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MAT’R Project installation
Contents undergraduate 03 07 11
Architectural Studies Interior Design Architecture
graduate 17 21 25 29 33 36 38
Master of Architecture Master of Landscape Architecture I and II Master of Science in Architecture and Environmental Design Master of Healthcare Design Master of Urban Design CUDC – Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative Education Abroad
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WHY DESIGN?
Why design? Why architecture, why interior design, why landscape architecture, why urban design, or why architectural studies? Can our civilization right itself or are we on an ill-fated course? Human society faces some immense challenges today: unavoidable evidence of global climate change, growing urbanization, shrinking resources, unabated poverty, increased energy demands, and storms that diminish both our land and spirit. Here at Kent State— in a region in the midst of reinventing itself—we believe tomorrow’s designers not only have the ability, but also the obligation, to lead society in a responsible direction by providing remedies to these issues. Why Kent State’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design (CAED)? The CAED will reshape you through guided design exploration integrated with the practicalities of a professional life. Whether your degree program is in architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, health care design, architectural studies, or urban design the outcome will be to make you into a professional who can balance between improving the quality of built environments for all citizens while serving as steward for our planet. Design education is about developing your ability to make fitting decisions, to comprehend the ethical choices inherent in design, and to fulfill the human need for thriving in a complex world. The College of Architecture and Environmental Design strives to equip you with the right amount of social, theoretical, technical understanding, balanced with the proper ethical convictions and confidence that will serve you, and the citizens you will serve, over your lifetime. The College has achieved success by providing an education where you experience:
• A professional balance between history/theory and the technical aspects of professional skills;
• A global preparedness for understanding cultural, governmental and climate diversity;
• A realization of possibilities through personal definition and societal advancement.
The Global Studies Program offers European, Asian and regional experiences in diverse venues. The Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (CUDC) functions as a design office that strives to improve and preserve communities. Our comprehensive studio experiences teach how to synthesize and integrate history, theory, systems and procedures into a single project. The graduate programs offer unique dual degree programs, specialization and research venues. Interior design majors transform social visions into physical realities in a senior course committed to community design. And all our majors impact the public good through “designers-in-service”. Why design? Because it holds the solutions of tomorrow. Why Kent State? Because it offers value to the individual and to society. It starts with inquisitive minds passionate about reinventing society through a constructed environment that respects natural environments. The world will look different to you when you depart from Kent State. Join us on a journey that will expand possibilities, improve lives—including yours—and seek a world waiting to be created beyond the horizon. Take part in our conviction about a better tomorrow! Sincerely,
Douglas l Steidl,
faia dean, college of architecture and environmental design
Mixed media drawings — Nicholas Skidmore
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The Architectural Studies (B.A./ARCS) program offers a liberal arts education as a foundation for directed graduate study and careers in a variety of design-related disciplines. The Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies
students are designed to foster interdisci-
curriculum emphasizes the design of the built
plinary partnerships with art, technology,
environment as a tool to develop critical
journalism, fashion, graphics and digital
thinking and problem-solving skills valuable
sciences offering opportunities for directed
in many fields of specialization that interface
media and technique-based explorations.
with environmental design practices. Adding architecture to liberal education, the B.A./ ARCS degree gives students the flexibility and incentive to explore important relationships between architecture and related disciplines and prepares them to recognize and pursue creative and innovative work within the field of architecture and beyond.
are provided the flexibility to pursue an emphasis in one of five areas of focus. These areas of focus allow students to identify potential for specialization and/or future graduate study. Individual advising provides students with a framework to aid in defining goals and establishing tracks for
Studying outside of a formal classroom
a possible double-major or minor within the
environment, students work closely with
degree plan.
faculty and other students – exploring the cul-
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By the beginning of the junior year, students
tural and societal forces that shape the built environment through a core set of courses in design, technology, history, criticism and urbanism. Studios for B.A./ARCS
Representation of Design I — Travis McCollough
Architecture + Making
focuses
The boundaries between architecture, installation art, environmental graphics and industrial design are unclear and overlapping. Someone with training in more than one of these fields is, therefore, wellplaced to make effective and compelling work at a variety of scales. Students who want extensive hands-on engagement in the process of making can combine the ARCS core curriculum with more studiocentered coursework that focuses on craft and visual problemsolving. After graduation, many students who follow this path will want to go on to a Master of Fine Arts program or graduate study in architecture, graphics or industrial design.
Architecture + TECHNOLOGY While the use of computers to draw buildings has become the norm, that is only the very beginning of the ways in which digital technology is changing the design process. Information systems also improve the construction process, help us devise new applications for building technologies and environmental systems, and allow for the rapid prototyping and testing of design ideas. Students with strong analytic skills and the ability to communicate complex technical information have a future in emerging and rapidly evolving design-related professions related to construction technology, systems management and project delivery. Students interested in pursuing this focus may choose to combine the ARCS curriculum with studies in digital sciences or technology.
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Architecture + History Knowledge about architecture and design grows not just through built and graphic work, but also through inquiry into design history, theory and criticism. Students with strong verbal skills and an interest in scholarship can combine design training, writing and historical study to prepare themselves for graduate study in architectural history and theory or historic preservation. Others may combine the ARCS curriculum with studies in journalism, graphic design, art or other fields that give them the skills and understanding to work in journalism, public history, or in museums and galleries.
Architecture + Society There are many nondesign professionals who play key roles in shaping the built environment, working with designers on a regular basis. Someone who understands design but also has the verbal and analytic skills required for these outside professions is in an excellent position to collaborate with designers on complex projects and contribute to a high-quality outcome. Students can build on the ARCS core curriculum with coursework or minors in other colleges at Kent State to prepare themselves for graduate study and professional work in business, real estate, law, environmental policy, public health and other fields that relate to the built environment.
