Archinect - Features 2024-12-11T16:24:32-05:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150251156/academia-and-professional-practice-cal-poly-pomona-s-graduate-architecture-program-fosters-architecture-leaders Academia and Professional Practice: Cal Poly Pomona's Graduate Architecture Program Fosters Architecture Leaders Katherine Guimapang 2021-03-03T14:53:00-05:00 >2021-03-19T11:31:05-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/80/8056914ce1f907f1a1daed8bf3c78d89.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>While applications for graduate programs have passed, there are a handful of schools whose application deadline extends into April. In preparation for their Fall 2021 term and its prospective applicant pool, Archinect dives into the graduate program at&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/CPPARC" target="_blank">California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Department of Architecture (CPPARC)</a></p> <p>According to Department Chair and Professor <a href="https://archinect.com/GeorgeProctor" target="_blank">George Proctor AIA</a>, "The learning environment at CPPARC cultivates both individual skills and knowledge while providing the context and tools for collaboration [...] The learn-by-doing methods and collaborative components of every CPPARC studio have produced leaders who run many of the region's largest and most successful firms." Newly appointed Graduate Coordinator <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/33453838/fievre-jones-inc" target="_blank">Victor Jones</a> shares, "our graduate students are outfitted to harness architecture&rsquo;s potential to address the many of environmental, political, social, and economic challenges that face our communities and cities."</p> <p>To further expand on their gradua...</p>