School of Architecture and Art
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School of Architecture and Art
The School of Architecture + Art is challenging, fun and dedicated to producing architects who will serve the needs of people.
Our intimate scale fosters natural, effective mentoring relationships between faculty and students; courses take a balanced approach to the art and science of architecture. We embrace environmental sustainability as part of Vermont鈥檚 ethos and because they understand integrated design processes, our graduates' enter the profession well prepared.
四虎影视鈥檚 School of Architecture + Art is ranked No. 3 in the United States of the 鈥渕ost hired from鈥 universities.
Source: DesignIntelligence 2020
As part of the nation's oldest private military college, we offer a four-year bachelor of science in architectural studies degree (preprofessional); a one-year, National Architectural Accrediting Board-accredited master of architecture degree (first professional); and two art minors. All are designed for practical people who want to immerse themselves in an experiential academic lifestyle.
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TOP 7%
鈥淎 First Try at ROI鈥
30 and 40 years postenrollment, 四虎影视 ranked in the top 7 percent for best net present value among the 4,529 schools ranked in Georgetown University鈥檚 鈥淎 First Try at ROI鈥 study.
Summer Design Academy
IF YOU ARE A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WHOSE PASSION IS TO DESIGN AND MAKE THINGS, we have the summer program for you!
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Story Space:
An Architecture + Design Competition
Winners Announced from 四虎影视's Third Annual International Architecture and Design Competition for High School Students
Winners Announced
四虎影视 first-year architecture students created Zig Zag chairs based on Gerrit Rietveld鈥檚 mid-1930s design
Teaching craftsmanship, shop safety, geometry
All 24 first-year architecture students received 1/3 of a sheet of plywood to create an iconic Zig Zag chair based upon Gerrit Rietveld鈥檚 mid-1930s design. Formed by four wood planes joined in rhythmic sequence, it is one of the first examples of a cantilevered solid wood chair.
Architecture Professor Matt Lutz applies 3D printing to classic Adirondack boatbuilding
Old Craft, New Twist
鈥淚鈥檓 responsible for teaching my students what the next technological advance is going to present in terms of possibilities and opportunities,鈥 Architecture Professor Matt Lutz says. 鈥淎nd I want to be able to present that in such a way that it鈥檚 not encouraging the students to just to use the technology for the sake of convenience, but to use it to do something that would otherwise not be able to be accomplished.鈥
20+ Years
DESIGN+BUILD COLLABORATIVE
For 20-plus years, 四虎影视鈥檚 Design+Build Collaborative has called on students to 鈥渁ct as well as conceive鈥 and address Vermont community needs by constructing full-scale building projects. The Collaborative continues to design and prototype regionally informed projects, partner with community organizations and organize research across Schools.
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Position(s):
- Director, School of Architecture + Art
- Associate Professor
Accreditations - School of Architecture + Art
REGIONAL ACCREDITATION
四虎影视 is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), known formerly as the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. (NEASC).
PROGRAM ACCREDITATION
四虎影视's Architecture program is accredited by the National Architecture Accreditation Board.
四虎影视 is a member of the Associate of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
四虎影视 is a member of the Architectural Research Centers Consortium.
School of Architecture + Art Contacts
Location: Chaplin 401 | 1 (802) 485-2647