2024-05-18T21:54:48-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150238889/north-dakota-state-university-combines-departments-to-disrupt-current-design-education Katherine Guimapang 2020-11-30T19:22:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6e/6e73a6ec63ffe4a1c611d12d018fedb7.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>On November 24th,&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/11052640/north-dakota-state-university" target="_blank">North Dakota State University</a>&nbsp;announced its newest school, The School of Design, Architecture, and Art (SODAA). NDSU combined its architecture, landscape architecture, and visual arts departments into one school, hoping to diversify the learning outcomes students and faculty would gain as each field of study interacts with one another under one roof.<br></p> <p>According to their school paper "The Spectrum," <a href="http://ndsuspectrum.com/new-school-of-design-architecture-and-art-announced/" target="_blank">Anne Kesler reports</a>, "NDSU is the only school in the state that offers architecture and landscape programs, and with the opening of the new school, the university will further its field of study for design and art education."</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e3/e3c4a780c8aa11b72c1f9a1243eccf23.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e3/e3c4a780c8aa11b72c1f9a1243eccf23.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Previously covered on Archinect: <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150217922/the-top-ranked-schools-with-architecture-departments-according-to-times-higher-education-world" target="_blank">The top-ranked schools with architecture departments, according to Times Higher Education World</a>. Image courtesy of Image &copy; Tamer Shabani</figcaption></figure><p>While students and professionals continue to navigate a trying time within the industry, the need for multidisciplinary approaches to architecture and design has grown. As professiona...</p>