McGill School of Architecture

McGill School of Architecture
An artistic representation of the Macdonald-Harrington Building which is often used as a logo for the School of Architecture.
Other names
Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture
TypeArchitecture school
Established1896; 128 years ago (1896)
FounderWilliam Christopher Macdonald
Parent institution
McGill University
Faculty of Engineering
DirectorMartin Bressani
Academic staff
44[1]
Administrative staff
7[2]
Students273 (Fall 2019)[3]
Undergraduates163 (Fall 2019)[3]
Postgraduates90 (Fall 2019)[3]
20[4]
Address
Macdonald-Harrington Building
,
Montreal
,
Quebec
,
H3A 2K6
,
Canada

45°30′19″N 73°34′33″W / 45.5053°N 73.5758°W / 45.5053; -73.5758
CampusUrban
LanguageEnglish
Accreditation
Websitemcgill.ca/architecture/

The Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture, formerly the McGill School of Architecture, is one of eight academic units constituting the Faculty of Engineering at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1896 by Sir William Macdonald, it offers accredited professional and post-professional programs ranging from undergraduate to PhD levels.[5]

The School of Architecture is located inside the Macdonald-Harrington Building, designed by Sir Andrew Taylor, on the McGill University downtown campus.[6] The School of Urban Planning, which became independent from the School of Architecture in 1970, occupies the fourth floor.[7] The School of Architecture also operates many auxiliary facilities, including workshops, laser cutting and 3D-printing facilities, research labs and various libraries and collections both within the Macdonald-Harrington Building and elsewhere on McGill's campus. The school is accredited by the Canadian Architectural Certification Board (CACB) and is recognized in the United States by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB).[8]

The Architecture Students' Association represents undergraduate students at the school[9] and the Graduate Architecture Students' Association represents graduate and post-graduate students.[10] All registered students automatically become members of these associations. The school also maintains a chapter of the American Institute of Architecture Students[11] as well as bilateral exchange agreements with several architecture schools in other countries.[12] As of Fall 2019, there were 163 undergraduate, 90 graduate and 20 PhD students enrolled.[3]

On September 26, 2017, the school was renamed the Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture following a C$12 million gift from architect and McGill graduate Peter Fu.[13]

  1. ^ "Faculty and Staff". Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Staff". Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Enrollment Reports". McGill University. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Current Ph.D. students". Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Programs". Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Macdonald-Harrington Building (formerly Macdonald Chemistry Building)". Canadian Architecture Collection, McGill Archives. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
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  8. ^ "Accreditation". Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture, McGill University. Archived from the original on 23 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
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  13. ^ Ayda Ayoubi (2017). "Chinese Architect Peter Guo-hua Fu Donated $12 Million to the McGill School of Architecture". Architect Magazine. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.