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The Suburb and Town Design Program brings together students
and faculty in the exploration and definition of guiding principles for building
communities. Two senior faculty members, Dean Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk and
Adjunct Professor Andres Duany, are renowned for their dedication to the
evolution of the principles of New Urbanism to direct the design and development
of new and existing towns. Faculty and lecturers from around the world share
ideas with students in the investigation of the environmental context of town
design through economic, social and cultural analysis.
The yearlong curriculum offers special opportunities to
work directly with municipalities or private sector groups and prepares students
to be effective designers and advocates for both private sector development and
public sector development enterprises. The highly integrated curriculum and
close faculty support ensure an intensive, but rewarding experience which draws
from vanguard work in the academy and the profession.
The Suburb and Town Design
Program generates a format of study which involves significant interaction among
faculty, students, and invited specialists. The program establishes an
environment characterized by an active, dynamic exchange of ideas, and a forum
for testing and advancing design proposals that enlighten the effort to build a
sense of place and community in every architectural endeavor. |
