ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM REPORT School of Architecture University of Illinois at Urbana ...

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ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM REPORT

School of Architecture

University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign

David M. Chasco, AIA
Professor and Director

7 September 2008

Revised 19 January 2009

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ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM REPORT 2008

INSTITUTION: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Swanlund Administration Building
601 East John Street
Champaign, IL 61820

PRESIDENT: B. Joseph White

CHANCELLOR: Richard Herman

PROVOST: Linda Katehi

DEAN OF THE COLLEGE Robert B. Graves
OF FINE AND APPLIED ARTS:

SCHOOL DIRECTOR: David M. Chasco, AIA
School of Architecture
117 Temple Hoyne Buell Hall
611 Taft Drive
Champaign, IL 61820-6921

PROFESSIONAL DEGREE: Master of Architecture

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM REPORT 2008

Section Page Number
1. INTRODUCTION TO THE PROGRAM
1.1 History and Description of the Program …………………………………... 3
1.2 Institutional Mission …………………………………………………………. 4
1.3 Program History ……………………………………………………………... 5
1.4 Program Mission …………………………………………………………….. 11
1.5 Program Self-Assessment ………………………………………………….. 12

2. PROGRESS SINCE THE PREVIOUS SITE VISIT

2.1 Summary of Responses to the Team Findings ………………………….. 19
2.2 Summary of Responses to Changes in the NAAB Conditions …………. 22

3. THE THIRTEEN CONDITIONS OF ACCREDITATION

3.1 Program Response to the NAAB Perspectives ………………………….. 27
3.1.1 Architectural Education and the Academic Context ……………. 27
3.1.2 Architectural Education and the Students ………………………. 31
3.1.3 Architectural Education and Registration ……………………….. 39
3.1.4 Architectural Education and the Profession …………………….. 40
3.1.5 Architectural Education and Society …………………………….. 42
3.2 Program Self-Assessment Procedures …………………………………… 43
3.3 Public Information …………………………………………………………… 49
3.4 Social Equity …………………………………………………………………. 59
3.5 Studio Culture ……………………………………………………………….. 64
3.6 Human Resources …………………………………………………………… 65
3.7 Human Resource Development …………………………………………… 82
3.8 Physical Resources …………………………………………………………. 112
3.9 Information Resources ……………………………………………………… 140
3.10 Financial Resources ………………………………………………………… 151
3.11 Administrative Structure ……………………………………………………. 161
3.12 Professional Degrees and Curriculum …………………………………….. 164
3.13 Student Performance Criteria ………………………………………………. 205

4. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

4.1 Student Progress Evaluation Procedures …………………………………. 213
4.2 Studio Culture Policy ………………………………………………………… 216
4.3 Course Descriptions …………………………………………………………. 217
4.4 Faculty Résumés …………………………………………………………….. 339
4.5 Visiting Team Report from the Previous Visit …………………………….. 447
4.6 Annual Reports ………………………………………………………………. np
4.7 School Catalog ……………………………………………………………….. np

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1. INTRODUCTION TO THE PROGRAM

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1.1 HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAM

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) is the flagship institution for higher
education and research in the State of Illinois. UIUC is located in east central Illinois with Chicago,
Indianapolis, and St. Louis within a 180-mile radius of the campus. The University forms a part of
the Urbana-Champaign community that has a population of approximately 100,000 not including
the student population.

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign began in 1867. Chartered as the Illinois
Industrial University, the University opened for business in 1868. Renamed the University of
Illinois in 1885, it is one of the original 37 public land-grant institutions created after President
Abraham Lincoln signed the Morrill Act in 1862.
The 2006-2007 operating budget for UIUC was approximately $3.68 billion, of which
approximately 21.7% came from funding provided by the State of Illinois.

