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 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. In 1919, a Department of Architecture was created and a separate School of Architecture was organized in 1925. The school shares Watt and Harris Halls with the School of Fine Arts and the Department of Art History.

School of Architecture
Watt Hall 204
(213) 740-2723
(213) 740-8884 (FAX)

Administration

Robert H. Timme, M.Arch. Dean

Robert Harris, M.F.A. (Arch.)
Director, Master of Architecture Program; ACSA Distinguished Professor

Marc Schiler, M.S.
Director, Master of Building Science Program

Achva Benzinberg Stein, M.L.Arch.
Director, Master of Landscape Architecture Program

Ted Bosley, M.B.A.
Director, the Gamble House

Faculty

Harry and Della MacDonald Dean’s Chair in Architecture: Robert Timme, M.Arch.

Professors: Diane Ghirardo, Ph.D.; Robert S. Harris, M.F.A.Arch.; Pierre Koenig, B.Arch.; Panos Koulermos, Dipl. in Arch.; John V. Mutlow, M.Arch. (U.D.); Victor Regnier, M.Arch.*; Goetz Schierle, M.Arch., Ph.D. Arch.; Roger Sherwood, M.S.Arch., M.C.R.P.; Robert H. Timme, M.Arch.

Associate Professors: Kim Coleman, M.Arch.; Frank Dimster, M.Arch. (U.D.); Charles Lagreco, M.F.A. (Arch.); Graeme M. Morland, Dipl.Arch.; Stefanos Polyzoides, M.Arch., M.U.P.; Marc Schiler, M.Arch.Sci.; James Steele, M.Arch.; Achva Benzinberg Stein, M.L.Arch.*

Assistant Professor: Douglas Noble, Ph.D.*

Adjunct Professor: Ed Niles, B.Arch.

Adjunct Associate Professors: Kenneth Breisch, Ph.D.; Jeffrey Guh, Ph.D.; Michael Lehrer, M.Arch.; Dimitry Vergun, M.S.

Adjunct Assistant Professors: Sarah Graham, M.Arch.; Karen Kensek, M.Arch.

Lecturers: Richard Abramson, M.Arch.; Michael Arden, B.S.; R. Jean Bellman, M.Arch.; Isabelle Biro, D.P.L.G.; Lee Buckley, B.F.A.; Benjamin Caffey, M.Arch.; Hsuan-Ying Chou, M.Arch.; Katherine Diamond, B.Arch.; Sandeep Divekar, M.Arch.; Timothy Eilers, B.E.D.; Arthur Golding, M.Arch.; Margaret Griffin, M.Arch.; Yo-ichiro Hakomori, D.E.; Glenn Hickman, M.R.E.D.; David Leclerc, M.Arch.; Antonina Markoff, M.Arch.; Dion McCarthy, M.Arch.; Paul Mitchell, M.Arch.; Paul Murdoch, M.Arch.; Amy Murphy, M.F.A.; Lee Olvera, M.Arch.; Karolin Schmidbaur, Dipl. in Arch.; Julius Shulman; Danna Sigal, M.Arch.; Paul Tang, M.Arch.; John Trautmann, M.Arch.; James Tyler, B.Arch.; Wolfgang Wagener, M.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.

Emeritus Professor of Architecture and Fine Arts: Grant C. Manson, Ph.D.

*Recipient of university-wide or school teaching award.

Degree Programs

The School of Architecture offers curricula leading to the following degrees.

Bachelor of Architecture: a five-year undergraduate accredited professional degree program.

Bachelor of Landscape Architecture: a four-year undergraduate degree program concentrating on design of spaces in the urban environment.

Minor in Architecture

Master of Architecture: a three-semester program with two tracks — one for students who hold a first professional degree from an accredited school of architecture and another for students with pre-professional degrees. 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.