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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Established | 1914[1] |
Parent institution | University of Southern California |
Academic affiliation | NAAB |
| Dean | Brett Steele |
| Associate Dean | Joon-Ho Choi, Vittoria di Palma, Trudi Sandmeier |
Academic staff | 112[1] |
| Undergraduates | 500[1] |
| Postgraduates | 200[1] |
| Location | , , United States |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Cardinal and Gold |
| Website | arch |
The USC School of Architecture is the architecture school at the University of Southern California. Located in Los Angeles, California, it is one of the university's twenty-two professional schools, offering both undergraduate and graduate degrees in the fields of architecture, building science, landscape architecture and heritage conservation.[2]
The USC School of Architecture has enrolled over 6,500 alumni and is consistently ranked among the most prestigious architecture schools in the United States. For 2018, the undergraduate program in architecture was ranked 5th, and the graduate program in architecture was ranked 9th in the nation by DesignIntelligence.[3] Since its founding as a department in 1914, the school has produced some of the world's leading architects, including Frank Gehry, Paul R. Williams, Pierre Koenig and Thom Mayne, among others.[4] The current dean of the school is Brett Steele and faculty comprises notable architects including Alvin Huang, Wes Jones, Lorcan O'Herlihy and Lawrence Scarpa.[5]
- ^ a b c d "Architecture | Academics | USC". academics.usc.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ "Academics". USC School of Architecture. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ "DesignIntelligence Announces Top Architecture Schools for 2017–2018". ArchDaily. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "USC Architecture Celebrates 100 Years of Innovation & Impact". USC School of Architecture. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ "Faculty". USC School of Architecture. Retrieved 2021-03-29.