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Representation of Design II — student mural installation
Admission Requirements A student may enter the B.A./ARCS program directly in the fall of the freshman year if they meet the entrance requirements. If an entering student does not meet the entrance requirements, they can enter the college as an Architecture and Environmental Design General major until they have met the requirements to declare Architectural Studies as a major – usually at the end of the freshman year.
Detailed information on admission to this program may be obtained by writing directly to Kent State University, Architectural Studies, P.O. Box 5190, Kent, OH 44242-0001 or by calling the Architectural Studies Program at 330-672-2789
Education Abroad Students may elect to study abroad in the Florence program in the fall if their third year. This program has been a mainstay of the college since 1972. This award-winning program has become a cornerstone in the education of our future design professionals. Housed in the historic Palazzo dei Cerchi, the program
Architecture + Cities
is located in the heart of Florence. Field study takes
Buildings are situated within complex urban and suburban networks of infrastructure, ecology, economics and politics. Students with an interest in these complex issues can combine the ARCS core curriculum with work in geography, sociology and political science to give themselves a strong qualification for graduate work in urban design, landscape architecture, urban planning or community development. Kent State offers an excellent graduate option through the Master of Urban Design degree offered at the Kent State University Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (KSU CUDC), where students engage in intensive study of real-world challenges in urban design practice and research.
students to the great cities of Rome, Milan and Venice among others.
Minor The College of Architecture and Environmental Design believes that learning about architecture is also a way of learning about ourselves and the world in which we live. The minor in Architectural Studies provides an opportunity for students from across the university to enhance their knowledge of architecture and the built environment by taking a series of courses in different disciplines within architecture.
The Bachelor of arts in architectural studies degree is directed at three populations: Students with an interest in environmental design who want to be active members of the larger university community and seek to establish a broad base of knowledge (through a cross-disciplinary, design-based liberal education) before committing to a particular career path.
Students who plan to pursue further study in a related environmental design field such as urban planning, urban design, public/business administration, real estate development, real estate law, journalism, construction management, graphic or industrial design, historic preservation or architectural history/theory.
Students who plan to pursue a three-year accredited graduate degree in architecture or landscaping architecture and seek the broadly based undergraduate education valued by such professional degree programs.
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Interior Design Studio VII — Café project
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The Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA)— accredited Interior Design Program at Kent State University is dedicated to the understanding, development and improvement of the physical environment and the protection of the public. A multidisciplinary approach to the design
• Actively foster new ideas and collaborate with
education of the individual is promoted to
other disciplines in the college, university, state
establish an understanding of the human experience in the environment. The program fosters intellectual curiosity, critical thinking and professional responsibility within a diverse and collegial community of faculty and students.
ideas, critiques and diversity of views in the educational process. • Support Kent State University and the
The Kent State University interiors curriculum
College of Architecture and Environmental
has been developed to promote academic
Design missions.
excellence and to challenge students to explore, examine, deliberate and solve design problems that affect the individual in physical, social and psychological manners.
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and nation. • Strive to encourage an open dialogue of
The Interior Design Program compliments and contributes equally to the resources of strong and well-established programs in the university including the architecture program, the
To support this mission, the Kent State Interior
School of Visual Communication and Design,
Design Program seeks to promote the following
the College of Business and the College of
objectives and values:
Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Tech-
• Recognize its accountability to the global
nology. The undergraduate program leads to a
impact on natural resources, and to consider
Bachelor of Arts degree in a CIDA-accredited
social and cultural systems that are used in
first professional degree program.
the profession.
Interior Design Business knowledge is a basic part of the Interior Design Program including microeconomics, macroeconomics and courses in marketing.
Students in interior design can achieve a minor in marketing with the addition of three marketing classes beyond those required in the program.
Relationships with other programs across the university such as technology allow Interior Design majors the opportunity to see their design come to life in courses such as Woods Technology, where students construct furniture of their own design.
Bachelor of arts in interior design
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The goal of the program is to foster a foundation based on the concepts, skills and principles of lifelong learning needed by a practicing professional. In addition to the basic knowledge required by CIDA accreditation, the interior design program at Kent State promotes a depth of understanding in those courses that help establish the responsibility of the interior designer in providing for the health, safety and welfare of the public. Theory, history and practice are woven together to establish the interrelatedness of each field of study. Each student is required to complete an internship after the conclusion of the third-year courses. The application of academic learning in the professional practice setting is a concept embraced by the interior design faculty, alumni and supporters of the program.
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(Far left) Interior Design Senior Exhibit in Cleveland (Left) Interior Design Studio VI — Boutique project (Above) Education Abroad — Field Trip to Versailles, France.
Education Abroad Students may elect to study abroad with the Florence program in the spring of their third year. The awardwinning Florence program, established in 1972 by the architecture program, has become a cornerstone in the education of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design future design professionals. Housed in the historic Palazzo dei Cerchi, the program is located in the heart of Florence, Italy. Additional field study tours during the term expose the students to the great cities of Rome, Milan and Venice among others.
Admission Requirements A student may enter this CIDA-accredited program directly as an Interior Design major in the fall semester of the freshman year if they meet the entrance requirements. If an entering student does not meet the entrance requirements, they can enter the college as an AEDG-ID (general) until they have met the requirements to declare Interior Design as a major -- usually at the end of the freshman year Detailed information on admission to this program may be obtained by writing directly to Kent State University, Interior Design, P. O. Box 5190, Kent, OH 44242-0001 or call the Interior Design Program at 330-672-5833.
