SAAHP provides a balanced education for students seeking to design and maintain our built and cultural environments.
About the school
SAAHP offers an array of undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs, as well as joint degree programs and minors. We also offer several non-degree special programs. Our Master of Architecture program is fully NAAB-accredited.
The School of Architecture, Art and Historic Preservation is a community of students, faculty, industry experts and life-long learners. Learn more about the people who make up our school community.
Our facilities foster creativity, learning, and teamwork. We offer design studio space, gallery space, computer and materials labs, seminar and lecture rooms, a comprehensive architecture library, and many more resources our students can utilize.
Our courses and projects foster creativity, learning, teamwork, and it shows in the work produced. Work samples here include work from studios, required courses, and internships.
Through our Centers and Initiatives, students and faculty work with local and global communities through collaborative project proposals and research opportunities. Additionally, students can leave their mark on campus by implementing the installation of student and faculty artwork.
Keep up with the latest news and events coming from the School of Architecture, Art and Historic Preservation. Learn about our current students, alumni, programs, upcoming lectures or exhibits, and more.
We have a vision of balance between creation and conservation, local and global issues, liberal and professional education, and of classroom, field and studio experiences — and people from many places and backgrounds. The result has been the establishment of a great community with much interchange between students, faculty and visitors, and connections to many firms and organizations.
Stephen White, AIA, Dean of School and Professor of Architecture
Between the personal attention from faculty members and a dedicated studio space guaranteed to every architecture student, Vincent Pacifico ’17 knew that Roger Williams University was the perfect fit for him. “It felt like a family here in the architecture program, where everyone is connected and the professors are warm and welcoming,” he says.
Read full storyRWU celebrates the Class of 2020’s accomplishments and first year as alumni during a weekend of commencement celebrations.
Local Indigenous leaders William Guy and Lorén Spears call on Class of 2021 and Class of 2020 to “be the change” and never “give up your dream.”
“We have grown and learned how to communicate and band together as a community. I wanted to really celebrate what we’ve gone through, and motivate us to face what is coming next,” says Shannon DeFranza '21, human rights advocate and National Vice President Elect of the American Institute of Architecture Students.
