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APR
ARCHITECTURAL PROGRAM REPORT FOR THE
NATIONAL ARCHITECTURAL ACCREDITING BOARD
REPORT: VOLUME 1
SEPTEMBER 7, 2009 REVISED: DECEMBER 28, 2009
MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM, SCHOOL OF CONSTRUCTED ENVIRONMENTS PARSONS THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DESIGN, THE NEW SCHOOL UNIVERSITY
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BOB KERREY, PRESIDENT THE NEW SCHOOL
TIM MARSHALL, PROVOST
THE NEW SCHOOL
JOEL TOWERS, DEAN PARSONS, THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DESIGN
WILLIAM MORRISH, DEAN
SCHOOL OF CONSTRUCTED ENVIRONMENTS
SCHOOL OF CONSTRUCTED ENVIRONMENTS PARSONS THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DESIGN
THE NEW SCHOOL 66 5 th AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10011 1.212.229.8955
THIS ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM REPORT HAS BEEN PREPARED IN 2009 BY THE MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM AT THE SCHOOL OF CONSTRUCTED ENVIRONMENTS, PARSONS THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DESIGN, THE NEW SCHOOL, IN FULFILLMENT OF THE TERMS OF THE ACCREDITATION PROCEDURES SET BY THE NATIONAL ARCHITECTURAL ACCREDITING BOARD. THIS SELF-ASSESSMENT REPORT WAS DONE ACCORDING TO THE 2004 CONDITIONS FOR ACCREDITATION. AND THE 2009 PROCEDURES FOR ACCREDITATION THIS REPORT WAS PREPARED BY THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF THE ADMINISTRATION, FACULTY AND STAFF: LAURA BRIGGS (INTERIM DEAN), DAVID LEVEN (DIRECTOR OF GRADUATE ARCHITECTURE), JONANNA MERWOOD, (DIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS), ALAN BRUTON (PUBLIC PROGRAMS COORDINATOR), CHRISTINE CHANG (DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS), ANGI TSANG AND YIGIT KALE (STUDENT ASSISTANTS).
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TABLE OF CONTENTS VOLUME 1 REPORT
1. INTRODUCTION TO THE PROGRAM
1.1 History and Description of the Institution 1 1.2 Institutional Mission 13 1.3 Program History 17 1.4 Program Mission 21 1.5 Program Self-Assessment 23 2. PROGRESS SINCE THE PREVIOUS SITE VISIT
2.1 Summary of Responses to the Team Findings 28 2.2 Summary of Responses to Changes in the NAAB Conditions 33 3. THE THIRTEEN CONDITIONS OF ACCREDITATION
3.1 Program Response to the NAAB Perspectives 34 3.1.1 Architectural Education and the Academic Context 34 3.1.2 Architectural Education and the Students 36 3.1.3 Architectural Education and Registration 38 3.1.4 Architectural Education and the Profession 39 3.1.5 Architectural Education and Society 40 3.2 Program Self-Assessment Procedures 42 3.3 Public Information 46 3.4 Social Equity 51 3.5 Studio Culture 55 3.6 Human Resources 56 3.7 Human Resource Development 65 3.8 Physical Resources 86 3.9 Information Resources 92 3.10 Financial Resources 101 3.11 Administrative Structure 104 3.12 Professional Degrees and Curriculum 110 3.13 Student Performance Criteria 114 VOLUME 2 SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
4. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
4.1 Student Progress Evaluation Procedures 1 4.2 Studio Culture Policy 8 4.3 Course Descriptions 10 4.4 Faculty Résumés 57 4.5 Visiting Team Report from the Previous Visit 94 4.6 Annual Reports 126 4.7 School Catalog 146
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1.1 HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTITUTION HISTORY OF PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN, 1896 TO 2003
HISTORY OF THE NEW SCHOOL, 1919–2003
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1919
1921
1940
1941
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1942
1943
1945
1947
1950
1951
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1956–1959
1959
1960
1962
1964
1968
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1970
1975
1978
1980
1982
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1983–1984
1984
1985
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1986–1991
1986
1987
1989
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1992
1993
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1994
1997
2001
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2002–2003
2004–2006
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2007–2008
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2009
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1.2 INSTITUTIONAL MISSION TT H E N E W S C H O O L H I S T O R Y O F P A R S O N S S C H O O L O F D E S I G N Intellectual freedom, artistic and academic excellence, and social responsibility are the guiding values of the The New School, a progressive New York institution. Its schools and colleges for design, liberal arts, social sciences, and public policy challenge students to develop the capacity, passion, and will to strengthen the communities and world in which they live. Parsons The New School for Design: Statement Adopted in Fal l 2008 Parsons prepares students to be independent thinkers who creatively and critically address the complex human conditions of 21st century culture. We are creating a diverse learning environment for developing intelligent and reflective practices through studio-based research and critical scholarship in order to make meaningful and sustainable contributions to contemporary global societies. Situated within The New School, Parsons builds on the University’s legacy of progressive ideals, scholarship, and educational methods. Our faculty challenges convention through a setting and philosophy that encourages formal experimentation, nurtures alternative world-views, and cultivates forward-thinking leaders and creative professionals across multiple fields in a world increasingly influenced by art and design.