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First Year Focuses on laying a foundation for understanding design in its many formats while providing the liberal education required of a university education. The foundation design and interior design specific courses taken during the freshman year provide a broad introduction to design culture and introduce the organizational principles and tools needed by designers to interpret and shape the built environment.
second year Provides interior design students with an understanding of the relationship of the human to the spaces they inhabit. Technical skills are interwoven into the design process that encompass an understanding of design in a historical and contemporary context. These concepts are balanced with the basic knowledge and guidelines that the profession uses to shape interior spaces. An awareness of materiality, sustainability and computer imaging completes the education during this year.
Third Year Furthers the student’s knowledge of building and design materials and the professional documentation used in design practice. A major focus of the year is to inform the student of the relationship of design and research. Third year also serves to prepare students for the required internship, which can be taken during the summer session between third and fourth years. The opportunity to spend a semester abroad is woven into the curriculum so that students can take advantage of a global experience.
Fourth Year The final year of the program culminates with two studios directed toward professional-level work. The last studio in the program sequence is focused on community engagement and design. Current issues that impact and shape the profession are addressed. The internship may also be taken during this year, if not completed during the previous summer.
Fourth Year Design Studio II — Baltimore, Maryland, project — Travis Vannoy and Benjamin Grim
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The architecture program at Kent State University is dedicated to developing responsible, professional architects committed to the improvement of the quality of life, the enhancement of the physical environment and protection of the public welfare through the design of the built environment. The program’s professional values include
in the full spectrum of the program’s activities
ethical reasoning, independent thought,
and assignments. Required design studios
productivity, honesty, integrity, justice,
exist in every semester of the program.
self-esteem, teamwork, and mutual sup-
The curriculum fosters experimentation,
portiveness.
collaboration, discovery, critical and design
Within a balanced curriculum of technology, visualization, history, theory, and design studio coursework, the program offers a platform for scholarship, constructive discourse, and debate. Project-based learning activities are used throughout the curriculum. Problem definition, clarification and solution are present
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thinking and innovation. The program inspires academic excellence and prepares students to be responsible and accomplished architectural professionals.
b.sci.
Admissions Admission to the architecture program is highly selective. Of the hundreds of students who apply each year to architecture, approximately 90 are enrolled in the fall semester as architecture majors. The new freshman application deadline for the Bachelor of Science in Architecture is Jan. 31. All high school applications must include the application fee, official American College Test (ACT)/Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores and an official high school transcript that shows coursework in 9th, 10th, and 11th grades, as well as the courses which are in progress or will be taken in the senior year. Applications must be complete to be considered. Admission requirements include a GPA of at least 3.0, high school class rank should be in the upper 20 percent, an SAT score greater than 1180, an ACT score at least 25 composite (with English > 25 and math > 25). Students not directly admitted into the architecture program may be admitted to the College as an Architecture and Environmental Design – General student or AED-G. Students in this category have 45 credit hours to declare their major. They may apply for the Summer Studio program to enter the Bachelor of Science in Architecture
“While most schools of architecture
degree program following a year of study. This program affords an opportunity to complete the first-year studio
focus only on theory, which rarely impacts
sequence between the first and second year of the
building design, Kent State’s College of
program are: 24 or more credits with a minimum 2.75
Architecture and Environmental Design
following courses: English I, Calculus I, Art History I and
grounds all of its explorations – theoretical,
be accepted for the summer session. Those who success-
practical and pragmatic – in the detailed
summer will proceed to the second year of the Bachelor
design of buildings and environments. The Program’s ability to integrate theory and history with new technologies and sustainability, while retaining its focus on building design, is a key differentiator.”
curriculum. Requirements for admission to the summer GPA (3.0 or higher is competitive) and completion of the Architectural History I. A limited number of students will fully complete First-year Design Studio I and II during the of Science curriculum in the fall term. Detailed information on admission to this program may be obtained by writing directly to Kent State University, Architecture Programs, 304 Taylor Hall, P.O. Box 5190, Kent, OH 44242-0001 or by calling the Architecture Programs at 330-672-2789.
High School Preparation The best preparation is a traditional college preparatory sequence of courses. A strong background in mathematics and English (with emphasis on grammar and composition) is encouraged. A recommended prepa-
—Andy Snyder, NBBJ COLUMBUS, OHIO
ration for architecture includes three years of English, three years of mathematics (including trigonometry), three years of laboratory sciences (including physics), three years of social sciences, and one year of studio
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art with an emphasis on sketching, freehand drawing and graphic composition.
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Bachelor of science in Architecture The four-year program in architecture leads to the pre-professional degree of Bachelor of Science in Architecture. The first two years of this program emphasize liberal arts studies and fundamentals in architectural design, theory and history. The third and fourth years develop abilities in architectural design and building technologies culminating in the Integrated Design Competition Studio where the totality of knowledge gained in the curriculum is brought to bear in the studio experience. The degree is also offered as an accelerated two-year, post-undergraduate program for students holding bachelor’s degrees in other fields. The Bachelor of Science degree requires a total of 127 credit hours, which includes 81 credit hours of architecture courses. To receive this degree, students must attain a 2.25 minimum GPA in architecture courses and 2.5 cumulative GPA. In the final year of the four-year Bachelor of Science in Architecture program, students may apply for the professional Master of Architecture programs.
