Tuesday, June 12, 2007
The University of Kansas School of Architecture and Urban Design has been named as the best architecture program in the Midwest by a private firm that analyzes the field.
The firm, DesignIntelligence, also listed the University’s architecture program as the sixth best in the country in its eighth annual rankings.
John Gaunt, dean of the School of Architecture, said that although accurate rankings were difficult to formulate for architecture programs because of the field’s subjective nature, he was happy the University’s program is being honored.
“It’s always nice to be recognized, no matter what,” Gaunt said.
DesignIntelligence comprised the rankings by questioning various professional architecture firms about recent graduates from various universities.
Gaunt said he thought the program was chosen as the best in the Midwest for several reasons.
“I think that our graduate programs, highly-qualified faculty, excellent students and study abroad program all contribute to our reputation,” he said.
Keith Diaz Moore, associate professor and chair of architecture, said that preparing students for future changes in the field was a major point of focus in the school’s programs.
“We try to get students as much exposure as possible to real world situations,” Diaz Moore said.
Diaz Moore said he hoped being named a top school by DesignIntelligence will allow the school to make more connections throughout the profession. However, he said that he did not think being named the best architecture school in the Midwest will help the program recruit more elite students because the school already receives applications from qualified applicants.
Michael Swann, associate dean of the School of Architecture, said more than 700 students applied for 28 available studio spots in the school for the fall semester. Accepted applicants had an average GPA of 3.97, and most had ACT scores in the high 20s or low 30s.
Kai Sun Luk, Hong Kong senior and architecture student, said that he thought the school’s faculty is what set the program apart from other architecture schools.
“It is helpful because there are so many styles, types, sizes or ways of designing architecture, so having so many professors specialized in different areas really helps the students get a balanced education and find out what they want to do,” Luk said.
Gaunt said that the honor is important as it confirms that the school’s students were being seen in a good light by the people who matter the most.
—Edited by Ben Smith
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