive to its broadest social and cultural context.

Courses in urbanism and landscape address the study of aesthetic, economic, political, and social issues that influence large-scale environments. This area deals with the relation of buildings to their urban contexts and natural environments.

Direct experience of contemporary and historical architecture and urbanism as well as firsthand contact with experts in various fields is an important part of the School’s educational mission. To this end, many studios and classes incorporate both domestic and international travel as part of their course work. In addition, an intensive drawing course is offered each summer in Rome, Italy.

Urban studies are also supported through the extracurricular programs of the Yale Urban Design Workshop and Center for Urban Design Research. Students in the School of Architecture may participate with faculty and students from the School and throughout the University in the symposia, seminars, and research and design projects organized through these programs. In particular, the Urban Design Workshop extends the work of the School into the areas of community design and outreach, providing design assistance to groups and municipalities throughout the region.

The diversity of course offerings in the School, therefore, represents a concern for design which ranges in scale from the individual building to the urban landscape. Students are also encouraged to take courses in other departments and schools in the University.

Advanced studies and research in architecture and urbanism are supported throughout the curriculum, but they are a primary focus in the M.E.D. and post-professional (M.Arch. II) programs. The M.E.D. program provides opportunities for exceptionally qualified students to pursue advanced research in architecture and urbanism through course work and independent studies guided by faculty from the School and the University. Emphasis is placed on rigorous methods of research and scholarship leading to a substantial written thesis. In the post-professional M.Arch. program, advanced studies in architecture and urbanism are supported by course work and design studios.

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