At Parsons, we believe that designers and artists perform essential and complementary roles in our society: designers create the spaces, systems, and objects that shape and potentially transform our daily lives, while artists critically expose logical assumptions and habits to propose new models of seeing, understanding, and responding to our increasingly designed experiences. Our student-centered curriculum continually engages these distinct yet interrelated practices and allow for both specialist and hybrid paths. We encourage collaborative and individual approaches that cut across a wide array of disciplines. By synthesizing cutting-edge theory with rigorous craft, and by infusing art and design studies with education in liberal arts and business practices, Parsons students and faculty lead successful design-based businesses, shape scholarship in the field, and make art and design that matters.
Students at Parsons actively engage in an integrated and immersive learning environment. The campus’ location in the heart of Manhattan—one of the world’s most frenetic, innovative and influential capitals of culture, media, finance, fashion and intellectual debate—allows students to take advantage of the city’s vibrant local resources while learning to think and act responsibly on a global scale. Extraordinary internship opportunities and partnerships with the biggest names in industry afford a vast international network of possibilities for entrepreneurship and professional success. Dynamically situated in every respect, Parsons students excel at the center of it all.
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1.3 PROGRAM HISTORY
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1.4 PROGRAM MISSION
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1.5 PROGRAM SELF-ASSESSMENT PROGRAM’S STRENGTHS
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PROGRAM’S CHALLENGES AND PLANS TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES
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2.1 SUMMARY OF RESPONSES TO THE TEAM FINDINGS
CONDITIONS MET AND WELL MET IN 2003–04 VISITING TEAM REPORT
CONDITIONS NOT MET IN 2003–04 VISITING TEAM REPORT
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CRITERIA NOT MET IN 2003–04 VISITING TEAM REPORT
CAUSES FOR CONCERN IN 2003–04 VISITING TEAM REPORT
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2.2 SUMMARY OF RESPONSES TO CHANGES IN THE NAAB CONDITIONS
CHANGES IN THE NAAB CONDITIONS
CHANGES TO STUDENT PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
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3.1 PROGRAM RESPONSE 3.1.1 ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION AND THE ACADEMIC CONTEXT
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3.1.2 ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION AND THE STUDENTS
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3.1.3 ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION AND REGISTRATION
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3.1.4 ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION AND THE PROFESSION
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3.1.5 ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION AND SOCIETY
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3.2 PROGRAM SELF-ASSESSMENT 3.2.A DESCRIPTION OF THE SCHOOL’S SELF-ASSESSMENT PROCESS
Executive Committee Meetings
Faculty Planning Meetings
Program-wide Meetings
End of Year Faculty Reviews
End of Year Ful l-Time Faculty Reviews
Curr iculum Evaluat ion Meetings
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MMid-Year Portfol io Reviews
Student Counci l
3.2.B FACULTY, STUDENTS’, AND GRADUATES’ ASSESSMENT OF THE PROGRAM’S CURRICULUM
Advisory Board
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GGraduation Exhibit ions
Student Feedback
3.2.C DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTITUTION’S REQUIREMENTS FOR SELF-ASSESSMENT
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School Leadership Counci l
Parsons Curr iculum Committee
School Curr iculum Committee
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3.3 PUBLIC INFORMATION 3.3A. DESCRIPTION OF THE DEGREE PROGRAM IN UNIVERSITY CATALOG NNAAB Statement in Parsons Graduate Degree Programs Catalog and Website:
DESCRIPTION OF MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM FROM
PARSONS GRADUATE PROGRAMS CATALOG, 2008-2009:
GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS
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ELECTIVES
NAAB STATEMENT
ADMISSION INFORMATION
TWO STUDY OPTIONS
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CURRICULUM
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DESCRIPTION OF MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM FROM
PARSONS WEBSITE:
DESCRIPTION OF MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE/MASTER OF FINE ARTS LIGHTING
DESIGN DUAL DEGREE PROGRAM FROM THE SCHOOL OF CONSTRUCTED
ENVIRONMENTS WEBSITE:
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MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM WEBPAGE:
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DESCRIPTION OF MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM FROM PARSONS
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS CATALOG, 2008-2009:
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3.3B. GUIDE TO STUDENT PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
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3.4 SOCIAL EQUITY DIVERSITY POLICY: PARSONS SCHOOL OF CONSTRUCTED ENVIRONMENTS
FROM PARSONS DEANS OFFICE
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3.4.A. CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES TO ACHIEVE EQUITY AND DIVERSITY IN FACULTY APPOINTMENTS, REAPPOINTMENTS, COMPENSATION, AND PROMOTIONS
3.4.B. CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES TO ACHIEVE EQUITY AND DIVERSITY IN STUDENT ADMISSIONS, ADVANCEMENT, RETENTION, AND GRADUATION
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3.4.C. MEANS BY WHICH FACULTY, STUDENTS, AND STAFF ARE GIVEN ACCESS TO THE FORMULATION OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
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3.4.D. IDENTIFICATION OF ANY SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM, WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT.
