The School of Architecture, Art and Historic Preservation at Roger Williams University brings diverse individuals together into an educational community dedicated to the creation and stewardship of the built and cultural environments.

The School exists to prepare students from many backgrounds and experiences for a variety of roles within a global society, with its continuing need for educated citizens who have the knowledge, skills and commitment to improve our surroundings.

We are committed to balance, between creation and conservation, aesthetic and technical pursuits, national and international perspectives, individual exploration and community involvement, classroom and lifelong learning.

We work to achieve this balance through a variety of teaching situations--studios, lectures, seminars, internships, study abroad, field work, tutorials, public forums, required community service--which engage students, faculty, and those active in the field in close relationships.

The School encourages the complementary pursuits of learning and practice, reflection and action, of accessibility and flexibility; along with a sense of perspective, adaptation, and transcendence. The skills which best serve these values incorporate intuition, critical thinking and problem solving; as well as abilities with spoken, written, graphic and spatial media. Each course and co-curricular activity at Roger Williams University actively engages the student in the development and enhancement of these skills.