(Opposite page) Model construction studio work (Below) Annex Studio (Right) First-Year Design Studio I (Bottom right) First-Year Design Studio II
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(Left) Fourth-Year Design Studio II Washington, D.C., project — Bryce Shirley and Emma Eckert (Below) Studio work
pre-professional degree
In the United States, most state registration boards require a degree from an accredited professional degree program as a prerequisite for licensure. The National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), which is the sole agency authorized to accredit U.S. professional degree programs in architecture, recognizes three types of degrees: the Bachelor of Architecture, the Master of Architecture, and the Doctor of Architecture. A program may be granted a six-year, three-year, or two-year term of accreditation, depending on the extent of its conformance with established educational standards. Doctor of Architecture and Master of Architecture degree programs may consist of a pre-professional undergraduate degree and a professional graduate degree that, when earned sequentially, constitute an accredited professional education. However, the pre-professional degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree.
Kent State University, College of Architecture and Environmental Design offers the following
NAAB-accredited degree programs: Second-Year Design Studio II — Center for Film, Cleveland, Ohio — Claire Markwardt
Master of Architecture 44 + the pre-professional (Bachelor of Science in Architecture 127) Master of Architecture 44 / Master of Business Administration Dual Degree
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Master of Architecture 44 / Master of Urban Design Dual Degree
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(Top left) First-Year Design Studio II (Left) Studio work (Above) Fourth-Year Design Studio II — Washington, D.C., project — Paul Adair and Jacob Morrison
Three experiences are necessary to become a Registered Architect: The candidate must first complete a NAAB accredited professional degree. Second, the candidate must complete the Intern Development Program (IDP) as administered by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB).
Third, the candidate must pass all sections of the Architect Registration Exam (ARE), also administered by NCARB.
Upon successful completion of these activities, a new architect is granted the initial license to practice architecture in the state where the exam was taken. A separate license is required for each state.
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Graduate Design Studio III — Resort project, Jamaica — Nathan Bailey
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For students who wish to pursue academic preparation for professional internship and eventual licensure as an architect, the Master of Architecture degree is required.
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Kent State’s 44-credit-hour Master of
Following completion of a qualified four-year
Architecture requires a recognized four-
pre-professional bachelor’s degree, such as
year pre-professional degree for enrollment
the Bachelor of Science in Architecture at
in the program. For many students, the
Kent State, students must formally apply
program is only one calendar year. How-
to the University as a graduate student, and
ever, each applicant is evaluated individu-
be accepted into the College of Architecture
ally for appropriate placement in the
and Environmental Design graduate pro-
program. Depending upon the academic
gram. Admission requires a minimum GPA of
preparation in a pre-professional program,
2.75, GRE, a statement of intent, a portfolio
new students may take the M.Arch. course
and letters of recommendation as described
of study over a two-year period.
in the Graduate Catalog.
M.Arch
Coursework For the Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) Coursework in the M.Arch. includes design studios, architectural theory, research methods, a focus in professional practice and various concentration electives. Elective options include advanced study in history and theory, urban design, landscape, historic preservation and digital technologies. Additionally, the professional degree is offered in conjunction with other graduate degrees, a Dual Degree M.Arch./Master of Business Administration and a Dual Degree M.Arch./Master of Urban Design are offered. These options are designed for two years of study.
Dual Degree Master of architecture / Master of business administration The Dual Degree M.Arch./MBA program addresses the requirement for additional knowledge of business practice in the profession of architecture. Students elect this program as a means of preparing themselves for individual entrepreneurship, partnership in a firm and leadership in the community. In addition to the coursework required for the accredited Master of Architecture, an additional 39 credits of coursework provide a foundation in accounting principles, marketing, principles of management, human resources and real estate and leadership
Dual Degree Master of Architecture / Master of Urban Design Graduate students interested in an advanced preparation in architecture with a specialization in urban design may apply for admission to the Dual Degree Master of Architecture / Master of Urban Design program. The two-year program is offered at the Kent State University Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (KSU CUDC) in downtown Cleveland and features an optional semester abroad in Europe at our facility in Florence, Italy. Urban engagement and immersion in the urban environment and polis is critical to the approach to education at the CUDC. Working on projects of significance within Cleveland and many other regional cities allows students to focus on the most relevant problems of cities. The potential for innovation is substantial, and the development of new ways of thinking about the problems of the city provides opportunity for students’ work to have real impact. Students have opportunities to collaborate with CUDC staff, faculty and public and private stakeholders on charrette projects, studio work and the capstone experience. The course of study includes urban and architectural theory, urban development and finance, urban systems and infrastructure, community involvement and the architecture of the city and urban design. The Dual Degree Master of Architecture / Master of Urban Design program culminates in a year-long capstone experience. The capstone is a thesis project resulting in significant research by the students on a topic of their choosing within the urban design discipline.
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(Left) Graduate Design Studio III — Housing project, Milan, Italy — Marissa Butts (Right) MAT’R Project installation construction
The educational options reflect the diversity of background and interests of the graduate faculty. The curriculum is designed to inspire theoretical inquiry and debate while promoting the students’ vision for themselves in an expanding professional environment. All programs foster the discovery, integration and application of new design methods. The CAED provides students with the skills necessary to pursue research and practice responsibly, with a strong vision of their professional future, in their own area of expertise.
Education Abroad
PROFESSIONAL DEGREE PROGRAM
Opportunity to study European urbanism for a semester
Master of Architecture (professional)
at Kent State’s Florence, Italy, campus is available in each of the graduate degree program options, except the Dual M.Arch./MBA. Professional study is available at the Kent
PROFESSIONAL DUAL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Campus or at the Cleveland Urban Design Center.
Master of Architecture (professional) and Master of Business Administration (M. Arch. 44 & MBA 74)
Detailed information on admission to these programs may be obtained by writing directly to Kent State University, CAED Graduate Programs, 304 Taylor Hall, P.O. Box 5190, Kent, OH 44242-0001 or by calling the CAED Graduate Programs at 330-672-3765.