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3.5 STUDIO CULTURE
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3.6 HUMAN RESOURCES 3.6.A STUDENTS
2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10
Applications Received
308 300 275 312 314
Accepts
102 100 89 106 105
%
33 33 33 34 33
M.Arch total enrollment
75 65 58 59 81* Men
29 29 31 29 41
Women 46 36 27 30 40
Incoming M.Arch. I class
20 21 20 21 39*
Architecture background
11 13 12 9 28
Liberal Arts background
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3 yr. graduation
19 19 19 18 33
4 yr. graduation or longer
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Students with Advanced Standing
1 2 1 1 5
Less than 3 yr graduation 1 2 1 1 5
*Includes 5 M.Arch./MFALD Dual Degree students. 3.6.B FACULTY + FACULTY ADMINISTRATORS:
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3.6.D IDENTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT
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3.7 HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT 3.7.A. PROGRAM’S POLICY REGARDING HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
3.7.B. GUEST LECTURES AND VISITING CRITICS
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DIRECTORS OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS 2004–2009
LIST OF SCE PUBLIC PROGRAM EVENTS 2004–2009
2004 FALL EVENTS
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2005 SPRING EVENTS
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2005 FALL EVENTS
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2006 SPRING EVENTS
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2006 FALL EVENTS
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2007 SPRING EVENTS
2007 FALL EVENTS
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2008 SPRING EVENTS
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2008 FALL EVENTS
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2009 SPRING EVENTS
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LIST OF RECENT PAID VISITING STUDIO CRITICS:
2007
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3.7.C. PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS
FALL 2005 EXHIBITIONS
SPRING 2006 EXHIBITIONS
FALL 2006 EXHIBITIONS
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SPRING 2007 EXHIBITIONS
FALL 2007 EXHIBITIONS
FALL 2008 EXHIBITIONS
SPRING 2009 EXHIBITIONS
3.7.D STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
ADVISING RESOURCES
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ADVISING AND THE REGISTRATION PROCESS
ADD, DROP, AND WITHDRAWAL
TUTORING
OFFICE OF STUDENT SUPPORT AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT
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STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES
OFFICE OF STUDENT DISABILITY SERVICES
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THE OFFICE OF STUDENT OMBUDS SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SERVICES
OFFICE OF CAREER SERVICES
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and Lewis. STUDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES
3.7.E. FIELD TRIPS AND OFF-CAMPUS ACTIVITIES
3.7.F STUDENT SOCIETIES AND CAMPUS-WIDE STUDENT ACTIVITIES
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STUDENT COUNCILS
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PHYSICAL RECREATION
EXHIBITION OF STUDENT DEVELOPED PROJECTS
3.7.G POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND CRITERIA FOR APPOINTMENT, PROMOTION, AND TENURE, AND FOR ACCESSING FACULTY DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES APPOINTMENTS
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TENURE AND PROMOTION
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
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3.7.H. EVIDENCE OF FACILITATION OF FACULTY RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES FACULTY LEAVES, 2004–2010
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT FUND
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3.7.I. EVIDENCE OF HOW FACULTY REMAIN CURRENT IN THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE CHANGING DEMANDS OF PRACTICE AND LICENSURE
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3.8 PHYSICAL RESOURCES 3.8.A. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF PHYSICAL PLANT
SHOP AND SUPPORT FACILITIES
CLASSROOMS AND OFFICES
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GALLERIES
COMPUTER FACILITIES
ADDITIONAL FACILITIES
3.8.B. DESCRIPTION OF ANY CHANGES UNDER CONSTRUCTION, FUNDED OR PROPOSED DESIGN WORKSHOP 2009 RENOVATION
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3.8.C. HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, NETWORKS, AND OTHER COMPUTER RESOURCES COMPUTER FACILITIES
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3.8.D. PROBLEMS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS
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3.9 INFORMATION RESOURCES 3.9.A. CONTEXT AND INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
3.9.B. LIBRARY AND INFORMATION RESOURCES COLLECTIONS, SERVICES, STAFF, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT COLLECTION
