Posted: 01/25/10

ARCH Professor Thomas Fowler Earns National Award

Architecture Professor Thomas Fowler IV is the recipient of the 2009-10 Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) Creative Achievement Award. He was recognized for the development of the Collaborative Integrative-Interdisciplinary Digital-Design Studio. This studio infuses creativity into collaborative student teamwork.

Go to the Fowler News Release to read more about how it interweaves scholarship with academia, and professional development with research and service at local and national levels.

Posted: 12/10/09

Two Departments Garner Top National Rankings

The CAED’s architecture and landscape architecture departments placed in the 2010 DesignIntelligence survey, which ranks public and private degree programs nationally. Cal Poly’s Architecture Department ranked third and the Landscape Architecture Department ranked fourteenth among undergraduate programs.

Click here for more information on the CAED rankings by Design Intelligence.

Posted: 12/10/09

CRP Mitigation Planning Earns $1.5 Million Grant

Professors William Siembieda, Ken Topping and Mike Boswell - with the help of graduate students and other faculty - have been key players in updating California's State Hazard Mitigation Plan. Their work earned an "Enhanced Plan" designation from federal leaders, bringing in millions of extra dollars for California. As a result, the team received a new multi-year, $1.5 million grant to update the plan again for 2010. "We have recently established the Planning, Design and Construction Institute (PDCI) on campus to facilitate these types of projects," says PDCI director William Siembieda.

Go to the PDCI web page for more information.