Master of Architecture (professional) and Master of Urban Design (M. Arch. 44 & M.U.D. 32)
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS Certificate in Preservation Architecture (CPA 16) Certificate in Urban Design (CUD 16) Certificate in Health Care Facilities (CHCF 21)
Digital fabrication project
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Contoured metal edging detail — Landscape Architecture Project
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The Master of Landscape Architecture I (MLA I) is designed to be a professional degree program, seeking its first cohort of students, with a curriculum that conveys the disciplinary knowledge required for attaining LAAB accreditation.
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The Master of Landscape Architecture II (MLA II) is a post-professional, advanced degree for students holding an LAAB accredited degree in Landscape Architecture.
(Left) Graduate Studio — Planting of Bike Box: Green Roof System — Construction Photo (Right) Landscaped Space Between Buildings — Landscape Architecture Project
Mla I
THE MASTER OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE I The program provides graduates with the requisite intellectual base for adapting to the design challenges facing landscape architecture today. The MLA I degree focuses on sustainable landscapes with a concentration in regional
ecologic, economic, and social issues. The unique features of Northeast Ohio (industrial cities, suburbs, rural landscapes, parklands, and critically important hydrological concerns) serve as the educational platform for academic inquiry and research, while also providing students with comprehensive experiences, knowledge of design, ethical standards, and the technical skills necessary for professional licensure. Cognates associated with a diversity of disciplines allied with landscape architecture are available to students including courses in architecture, biology, environmental health sciences, geography, geology, sports and recreation management, and urban design. Cleveland, as an urbanized landscape edging the international waters of Lake Erie, is of significant research interest and focus to the program. The role of landscape architecture in issues of water infrastructure, water quality, and hydrology is one of the primary opportunities for local impact. Implications of land vacancy and urban infrastructure in landscape architecture, including the reclamation of brownfield sites, provide opportunity for structured investigation. The program, located alongside Kent State University's Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative, engages in design and research within its region with the goal of improving the environmental health and well-being of the built and grown landscapes of Northeast Ohio with the broader intent of impacting designers beyond the region. (Above) Bike Box: Green Roof System and Bike Storage, Cleveland, OH — Exploded Perspective Rendering
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Students in the Master of Landscape Architecture I program must earn at least a total of 72 credit hours.
Offered at the Kent State University's Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (CUDC). Currently seeking Landscape Architecture Accrediting Board (LAAB) candidacy status.
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(Above, Top) Model of Conceptual Landscape— Kyle May (Above, Bottom) Northeast Ohio Industrial Landscape.
THE MASTER OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE II
The MLA II is intended for students to develop new knowledge through research and design, and to provide professionals with the opportunity for specialization in an area of their choosing. The MLA II does not carry accreditation. The plan of study is developed through the guidance of the Landscape Architecture Program Director.
Detailed information on admission to these programs may be obtained by writing directly to Kent State University, CAED Graduate Programs, 304 Taylor Hall, P.O. Box 5190, Kent, OH 44242-0001 or by calling the CAED Graduate Programs at 330-672-3765.
Students in the Master of Landscape Architecture II program must earn at least a total of 60 credit hours.
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Detailed model of building envelope system
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The Master of Science in Architecture and Environmental Design (MSAED) provides students with a broad platform for research in areas deemed significant to design disciplines in the 21st century. The program approaches graduate education
in which multidisciplinary collaborations
in environmental design as an opportunity to
and research forms the core.
investigate more graceful relationships between humanity and the natural world.
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To assure a more fulfilling profession in architecture and the allied environmental design arts, professionals will depend increasingly on an expanded mode of practice
Through the MSAED, students explore research paths leading to an expanded role for empirical knowledge and fact-based leadership in the design professions.
(Right) Thermographic study of historic West Side Market ceiling — Cleveland, OH
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MSAED
THE MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN The MSAED provides the graduates with research skills and experiences that enable them to identify and tackle complex global problems facing the professions. The MSAED reinforces collaborative research and cultivates original thinking in 21st Century professional environments. The diverse coursework in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, coupled with graduate offerings from other degree programs at Kent State University, provide students with opportunities to choose areas of research uniquely tailored to their interests. Students in the Master of Science in Architecture and Environmental Design program must earn at least a total of 35 credit hours.
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Areas of Choice for Directed Electives: • High-performance & Sustainable Design addresses
• Digital Design and Fabrication focuses on research in
multidisciplinary research in the building sciences. It includes
advanced 3D modeling, scripting, and generative design. Students
thermal comfort, energy and conservation, sustainable design,
can explore innovative ways of approaching performative
lighting, acoustics, building systems integration, and building
envelopes, construction methodologies, structural systems,
information management. Research in this area emphasizes comp-
and digital fabrication.
utational simulation, physical modeling of natural phenomena, and field experiments.
• Design Theories focuses on works by theorists and intellectu-
als in the general field of art, architecture, interiors, and urbanism.
• Historic Preservation and Building Forensics
Special emphasis is paid to the methodological underpinnings of
emphases multidisciplinary research that includes adaptive reuse,
contemporary theory and discipline-specific thinking within the
development and maintenance of historic built environments,
material, philosophical, historical, and social contexts of design.
preservation of landscapes, archeology, and material sciences. • Construction Methods and Materials explores the
material aspects, as well as the technical processes, related to construction and emphasizes integrated project delivery, construction management as it relates to the design disciplines, and sustainable construction practices.
