College announces consolidation of two departments

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The College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities announced today that its undergraduate and graduate programs in landscape architecture will move from being a stand-alone department to become part of the School of Architecture.
The Bachelor of Landscape Architecture and Master of Landscape Architecture programs are housed in Lee Hall alongside allied design programs in architecture. This administrative reorganization will provide for more seamless collaboration among faculty and students, as well as sharing of resources and opportunities.
“Students and faculty in architecture and landscape architecture have many of the same interests, needs and priorities,” said Kate Schwennsen, director of the School of Architecture. “We already share a lot. We share the Fluid Campus, we share fluid studios, and we share a common commitment to research and service to the State of South Carolina. We share a design culture. We share the Clemson Architectural Foundation.”
The new administrative structure will make it easier for students to take advantage of learning opportunities in each discipline through increased offerings in electives and minors. For faculty, collaborating across disciplines on initiatives of shared interest will be easier. Shared faculty committees offer another advantage.
“By consolidating our programs in architecture and landscape architecture under one administrative umbrella, we believe the academic experience will be a stronger, better one for undergraduate and graduate students in both programs,” said Richard Goodstein, dean of the College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities.
“I am grateful to chair Mary Padua for her four years of leadership of landscape architecture,” Goodstein continued. “Mary helped to achieve excellence in the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture program, and in an innovative step, oversaw the revamping of the program from a five-year curriculum to four.
“I am also grateful to the faculty and students in landscape architecture who bring their talent, skills and vision to the challenge of answering some ...

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