The School of Architecture offers undergraduate education in architecture, landscape architecture and building science. Its faculty is active in professional practice, in design research, in the supervision of programs at the Gamble House and the Freeman House and in extended professional education.
Work in the school is conducted in an intellectual climate which promotes inquiry, introduces principles and values and teaches the disciplines necessary to work in collaboration with other professionals and to develop the common vocabulary essential to effective teamwork in later years.
Significantly, the school is located in the center of the second largest urban region in the country which offers a unique understanding of twentieth century growth and change. In such an environment the possibilities for teaching and learning are extraordinary.
Relatively small in size, the school is highly selective in its admissions and enjoys the strong support of alumni and the professions it serves. The opportunity exists for students to have close contact with faculty, other students and the practicing architects who assist them in their apprentice training.
An architecture curriculum was initiated at USC in 1914. By 1919, a Department of Architecture was established and, together with the Department of Fine Arts, formed the School of Architecture. In January 1979, each department was given separate status as the School of Architecture and the School of Fine Arts, each with its own dean and faculty. The two schools continue to share facilities in Watt Hall and Harris Hall and to enjoy a common set of academic interests.
Victor Regnier, B.S., B.Arch., M.Arch.
Dean
Kim Coleman, B.F.A., M.Arch.
Director, Foundation Program
John V. Mutlow, Dipl. in Arch., A.A. Dipl. Town Planning, M.Arch.
Director, Advanced Program
Robert Harris, B.A.Arch., M.F.A. (Arch.)
Director, Master of Architecture Program; ACSA Distinguished Professor
G. Goetz Schierle, Dipl. in Arch. and Engineering, M.Arch., Ph.D. Arch.
Director, Master of Building Science Program
Achva Benzinberg Stein, B.L.Arch., M.L.Arch.
Director, Master of Landscape Architecture Program
Ted Bosley, B.A., M.B.A.
Director, the Gamble House
Jeffrey Chusid, B.A., M.Arch.
Director, the Freeman House
School of Architecture
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Associate Professors: Marc M. Angelil, Ph.D.; Frank Dimster, M.Arch. (U.D.); Diane Ghirardo, Ph.D.; Pierre Koenig, B.Arch.; Charles Lagreco, M.F.A.(Arch.); Graeme M. Morland, Dipl.Arch.; John V. Mutlow, M.Arch. (U.D.); Stefanos Polyzoides, M.Arch., M.U.P.; Victor Regnier, M.Arch.*; Marc Schiler, M.Arch.Sci.; James Steele, M.Arch.; Achva Benzinberg Stein, M.L.Arch.*
Assistant Professors: Kim Coleman, M.Arch.; Douglas Noble, Ph.D.*
Adjunct Professor: Ed Niles, B.Arch.
Adjunct Associate Professors: Jeffrey Chusid, M.Arch.; Michael Lehrer, M.Arch.; Dimitry Vergun, M.S.
Adjunct Assistant Professors: Ed Chang, M.Arch.; Karen Kensek, M.Arch.
Lecturers: Michael Arden, B.S.; Janek Bielski, Dipl. Arch.; Paul Blazek, M.L.Arch.; Lee Buckley, B.F.A.; Michael Burch, M.Arch.; Benjamin Caffey, M.Arch.; Mike Davis, C.Phil.; Nils Finne, M.Arch.; Sarah Graham, M.Arch.; Margaret Griffen, M.Arch.; Robert Hale, M.Arch.; Glenn Hickman, M.R.E.D.; Alice Kimm, M.Arch.; Susan Lanier, M.Arch.; David Leclerc, M.Arch.; Nina Lesser, M.Arch.; Antonina Markoff, M.Arch.; Paul Murdoch, M.Arch.; Thomas Rael, M.Arch.; Janet Simon, M.Arch.; Paul Tang, M.Arch.; James Tyler, B.Arch.; Ed Woll, M.Arch.
Emeritus Professors: James Ambrose, M.S.; Richard D. Berry, B.Arch.; Samuel T. Hurst, M.Arch.; Waldo A. Kirkpatrick, M.S.; Ralph Knowles, M.Arch.*; Salvatore Merendino, M.A.; Crombie Taylor, M.Arch.; Emmet L. Wemple, B.F.A.
Emeritus Professor of Architecture and Fine Arts: Grant C. Manson, Ph.D.
*Recipient of university-wide or school teaching award.
Bachelor of Architecture: a five-year undergraduate accredited professional degree program.
Master of Architecture: a three-semester program for students who hold a first professional degree from an accredited school of architecture. Students with a four-year degree in architecture may be admitted under special conditions.
Master of Landscape Architecture: a two-year program for students who hold a first degree in architecture or landscape architecture.
Master of Building Science: a two-year program for applicants who hold a Bachelor of Architecture, Bachelor of Architectural Engineering or Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree from an accredited school of architecture or engineering. Students with five-year professional degrees in architecture may be given advanced standing.
Dual Degree in Architecture and Planning: a 72-unit program leading to the Master of Architecture and the Master of Planning degrees. Admission to both degree programs is required.
Dual Degree in Landscape Architecture and Planning: a 66-unit program leading to the Master of Landscape Architecture and Master of Planning degrees. Admission to both degree programs is required.
Produced by the USC Division of Student Affairs, Office of University Publications, May 1, 1995