University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Architecture and Urban Planning

The School of Architecture and Urban Planning is premier institution of architecture and urban planning at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus. It offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in Architecture and Urban Planning. The school has a total of more than 800 enrollment.

Facilities

The school is located at the School of Architecture and Urban Planning Building on UW-Milwaukee campus. Covering more than 143,000 square feet, it is one of the largest school of architecture buildings built in the U.S.

Ranking

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Architecture and Urban Planning was ranked among the top twenty by U.S. News and World Report in a recent report. [ [http://www.uwm.edu/SARUP/prospective/sarupnationalrankhowdowerank.pdf School of Architecture and Urban Planning Ranking] , University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, Retrieved on May 27, 2006.]

Design Intelligence has also ranked the school among the top twenty and second in the Midwest, as well as tied for third in their ‘Most Innovative Programs’ category.

The Key Center for Architectural Sociology ranked the school 18th in research performance among more than 130 schools in North America.

The Journal of Planning Education and Research, ranked the school's Department of Urban Planning 10th nationally among masters-only programs based on the number of publications per faculty member.

Marcus Prize

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Architecture and Urban Planning administers the Marcus Prize, a $100,000 international architect award sponsored by Marcus Corporation Foundation. Compared to architecture’s Pritzker Prize, which tends to honor long-established architects, Marcus Prize tends to honor emerging architects.

Notable people

*Francis D.K. Ching, Professor of Architecture, widely known for architectural and design graphics
*John Czarnecki ('94 BS Architectural Studies), associate editor of Architectural Record, the American Institute of Architects magazine published by McGraw-Hill in New York.
*Amos Rapoport University distinguished professor of Architecture.
*Thomas Vonier ('74, MA Architecture), Paris-based architect, founded the Continental Europe chapter of the American Institute of Architects; elected to the AIA College of Fellows.

ee also

*San Gemini Historic Preservation Studies

References

External links

* [http://www.uwm.edu/SARUP/ University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee School of Architecture and Urban Planning]
* [http://www.uwm.edu/ University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee]