ARCHITECTURE CONTACT INFO:

David Buege
Chair of the Department
209 Vol Walker Hall
575-4705

UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS EMERITI JONES, SMART, SUTHERLAND (C.)
PROFESSORS BENNETT, BUONO, GOODSTEIN, SHANNON, VITALE, WALL
PROFESSORS EMERITI FOWLER, JACKS, KELLOGG, WILLIAMS
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS BLACKWELL, BUEGE, DENHAM, HERMAN, MILLER
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EMERITI DELLINGER, DOUGHTY, SUTHERLAND (M),
TOMPKINS
ASSISTANT PROFESSORS DENOBLE, FORNEY, MEEHAN, WING, YAVUZ
VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSORS GLOECKLER, KRUEGER, KULTERMANN, TERRY

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE CONTACT INFO:

Karen C. Hanna
Chair of the Department
231 Memorial Hall
575-4907

PROFESSOR CRONE
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS BRITTENUM, HANNA, ROLLET
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR BOYER
VISITING INSTRUCTOR LEWIS

PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES

The School of Architecture at the University of Arkansas houses the two professional design programs of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. The Architecture program was founded in 1946 and has been accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) since 1958. The Landscape Architecture program was established in 1975 and has been accredited by the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) since 1983.

The School's programs combine traditional models of professional studio-design education with innovative teaching in history and theory, technology, and urbanism. A broad range of course offerings equip graduates with the knowledge required for the challenges of a changing world. Design instruction occurs in a carefully planned studio sequence, providing educational experiences appropriate for students who wish to pursue both traditional and non-traditional forms of professional practice. Fundamental principles and techniques of problem solving are stressed, and the curriculum strives to empower students by developing skill and knowledge and a deep sense of responsibility to the cultures we serve. Design studio projects survey issues and opportunities in built and natural settings, as well as complex social, physical, and cultural relations that constitute the built environment.

ORGANIZATION, FACILITIES AND RESOURCES

The Department of Architecture and the School's administrative offices are located in Vol Walker Hall, the former university library building, which has been extensively remodeled to meet the needs of the department and School. The Landscape Architecture Department is located in Memorial Hall. The departments share lecture and studio space in both buildings.

The university's location in a relatively undeveloped area of northwest Arkansas now experiencing rapid growth and change affords unusual opportunity to study the impact of urbanization in a rural setting. The School includes as part of its program field trips, guest lectures, research assignments, and other teaching techniques oriented toward major urban and rural problems as a means to broaden the educational base of its students.

Classes are also offered in a variety of settings away from the campus. Options include a semester in the school's facility near the Piazza Navona in Rome, Italy, a semester in a special joint venture studio located in Memphis, Tennessee, a summer design studio in Mexico City, Mexico, and exchange programs with Brighton University, the University of Central England and Cheltenham and Gloucester College in the United Kingdom, and Landbouwuniversitiet in Klageningen, The Netherlands.

The University of Arkansas Community Design Center

The School of Architecture provides community service opportunities through the University of Arkansas Community Design Center (UACDC). The Center was founded in 1995 with the support of the Harvey and Bernice Jones Charitable Trust. The Center utilizes students, faculty, and professional staff to provide technical assistance to the towns and communities of the State of Arkansas in such areas as town and environmental planning, low and moderate income housing, and community and policy development. In addition to providing design leadership, the Center also gives students the opportunity to work directly with leaders throughout the state to solve real problems in the context of actual situations and conditions.

Accreditation and Membership

The School holds memberships in the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) and the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA), organizations comprised of North American schools of architecture and landscape architecture.

The Design Studio

The design studio sequence is the core of each discipline within the School of Architecture. Students spend three afternoons each week in a design studio, with complementary lecture courses taught to allow knowledge from those lectures to inform work produced in design studios. This method is designed to develop and nurture the intellectual and creative skills of students and to allow them to approach problem solving in a disciplined, logical and analytical manner.

Design professionals must be able to conceptualize responses to project programs and client needs, to communicate with clients, to present ideas verbally and to demonstrate ideas graphically. Most need to maintain technical knowledge of building materials and construction technology and must be able to negotiate with contractors and owners to administrate construction and to market their services. Each must fulfill a multitude of roles, whether practicing alone or as a team member in a large multidisciplined organization.

The design studio consists of a series of projects of increasing complexity, all requiring three-dimensional problem-solving, conceptualization, and final presentation to the studio critic, other faculty members, and fellow students. The amount of material to be covered, the fast pace of assignments, and the pressure of critical reviews by faculty and other students all combine to produce a highly charged and energetic studio atmosphere.

Landscape architects provide designs for outdoor space to meet the needs of society, to protect or enhance the natural environment and to interpret cultural conditions. Design solutions respond to functional, aesthetic, natural, and historic requirements. Projects are broad in scope, including public parks, golf courses, streetscapes, gardens, urban plazas, housing developments, and college campuses.

Library Resources

The School of Architecture's publication collection is housed in the Fine Arts Library, located in the Fine Arts Building. This library contains approximately 50,000 catalogued volumes relating to architecture and areas of environmental design, art, music, and other related subjects. Approximately sixty-five professional journal subscriptions are housed in the library. The University of Arkansas library system (Fayetteville campus) contains over one million volumes including a number that are pertinent to environmental issues.

A collection of over seventy thousand slides and 300 videos relating to architecture, architectural history, landscape, and urban design is housed in the School's C. Murray Smart media center, which is located in Vol Walker Hall.

Garvan Woodland Gardens

This 210-acre botanical garden located on Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs, Arkansas, is operated by the Department of Landscape Architecture. The land and endowment were the result of a bequest to the Department in 1985. The garden is open for group tours by appointment. A master plan outlining future development has been completed and is currently being implemented. The garden includes facilities designed by E. Fay Jones and Maurice Jennings. Students participate in design projects in the garden.