(Far Left) Flex-mold Digital Fabrication Studio — Exhibition Review
(Top) Digital rendering and wall section through building envelope system (Bottom) Urban analysis using environmental simulation software
(Above) Digital fabrication of truss with robotic arm.
Detailed information on admission to these programs may be obtained by writing directly to Kent State University, CAED Graduate Programs, 304 Taylor Hall, P.O. Box 5190, Kent, OH 44242-0001 or by calling the CAED Graduate Programs at 330-672-3765.
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Hillcrest Hospital by Westlake Reed Leskosky — reprinted with permission, Cleveland Clinic Š 2013. All Rights Reserved.
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The Master of Health Care Design (MHCD) is a post-professional degree that focuses on the design and performance of health care environments. The degree is for professionals with a demonstrated level of competency in their respective field. Applicants should possess at least one of the following degrees: • A professional NAAB accredited degree
in Architecture. • A professional CIDA accredited degree
in Interior Design. • A professional LAAB accredited degree in
Landscape Architecture.
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• A NASAD accredited degree in Visual
Communication Design. • An accredited degree from another
nation besides the United States, (e.g. a RIBA [Royal Institute of British Architects] accredited degree).
(Right) Healthcare Facility Design for Portland, Oregon; Competition Model — C. Lutjen, D. McDonald, A. Tansey
MHCD
THE MASTER OF HEALTHCARE DESIGN The MHCD is one-of-a-kind in the State of Ohio. With the health care industry prominent as an economic driver in the nation, especially in Northeast Ohio, and given the projected increased demand for public health services, this degree equips professionals with requisite and relevant skills unique to the industry. With professional development in mind and the exceptional density of nationally prominent hospitals and health facilities in Northeast Ohio and Western Pennsylvania, this degree offers students access to seasoned professionals with significant experience in the healthcare design industry.
MHCD COURSEWORK Classes and electives during the first year of study provide the student with the context and theory behind healthcare design. Students may take coursework in behavioral science, health science, ethical and cultural issues in health care, and evidence based design. This fundamental coursework will aid architects, administrators, planners and health care professionals to better meet the needs of healthcare service users. Second year studio classes implement these principles and incorporate codified standards through design problems with the goal of designing for health care. Throughout the curriculum, students learn strategies that facilitate healing, provide greater efficiency, reduce costs, and raise the standards of healthcare design. The MHCD is intended to advance knowledge and address specialized issues within the health care community. The curriculum prepares graduates to function in offices that specialize in design for the health care sector, but also
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provides graduates the potential to serve as client representatives, or related positions, in the health care industry. Students in the Master of Health Care Design program must earn at least a total of 32 credit hours.
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“The need for new health care facilities in new locations will increase. The competition between large institutions (hospitals) and various groups of medical practitioners (mainly groups of doctors) will create pressure to build new facilities—a condition that will be further bolstered by continued advances in medical equipment.” —Bernard Markstein, PH. D.
(Left) Healthcare Facility Design for Portland, Oregon; Building Envelope System, Partial Section and Elevation — C. Lutjen, D. McDonald, A. Tansey
The Graduate Certificate in Health Care Facilities (CHCF) online program uncovers how health care issues impact building design. This invaluable area of expertise will help individuals to particiipate in facility development that will maximize efficiency of treatment and quality of patient care. Detailed information on admission to these programs may be obtained by writing directly to Kent State University, CAED Graduate Programs, 304 Taylor Hall, P.O. Box 5190, Kent, OH 44242-0001 or by calling the CAED Graduate Programs at 330-672-3765.
(Left) Senior Living Facility for Japanese Immigrants, Cleveland, Ohio – Dana Marie Vanderkolk
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Urban Design Studio I
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Urban design at Kent State University centers on the need for knowledgeable specialists in the field of urban design who possess significant ability to identify opportunities in the urban environment that provide for design solutions to the most complex problems we encounter. The faculty guides students through
applied research in the re-design of “Cities
rigorous curricula focused on the application of
Growing Smaller,� systemic approaches to
research in the design of layered and mutually
the development of urban environments,
reinforcing systems and public spaces. Proj-
considerations of place and identity and the
ects range from neighborhood plans to large-
place-making potential of infrastructure.
scale urban and regional initiatives engaging
Further directions include the design of cities
cultural and environmental concerns. Powered
and neighborhoods that promote physical and
by close collaboration between faculty, the
mental health, studies of sustainable infra-
curricula develop an integrated approach to
structures that support sustainable ecological
knowledge through courses that thoroughly
systems, the adaptation of traditional models
investigate the theory and practice of urban
of urbanism to changing conditions, and
design and draw extensively on allied design
the future of urban economies as it relates
and planning fields.
to physical place-making.
The programs focus on the development and deployment of sustainable strategies in the search for solutions to the challenges of indus-
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trial and post industrial communities. Project locations are often in Cleveland and similar regional cities, but they address far-reaching global concerns. Students can engage in
MUD
The Master of Urban Design (M.U.D.) The Master of Urban Design (M.U.D.) is a 32-credit degree program open to those holding a bachelor’s degree in architecture, landscape architecture, architectural studies, planning or other allied disciplines. The Master of Urban Design provides professionally directed coursework with a focus on issues of urban or regional scale. A foundation in studio design is reinforced with the history and theory of urban design, real estate and urban development, and planning and urban systems courses. The program focuses on the critical capacity of the student to contribute professionally and academically to the future of the discipline. Students in the Master of Urban Design program complete an independent capstone project (thesis) of their own definition.
