College of Architecture/Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design

Dean of Architecture: Bruce Lindsey Associate dean, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts: Peter Mackeith Adminstrative Coordinator: Jamie Giganti

Home Page: http://www.arch.wustl.edu/ Location: Givens Hall Email: wuarch@wustl.edu Telephone: (314) 935-6200

The College of Architecture at Washington University in St. Louis was founded in 1910, though its origins date back at least eight years earlier, when the Department of Architecture was established as a part of the School of Engineering and Architecture. In 1912, the newly independent division was one of the eight founding members of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. The Master of Urban Design program, one of the first graduate urban design programs in the nation, was established in 1962.

In recent years Architecture has joined with the College of Art/Graduate School of Art and the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum to create the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, a campus-wide umbrella organization for the study and promotion of visual culture. In October 2006, the Sam Fox School dedicated two new buildings designed by renowned Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki. These included a 65,000-square-foot, limestone-clad facility for the Kemper Art Museum, which more than tripled the museum's previous exhibition space; and Earl E. and Myrtle E. Walker Hall, a 38,000-square-foot studio facility.

Over the years Architecture has been associated with four winners of the Pritzker Prize, generally considered the profession's highest honor, equivalent to the Nobel. These include Maki, a faculty member from 1956-1963, who received the award in 1993. Hans Hollein of Vienna, who taught here in 1963-64, won in 1985. The 1986 laureate, Gottfried Boehm of Cologne, Germany, was a visiting professor in 1998. Glenn Murcutt of Australia won the prize in 2002, during his tenure as Ruth and Norman Moore Visiting Professor of Architecture.

News Stories & Tip Sheets:

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Architects and artists to speak Sam Fox School launches spring Public Lecture Series Jan. 20, 2009 -- Beverly Fishman, head of the painting department at the Cranbrook Academy of Art, will launch the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts' spring Public Lecture Series at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22.

On the Riverfront: Exhibition and symposium to explore St. Louis and the Gateway Arch Jan. 13, 2009 -- First Stage Competition entry, 1947 Download The Jefferson National Expansion Memorial — popularly known as the St. Louis Gateway Arch — is the tallest monument in the United States and an icon of modern architecture, its great steel arc embodying strength, elegance and simplicity. Yet creation of the Arch was anything but simple. This spring the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts will explore that complex history with the exhibition and symposium On the Riverfront: St. Louis and The Gateway Arch. Held in conjunction with Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, On the Riverfront will focus on the people, events and conditions that culminated in the 1947-48 competition from which Eero Saarinen's design was chosen, as well as the monument's subsequent construction and its place in American architecture.

Better connections: Architecture charrette explores St. Louis Gateway Arch grounds Dec. 3, 2008 -- The Gateway Arch is an icon of modern architecture and the most-recognized symbol of the City of St. Louis. Yet in many ways the Arch is cut-off from the city proper, sandwiched between the Mississippi Riverfront and a network of converging roadways and interstates. Last month students from five Missouri and Illinois universities gathered to address this challenge as part of the St. Louis Downtown/Riverfront Student Design Charrette.

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Faculty Experts:

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Peter MacKeith Peter MacKeith Download MacKeith is associate dean of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts and associate professor of architecture. He is author of The Dissolving Corporation: Contemporary Architecture and Corporate Identity in Finland (2005) and The Finland Pavilions: Finland at the Universal Expositions 1900-1992 ... Expertise: architectural design, architectural theory Direct contact: (314) 935-7215 / mackeith@wustl.edu

Paul Donnelly Rebecca & John Voyles Professor of Architecture Paul Donnelly Download Donnelly is an internationally recognized architect known for buildings that fuse cutting-edge technology with imaginative designs. He is both an architect and a registered professional engineer. Throughout his academic career, Donnelly has maintained his professional practices, as a principal in Paul ... Expertise: architecture and engineering, structural engineering, building technology, membrane technology, air structures, robotics, technology transfer, … Direct contact: (314) 935-6262 / donnelly@wustl.edu

Adrian Luchini Raymond E. Maritz Professor of Architecture Adrian Luchini Download Luchini is an internationally recognized architect who has practiced in Argentina and the US. He is recipient of numerous AIA awards, was named on the "Young Architects" list by Progressive Architecture in 1990, and received the "Emerging Voices" citation by the Architecture League of New York in ... Expertise: architectural design, architectural theory, architectural practice, international architecture, Direct contact: (314) 935-6251 / luchini@wustl.edu

Eric Mumford Mumford Download Mumford, a licensed architect, teaches history/theory courses, including the required modern architectural history survey course, publishes peer-reviewed scholarly and lectures widely outside of the Sam Fox School. He is the author of The CIAM Discourse on Urbanism, 1928-1960 (MIT Press, 2000), the ... Expertise: Modern architecture and urban design Direct contact: (314) 935-6282 / EPM@architecture.wustl.edu

John Hoal Associate Professor of Architecture David Kilper John Hoal Download Hoal is a former director of urban design for the City of St. Louis and founding principal of the design and planning firm H3 Studio Inc. He has practiced architecture, urban design and community based planning in both the public and private sectors in the United States and South Africa; has lectured ... Expertise: greenspace, urban design, urbanism, park, Confluence Greenway, Forest Park Direct contact: (314) 935-6226 / hoal@architecture.wustl.edu

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A most unlikely father and son CBS Evening News / Assignment America and 6 others Aug. 13, 2007 -- This past Friday, on the CBS Evening News, Steve Hartman's "Assignment America" segment featured the special relationship between WUSTL architecture professor Bob Hansman and his adopted son Jovan.

Hopes for a Renaissance After Exodus in St. Louis The New York Times and 3 others April 17, 2007 -- Article looks at St. Louis' effort to rebuild its image in the face of population loss and public school accreditation problems. WUSTL architecture professor John Hoal, who has been involved in numerous municipal planning projects, comments on the redevelopment effort.

Maki Designs Art Complex in St. Louis Art in America, Dexigner.com and 2 others Jan. 16, 2007 -- The January issue of Art in America includes a story on architect Fumihiko Maki, who was commissioned by WUSTL in 1960 to design Steinberg Hall as a home for the university's highly regarded art collection. Nine years ago he was selected again to design an entire arts campus, to be called the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts. It opened in October. The article mentions current exhibits organized by museum director Sabine Eckmann, chief curator Lutz Koepnick, and others.

Area graduate schools rank among best nationwide Baltimore Sun and 5 others April 1, 2005 -- WUSTL's and SLU's graduate schools were among the top 50 on U.S. News and World Report's 2005 list of best graduate schools nationwide. WUSTL medical school was ranked No. 3 nationwide for research after Harvard University and Johns Hopkins University. Washington U. has been in the top 10 since the rankings began in 1987. Washington U.'s business school ranked No. 32; law school ranked No. 24; social work and physical therapy programs ranked No. 2 and occupational therapy programs No. 3 in the health category; engineering ranked No. 34; and education ranked No. 40. (Includes links to U.S. News & World Report: Complete Guide to Medical Schools and Top Medical Schools - Research.)