A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1906 |
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Parent institution
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University of Michigan |
| Endowment | $75 million (2007) |
| Dean | Jonathan Massey |
| Administration | Geoffrey Thün, Associate Dean for Research Sharon Haar, Chair, Architecture Joseph Grengs, Chair, Planning |
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Academic staff
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90 |
| Students |
607 Total 215 B.S.Arch, 205 M.Arch, 125 M.U.P., 15 M.U.D., 6 M.Sc, 41 PhD |
| Location | Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Affiliations | NAAB, NCARB, AICP/ACSP, ACSA, AIAS, AIA, APA, USGBC, APX |
| Website | http://www.taubmancollege.umich.edu/ |
The A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning (also Taubman College) at the University of Michigan is a leader in interdisciplinary education and research with a focus on creating a more beautiful, inclusive and better built environment. The college and its alumni are committed to pushing the boundaries of architectural practice, advancing global engagement, and significantly enhancing diversity in the profession. The program offers the following degrees: Bachelor of Science in Architecture, Master of Architecture (currently ranked #6 nationally, ranked #1 in 2010 by DesignIntelligence.), Master of Science in Architecture, Master of Urban Planning, Master of Urban Design, and PhD programs. Our 80+ faculty members are on the cutting edge of research in areas ranging from urban design and redevelopment to conservation, digital technology, material systems, and design and health. With travel and academic programs in every continent and a mix of more than 600 students from all backgrounds, the college sustains an atmosphere of collaboration and mutual respect, while catalyzing rigorous intellectual debate.
Formerly known as the College of Architecture and Urban Planning, the college was named after real estate developer and philanthropist A. Alfred Taubman when he donated $30 million to the college in May 1999. The gift was one of the largest in the history of the University of Michigan and the largest ever to a school of architecture.
In 1876, the University of Michigan became one of the first universities in the United States to offer courses in architecture, led by influential Chicago architect William Le Baron Jenney. After thirty years, a degree program within the Department of Engineering was established in 1906, under the direction of Emil Lorch, who served to administer the program and its ever-evolving iterations until 1937. Housed in what is now Lorch Hall on Central Campus, the program quickly grew into the Department of Architecture by 1913. In 1923, world-renowned architect Eliel Saarinen joined the faculty of the department, with which he was associated during his design, construction, and subsequent presidency of the Cranbrook Academy of Art. By 1930, the College of Architecture had been established and grew to become the College of Architecture and Design in 1939, introducing Landscape Architecture and, by 1948, one of the first Master of City Planning degrees. The 1940s also saw the college taking a progressive role with regards to architectural research, establishing the Architecture Research Laboratory that would pioneer the integration of design, construction, technology, planning and research. In 1965, the Landscape Architecture program moved to the university's School of Natural Resources.
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