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CLEVELAND URBAN DESIGN COLLABORATIVE Urban design programs are offered in the award-winning Kent State University Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (KSU CUDC) facility located in the Design District at PlayhouseSquare in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. The KSU CUDC hosts the College of Architecture and Environmental Design’s urban outreach and research activities, serving the region through community-based design projects and serving the professions through its advancement of research, its promotion of good design, and its initiatives to educate and involve the public.
(Top left) Urban Design Studio III — Urban intervention, rendering mixed media
(Left) Urban Design Studio — Urban intervention, Milan, Italy — Nicholas Faehnle, Marissa Butts, Samuel Marcum
Graduate Design Studio I — urban systems analysis, Cleveland — Gabriel Fey
The 16-credit-hour graduate Certificate in Urban Design (CUD) accepts students holding bachelor’s degrees in architecture, landscape architecture, architectural studies, planning or other allied disciplines. The certificate includes coursework in design and urban history and theory, case studies and project methodology.
By combining research, outreach and academic programs in one facility, the KSU CUDC provides students with the opportunity to work alongside urban design professionals, and to meet with architects, planners and community leaders as a natural part of the educational experience. Students meet with and respond to community members and local officials, and these groups are represented on studio juries, along with design professionals. In some cases, the students’ work helps shape the civic development agenda, providing a focus around which citizens and officials can work together. Students at the KSU CUDC also have the opportunity to conduct interdisciplinary research and engage in additional programs and initiatives conducted by the KSU CUDC staff, Kent State faculty and many academic and community partners.
Education Abroad In the first semester of study, Master of Urban Design students may elect to study abroad in Florence, Italy. The semester-long program option is taught by the Florence program’s award-winning faculty, and includes field study in the great cities of Europe. Additionally, the Kent State University Forum on the City is central to the academic experience in Europe. Detailed information on admission to these programs may be obtained by writing directly to Kent State University, CAED Graduate Programs, 304 Taylor Hall, P.O. Box 5190, Kent, OH 44242-0001 or by calling the CAED Graduate Programs at 330-672-3765.
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Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative The Kent State University’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (KSU CUDC) provides real-world learning opportunities for Kent State students and allows the Urban Design Center staff to provide design services to the entire region served by Kent State’s eight campuses, with a particular emphasis on sustained relationships with Cleveland’s community development corporations and the network of nonprofit organizations supporting them. The KSU CUDC is housed in the second story of the historic Cowell and Hubbard Building in the PlayhouseSquare district of Downtown Cleveland. Through design services, research, advocacy and the professionals it trains, the KSU CUDC works to build a sustainable and vibrant regional future based on ideas that work to:
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(Top left) Collaborative learning at the CUDC (Top right) The Kent State University Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative facility in PlayhouseSquare (Left) Studio project review
In addition to its resident academic and public service functions, the Kent State University Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative seeks to improve the quality of life in Northeast Ohio through a range of research and advocacy activities: The Kent State CUDC develops information and public awareness about the physical environment and design and development issues, through practice-based research, discussion forums, exhibitions, lectures, exploratory design charrettes, competitions and international knowledge transfer.
The Kent State CUDC facility is a meeting place for design and planning professionals in the region, offering space for discussion and continuing education. The Kent State CUDC helps community and neighborhood groups, providing a place to exchange ideas and facilitating collaborative work.
The Kent State CUDC collaborates with the educational and advocacy efforts of the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University and with partners at other universities in the region.
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Education ABROAD PROGRAM IN: FLORENCE, Italy Each year the College of Architecture and Environmental Design (CAED) provides the opportunity for all students within the College to have an educational experience in Florence, Italy. Students experience the historical evolution of European art, architecture and urbanism, as well as the contemporary “design scene” and the on-going modernization of European cities.
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Founded in 1972, the CAED’s study in Florence, Italy, is the oldest and largest education abroad program at Kent State University. Many students choose Kent State for their professional studies because the University provides a culturally sensitive education with an insightful world view. CAED students develop an understanding of their responsibilities to a global society, awareness of differing cultural values, diminishing natural resources, heterogeneous political structures, and diverse clients and users. In a global economy, it is critical that students develop the knowledge and skills to work in the international community and the education abroad experience is an important element of that education.
(Above) Sketching on a field trip to the Ara Pacis Museum, Rome (Right) Palazzo dei Cerchi, home of Kent State University, Florence
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(Top) The streets of Florence (Bottom) Field trip to St. Peter’s, Rome
The Study Experience In addition to the regular semester curriculum, the graduate program features a fall symposium (THE KENT STATE FORUM ON THE CITY), which is a series of dialogs on current transformations underway in contemporary cities. In addition, the undergraduate program features a spring lecture series of distinguished architects and designers from across Europe.
Detailed information on the Florence, Italy educationabroad programs may be obtained by writing directly to Kent State University, CAED Study Abroad Programs, 304 Taylor Hall, P.O. Box 5190, Kent, OH 44242-0001 or by calling the CAED Study Abroad Program secretary at 330-672-3765
Why Florence? Florence is an ideal location for an education-abroad program in architecture and design. The city is small enough that students feel very comfortable to live there and walk around, and yet it is only a short train ride from Rome, Venice and Milan. Convenient airfares across Europe make Florence also an ideal springboard for travelling throughout many other European nations and cultures. As the birthplace of the Renaissance, Florence is one of the most beautiful cities of Europe. The city has more than a hundred museums that cover the fine arts — painting, sculpture, tapestry and many crafts, as well as architecture, science, geography and more. The center of the city is itself a museum filled with the meticulously preserved architecture dating from the medieval and Renaissance periods to the present.
