In 2020, the USC School of Architecture and the Getty Research Institute (GRI) acquired the Paul R. Williams Architecture Archive from the Estate of Paul R. Williams. The Archive includes over 37,000 plans, including 10,000 drawings, blueprints, project diazo types, hand-colored renderings... View full entry »
The University of Southern California School of Architecture has recently launched a new 1-year post-graduate program that offers two concentrations focused on leveraging design research, innovation, and technology to tackle some of the most pressing issues in contemporary society: housing and... View full entry »
For some people, the process is simply a means to an end. To others, the journey means just as much as the destination. At USC graduate architecture, we see design as a process. It is a process of mastering a wide range of design skills and representational techniques. It is a process of... View full entry »
From Gehry, to Mayne, to Williams, to Wong - USC Architecture has educated some of the 20th century’s most prolific architects and is cultivating the next generation of trailblazing architects Sept. 10, 2019 -- This fall marks the centennial anniversary of an independent Department of... View full entry »
May 16, 2019 -- The School of Architecture is pleased to announce the appointments of four new tenure track faculty for the 2019-2020 academic year. J. Yolande Daniels, Aroussiak Gabrielian, and Dr. Bhavna Sharma will begin their appointments as assistant professors of architecture on August... View full entry »
May 15, 2019 -- University of Southern California School of Architecture today announced the appointment of associate professor Alison Hirsch as the new director of the Master of Landscape Architecture + Urbanism program, effective August 2019. “Alison was the perfect choice for this role... View full entry »
Feb. 25, 2020 -- USC Architecture today announced the appointment of two new program directors: associate professor Doris Sung as director of undergraduate architecture programs and associate professor Alvin Huang as director of graduate & post-professional architecture programs, effective May... View full entry »
The archive of the renowned architect Paul Revere Williams (American, 1894–1980) has been jointly acquired by the University of Southern California School of Architecture and Getty Research Institute. The archive has been meticulously cared for by Karen Elyse Hudson, Williams’ granddaughter... View full entry »
USC Architecture has hired two new faculty members that will start in the fall semester. Faiza Moatasim will be joining the USC School of Architecture as an Assistant Professor. Her appointment is a result of an open-rank urbanism/urban design faculty search that was held this spring. Professor... View full entry »
The University of Southern California School of Architecture announces the appointment of Kelly Shannon as Director of the Master of Landscape Architecture Program and Landscape Architecture Discipline Head, effective January 1, 2015. She joins the USC faculty as Professor of Architecture.Dr... View full entry »
In architect Doris Kim Sung’s ideal future, buildings will automatically respond to changes in the environment. “For a long time, my work has examined why architecture is static and nonresponsive, and why it can’t be more flexible like clothing,” said Sung, assistant... View full entry »