Welcome to the School of Architecture

• School of Architecture Fall Newsletter
• Are you a prospective undergraduate student?
• Are you a prospective graduate student?
• Are you interested in post-professional studies in architecture?
• School of Architecture seeks new faculty
• Explorations in Architecture

Looking to 2013 and 100 Years of Architecture at Clemson

One hundred years ago, instruction in architecture first began on the Clemson campus. Throughout the century since, the people of Clemson’s architecture program have made lasting, designed contributions to the communities of the region and the world, a legacy our current students and faculty will no doubt continue.  

This academic year, starting in the spring of 2013, we will hold a year-long celebration of Clemson’s Centennial of Architecture, with the theme of southern roots + global reach. In a host of related events, we will honor the people, programs, and places of the School of Architecture’s past and present, while envisioning the design of its future. In preparation, we have been “cleaning out our closets”, finding a treasure-trove of artifacts and memories, including hundreds of student projects and boxes of school publications from over the years. Many of these artifacts will find their way into a centennial exhibit and publication.  

A cursory review of these artifacts reveals how much things have changed, but more importantly, how much things stay the same. The means of communication have changed, from watercolor or graphite on paper, to ink on mylar, to digital projections. The styles of the architecture have changed, from beaux-arts, to modern, to post-modern, to deconstructivism, to green critical regionalism. But, through all this change there are powerful consistencies in this school, with its southern roots + global reach.  

• We are innovators. We incorporate visionary ideals into our work, and are engaged with the critical issues of our time.  

• We are global citizens. Our graduates have a cultivated understanding of global issues, and are prepared for design leadership, having experienced a geographically rich and distributed Fluid Campus.  

• We work hard, together. Our faculty and students are engaged and collegial, a family that shares and supports its members, excited about its work and passionate about making a difference.  

• We are a design program. We value the conceptual and the technical. We like to get our hands dirty, have a strong appreciation for making and doing, and a determined entrepreneurial spirit.  

• We value our reputation. Our program is widely acknowledged as a high-quality program and an educational value, in exceptional facilities, with graduates who are top performers.  

As we mark this important milestone and grow from these roots, we depend on each of you to continue to extend and enrich our reach.  It’s going to be another great year!

Kate Schwennsen, FAIA, Hon. FKIA, Hon. RAIC, Hon. RAIA, Hon. JIA, SFDFC
Professor and Chair

 

Are you a prospective undergraduate student?

If you are interested in pursing a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, or Minor in Architecture, please see our Undergraduate Programs webpages. 

For prospective undergraduates, School of Architecture tours and informational meetings are offered on Fridays at 10:00AM during the academic year. To schedule a tour, please contact Michelle McLane, Student Services Coordinator, at 864-656-3938 or email to wking@clemson.edu. For campus tours and parking information, please see the university Visitor's webpage. 

For further information about the Bachelor of Arts in Architecture and other undergraduate programs, contact Robert Hogan, Associate Chair and Director of Undergraduate Studies, 864-656-3914. 

Are you a prospective graduate student?

Prospective Master of Architecture students, please see our Graduate Programs webpage. For more information about the application process, portfolio and other requirements, tuition, information for international applicants, and other information, please see our Graduate Admissions page. For M. Arch. applications, the online application and portfolio receipt deadline is January 15. To apply, visit our Graduate Admissions webpage.

Prospective graduate students are welcomed and encouraged to visit, and it is suggested that prospective students visit during the school year, when students and faculty are present. (Studios are in session Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoons.) The Architecture Graduate Programs host Graduate Open Houses in the fall (in October) for prospective graduate students and in the spring (in late March or early April) for prospective admitted and wait-listed applicants. For campus tours and parking information, please see the university Visitor's webpage. 

The Spring Open House for prospective admitted and wait-listed applicants is Friday, March 29, 2013, at 11:00 AM, meeting in the Lee III reception area. 

For additional information about our Master of Architecture with a concentration in Architecture + Health, please see our Master of Architecture webpage and the Architecture + Health webpages. 

Are you interested in post-professional studies in architecture?

Clemson School of Architecture offers a Master of Science in Architecture (MS in Architecture) degree and participates in Clemson's interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Planning, Design + the Built Environment (PhD in PDBE). For more information about these courses of study, please visit our MS in Architecture webpage and the Planning, Design + the Built Environment website. 

For admissions, MS in Architecture students follow the admissions process outlined on the MS in Architecture webpage and the Graduate Admissions webpage. For MS in Architecture applications, the online application and portfolio receipt deadline is January 15. To apply, visit our Graduate Admissions webpage. Those interested in applying to the Ph.D. Program in Planning, Design + the Built Environment will find application admissions information on that website and should contact the PDBE program director for more information. 

Following the approach recommended on the MS in Architecture webpage, prospective MS in Architecture students should make contact with a potential research advisor prior to applying. 

For further information about the MS in Architecture, contact Dr. Peter Laurence, Director of Graduate Studies in Architecture. For more information about the MS in Architecture with a focus on Architecture + Health, contact David Allison, FAIA, ACHA, Director of Graduate Studies in Architecture + Health.

School of Architecture seeks new faculty

The Clemson University School of Architecture seeks applicants for a tenure-track assistant or associate professor with a focus on structural design and technology, beginning August 15, 2013.

The successful candidate will satisfy expectations for high performance in teaching; research, scholarship, and/or practice; and service. The candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate lecture and seminar courses and will contribute to design studios.  Teaching and research areas of interest include structural analysis, design and optimization; and emergent technologies and advanced materials in structural assemblies. Click here for more information.

Explorations in Architecture

This course is offered to rising 11th-12th graders. Experience the creative design process of architecture through theory classes, a design lab and field trips. Activities include research projects, furniture and architectural design assignments, and field trips (one to Greenville, SC and the other to Atlanta or Charlotte) to experience a variety of architectural designs. The program lasts for two weeks (six hours per day) and provides a well-rounded overview of the architectural profession. Click here for more information.