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Adjunct Professor of Art Tayo Heuser Awarded Fellowship in Italy, Work exhibited in Belgium

September 24th, 2012 by dalexander
Adjunct Professor of Art Tayo Heuser was awarded a 2012 Fellowship at the BAU Institute in Otranto, Italy. The studios are located in the legendary Castle of Otranto. This residency was an opportunity for experimentation and development of Heuser's drawings.
 
Posted by: dalexander September 24th, 2012
Tags: Fellowship  Tayo Heuser  

Aalto and America, new book co-edited by Professor Gail Fenske, published by Yale University Press

September 24th, 2012 by dalexander

Yale University Press has published Aalto and America, a new book co-edited by Stanford Anderson, Professor of Architecture Gail Fenske and David Fixler that assesses Finnish architect Alvar Aalto's engagement with America. Aalto completed three buildings in the United States—the Finnish Pavilion for the 1939 World’s Fair, Baker House Dormitory at MIT, and Mount Angel Library in Oregon—but his influence went much further in humanizing modern architecture, and contributing to a sense of regional expression here.

Posted by: dalexander September 24th, 2012
Tags: Aalto and America  Gail Fenske  

Roger Williams Architecture graduates 2005-10 Architecture Registration Exam (ARE) results outstanding, among top in New England with Ivy League schools

September 24th, 2012 by dalexander

Roger Williams University Architecture graduates success on the Architectural Registration Exam (ARE) is well above the national average in all areas of the exam, and among the highest in New England, from 2005-10, the first years exam results have been available publicly. Roger Williams graduates achieved a cumulative 75% pass rate compared to 62% pass rate nationally, and tied for 3rd place overall in New England with MIT, behind Yale and Harvard University graduates. The ARE addresses seven areas: Program, Planning and Practice; Site Planning and Design; Building Design; Schematic Design; Structural Systems; Building Systems; Construction Documents. Roger Williams' students achieved one of the highest pass rates in the nation on the Schematic Design exam at more than 90% success – 20+ percentage points higher than the national average on this exam.

Posted by: dalexander September 24th, 2012
Tags: Architecture Registration Exam (ARE)  Roger Williams Architecture  

SAAHP Career Investment Program launched

September 24th, 2012 by dalexander
The SAAHP Career Investment Program (CIP) has been launched to provide financing for student assistantships on-campus and internships off-campus with firms and organizations. The Career Investment Program involves students, the university, firms, organizations, government and funders in a process that:
  • exists as one element of an RWU education balancing study, work, service, cultural, and advocacy experiences
  • establishes financial support for discipline-based assistantships and internships on and off-campus with firms and organizations
  • advances relationships between the university and external partners for mutual benefit
Posted by: dalexander September 24th, 2012
Tags: Career Investment Program  

Master of Architecture Program received full NAAB Accreditation term through 2018

September 24th, 2012 by dalexander

Roger Williams Master of Architecture program received a full 6-year term of accreditation to 2018 from the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), as a result of the NAAB Accreditation visit to the school in April 2012. The school had an outstanding visit, where the team “…found a great esprit and supportive and mutually respectful relations between faculty, staff and students”, and that “…the program strikes a balance between the art of architecture and the professional preparation of students.”  Review the 2012 NAAB Visiting Team Report here.

Posted by: dalexander September 24th, 2012
Tags: NAAB Accreditation  
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