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SERVICES
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STAFF
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FACILITIES
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EQUIPMENT
3.9.C. BUDGET, ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONS:
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GIMBEL LIBRARY STAFFING
GIMBEL LIBRARY STAFF (FULL-TIME EQUIVALENTS)
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3.10 FINANCIAL RESOURCES
3.10.A. PROGRAM BUDGET Budget Process
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3,067,344 3,159,958
5,685,289
Budget Expenditures Capital Investment/M.Arch. Student 04-05 2,413,985 $ 2,266,428 $ 11,023
05-06 2,739,779 $ 2,736,294 $ 11,809
06-07 3,067,344 $2,941,252 $ 14,747
07-08 3,159,958 $3,157,973 $ 14,976
08-09 5,685,289 $5,914,604 $ 11,509
Discretionary Accounts
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Scholarships
Other Development Activities
3.10.B COMPARATIVE DATA ON ANNUAL EXPENDITURES FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS IN RELATION TO OTHER RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS IN THE INSTITUTION
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3.11 ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE 3.11.A STATEMENT OF ACCREDITATION
3.11.B PROGRAM ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE AND COMPARISON TO OTHER PROGRAMS DEAN AND DIRECTOR
DEAN
DIRECTOR
THE NEW SCHOOL UNITS
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3.11.C. LIST OF PROGRAMS IN SAME ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT
OTHER RELATED GRADUATE PROGRAMS WITHIN PARSONS
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3.12 PROFESSIONAL DEGREES AND CURRICULUM 3.12.A. TITLES AND DESCRIPTION OF THE DEGREE OFFERED
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3.12.B. OUTLINE OF CURRICULA
MMaster of Architecture Curr iculum Outl ine
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DDual Degree Program Masters of Architecture / Master of Fine Arts Light ing Design Curr iculum Outl ine
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3.12.C. MINORS AND CONCENTRATIONS
3.12.D. OFF-CAMPUS PROGRAMS, FACILITIES, RESOURCES, COURSE REQUIREMENTS, LENGTH OF STAY OFF-CAMPUS PROGRAMS
FACILITIES
RESOURCES
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
LENGTH OF STAY
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3.13 STUDENT PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
3.13.A. CURRICULAR GOALS AND CONTENT
REQUIRED COURSES
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ELECTIVES
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EVALUATION PROCEDURE FOR EXEMPTION WAIVER FROM REQUIRED
PROFESSIONAL STUDY COURSES
EVALUATION FOR ADVANCE STANDING
3.13.B. THE GRAPHIC MATRIX
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13.1 SPEAKING AND WRITING SKILLS
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13.2 CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
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13.3 GRAPHIC SKILLS
13.4 RESEARCH SKILLS
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13.5 FORMAL ORDERING SYSTEMS
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13.6 FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN SKILLS
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13.7 COLLABORATIVE SKILLS
13.8 WESTERN TRADITIONS
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13.9 NON-WESTERN TRADITIONS
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13.10 NATIONAL AND REGIONAL TRADITIONS
13.11 USE OF PRECEDENTS
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13.12 HUMAN BEHAVIOR
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13.13 HUMAN DIVERSITY
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13.14 ACCESSIBILITY
13.15 SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
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13.16 PROGRAM PREPARATION
13.17 SITE CONDITIONS
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13.18 STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS
13.19 ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS
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13.20 LIFE-SAFETY
13.21 BUILDING ENVELOPE SYSTEMS
13.22 BUILDING SERVICE SYSTEMS
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13.23 BUILDING SYSTEMS INTEGRATION
13.24 BUILDING MATERIALS AND ASSEMBLIES
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13.25 CONSTRUCTION COST CONTROL
13.26 TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION
13.27 CLIENT ROLE IN ARCHITECTURE
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13.28 COMPREHENSIVE DESIGN
13.29 ARCHITECTS ADMINISTRATIVE ROLES
13.30 ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE
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13.31 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
13.32 LEADERSHIP
13.33 LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES
13.34 ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT
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