The Urbana-Champaign campus extends over some 1,468 acres with over 272 major buildings
consisting of lecture theaters, classrooms, studios, laboratories, libraries, residence halls,
recreational and cultural facilities. Nearby are the University's 1,650-acre Willard Airport and
Robert Allerton Park, the campus's 1,500-acre nature reserve and conference center, plus 3,600
acres of agriculture land.

Eight Academic Units (College Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences; College of
Applied Health Studies; Institute of Aviation; College of Business; College of Media; College of
Education; College of Engineering; College of Fine and Applied Arts; College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences) offer programs of study leading to a baccalaureate degree. Post-baccalaureate students
study in the Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations, College of Law, Graduate School of Library
and Information Science, College of Medicine, School of Social Work, School of Veterinary
Medicine, and the Graduate College.

The School of Architecture is one of seven teaching units in the College of Fine and Applied Arts,
which includes the School of Art and Design, Department of Dance, Department of Landscape
Architecture, the School of Music, Department of Theater, and Department of Urban and Regional
Planning. In addition to its teaching units, the College also includes the Krannert Art Museum, the
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Japan House, the East St. Louis Action Research Project,
and the I Space Gallery in Chicago.

At UIUC the educational community is composed of 10,924 faculty and staff members and 42,728
students, of whom 31,427 are undergraduates representing every state in the nation. Seventy-seven
percent of the undergraduate student body are Illinois residents. About 5,200 students are from
foreign countries. Thirteen percent of all students are minorities and forty-seven percent are
women. Many of the faculty have distinguished records of achievement. These include members
of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, and National
Academy of Engineering, and as recipients of the National Medal of Science and recognition by the
National Endowment for the Humanities, Guggenheim Foundation, and Sloan Foundation. UIUC
alumni include ten Nobel laureates and sixteen Pulitzer Prize winners. Many academic units are
ranked within the top ten nationally.

UIUC holds one of the preeminent research collections in the nation and the world. With more
than 10 million volumes and 24 million items it ranks first among public university libraries in
the nation. The Library is committed to maintaining the strongest collections and services
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possible to support the University’s mission of teaching, research, and public service. It consists
of 38 departmental libraries including the Ricker Library of Art & Architecture that are located
throughout campus and administratively organized into eight divisions. The University's cultural
facilities attract artists and performers of national and international stature to the Krannert Center
for the Performing Arts. The Krannert Art Museum is second only to The Art Institute of Chicago
in size and value of art collections in Illinois.

At UIUC more than 4,000 courses incorporated in 150 programs of study are offered each academic
year. The campus calendar includes two 16-week semesters, one 4-week Summer Term 1 and one
8-week Summer Term 2 each academic year.

There are over 1,000 registered student organizations including one of the largest fraternity and
sorority system in the United States. Three branches of the Armed Services have ROTC units on
campus. Choral groups, orchestras, bands, the Marching Illini, theater, dance, and opera provide
students with the opportunity to perform.

The senior institutional administrative officers of the University, Campus, College of Fine and
Applied Arts, and the School of Architecture are:

B. Joseph White, President
Richard Herman, Chancellor
Linda Katehi, Provost and Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Robert B. Graves, Dean, College of Fine and Applied Arts
David M. Chasco, AIA, Director, School of Architecture
Robert I. Selby, FAIA, Associate Director, School of Architecture
Arthur L. Kaha, Interim Associate Director, School of Architecture

1.2 INSTITUTIONAL MISSION

The University of Illinois is among the preeminent public universities of the nation and strives
constantly to sustain and enhance its quality in teaching, research and public service.
Mission
The University of Illinois will transform lives and serve society by educating, creating knowledge
and putting knowledge to work on a large scale and with excellence.
Vision
To create a brilliant future for the University of Illinois in which the students, faculty and staff
thrive and the citizens of Illinois, the nation and the world benefit, a future in which the
University of Illinois is the recognized leader among public research universities in:
• Teaching, scholarship and service
• Engagement and public service
• Economic development
• Arts and culture
• Global reach
• Athletics
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