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Exterior Design New CAED Building
Concept Sketch New CAED Building
VISION STATEMENT ON NEW CAED BUILDING The new facility for the College of Architecture and Environmental Design reflects the nature of an exceptional design College. Such excellence requires image, form, performance, sustainability as well as serving as an educational tool. Faculty must be able to point to the facility as a whole, the structure, enclosure as shelter, and the systems as components in their everyday conversations with students. Performance and aesthetics must be one and the same, every piece purposeful and every piece beautiful in its context. The following list reflects the approach to the concepts behind this structure:
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Envisions the future of architecture where aesthetics and performance are indistinguishable.
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—Douglas L Steidl, FAIA, Dean CAED
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The new CAED facility is but one
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item in the strategic plan for the College, yet it is without a doubt the most significant outcome that will enhance the long-term viability of our programs. This facility will attract faculty and students, facilitate collaboration, enhance research possibilities, and inspire those who utilize its spaces as well as those that see it as an image for a dynamic Kent State University.
Exterior Design New CAED Building
Studio View New CAED Building
Concept Sketch New CAED Building
Corey Yurkovich Year Graduated and Degree Earned: 2002, Bachelor of Architecture
What advice do you have for current students? Make mistakes. It’s better to have a portfolio packed with pages of interesting process models and photos rather than a few finished pieces. This is especially true when just finishing school.
Current Position: Independent Designer New York, N.Y.
Tell us about your job I’m currently teaching a furniture design and fabrication studio at Pratt. The course is about exposing the students to materials and processes and getting their hands dirty.
Visiting Assistant Professor at Pratt Institute Brooklyn, N.Y.
I’m working at the intersection of architecture, exhibition design, product and furniture development and brand environments. I seek to integrate traditional craft-based production methods with advanced digital fabrication to produce projects and experiences that are conceptually rich, rigorously designed and efficiently constructed. Describe a typical day in your current position. I spend about 80 percent of my day on work production, drawings, models, etc and the remaining 20 percent on new business and/or reading.
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What do you find most rewarding about your current position? The freedom to collaborate with other designers and architects while also pursuing independent solo projects. What has made you successful in your career?
A total lack of designer’s ego and my education at Kent State. The experiences I received at Kent State prepared me to be able to fully engage with a project’s work flow right out of school. The emphasis on construction and building technology definitely gave me a leg up when I was applying for jobs in New York.
Bradly Brobeck Year Graduated and Degree Earned: 2010, Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies Current Position: Artisan at Durable Restoration Columbus, Ohio
What advice do you have for current students? My advice would be, to have an opened mind. Take as many architecture electives as possible, even the classes that you think you may not enjoy. Who knows, that one class could redefine the direction of your career. Tell us about your job. Durable Restoration is a national, award-winning architectural restoration company. My company restores all types of historic architecture and we travel all over the U.S. to do it. I am currently working on a large-scale project in Maysville, Ky. — the Cox Building, a Masonic Temple built in 1889 that caught fire in November 2009. My typical day is long and challenging but my work has become the most rewarding outcome. My hard work adds decades of life to these historic landmarks. Long after I’m gone, I will know that my work will remain.
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Krista Shepherd NCARB, NCIDQ, LEED AP Year Graduated and Degree Earned: 1995, Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design Current Position: Vice President/Architect at Gould Evans Phoenix, Ariz.
What is your fondest memory of your time at Kent State? My roommates were all in the interior design program, and at that time, we did not have dedicated desks in the school studio, so we decided that we would reserve the largest bedroom in our apartment to create our own studio. We spent many late nights working, critiquing our work and setting up pranks on each other! It was productive, fun and memorable! Tell us about your job. I work in a studio environment where we have a shared understanding that the ‘best idea wins’ no matter where it comes from. It is a place where flip flops, jeans, strong opinions about design and self-imposed high expectations coexist. Design matters at our office and there is a freedom to explore what motivates you. What advice do you have for current students?
Take every task, job, project or collaboration as a learning opportunity. Be curious and always surround yourself with people who are smarter, more dedicated and more creative than you are. Describe a typical day in your current position. There really is no typical day, and I like to keep it that way. My job requires that I work in every software program, in every aspect of the project, in every setting. What do you find most rewarding about your current position? Flexibility – we operate by the honor system. We don’t always need to be at our desks or in the office. As long as the work is done well, we have the flexibility to work at home, in the studio or the coffee shop. Sometimes it is more productive for a team to get away from the studio to really focus on a project. Knowing that you have that flexibility is rewarding!
“The College of Architecture and Environmental Design at Kent State University helped me to develop confidence, motivation and interests which inspired me to pursue new adventures and experiences outside of my comfort zone. Through its structured program, dedicated professors and advanced technologies, I found myself never waiting for the next opportunity, but pushing myself to discover a new challenge. Looking back, it is obvious that the education I received from the CAED inspired me in unique and outstanding ways, which, in turn, enticed multiple job offers from firms across the Eastern United States.” —Benjamin J. Setlock, Intern Architect, Design and Engineering Inc., Nashville, tenn.
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Graduate Programs: M. ARCH. MLA MSAED MHCD MUD Dual Programs: M. ARCH. /MBA M. ARCH. /MUD 304 Taylor Hall 330-672-3765
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“It’s been a long time since society has looked to architecture and the architect to help solve some of the world’s most challenging problems. From climate change and energy efficiency, to embracing new technologies and new ways of collaborating, buildings are a key part of a sustainable, collaborative future. Kent State’s College of Architecture is uniquely positioned in this context because of its consistent and dedicated focus to buildings and the built environment … With its dedication to building design, its creation of new facilities such as the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative, and its deep connections to practice, Kent State’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design is leading architecture into the 21st century.” —Andy Snyder, NBBJ COLUMBUS, OHIO
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