Thomas
Kass was pulled from retirement in Salt Lake City Utah to
come teach this year at the MSU School of Architecture. Tom was
previously at the University of Utah College of Architecture and
Planning. Tom went to Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and
Art in New York City and then went on to Yale University Arts and
Architecture for his bachelor's degree. He then received his Masters
at the University of Washington, School of Art. His post graduate
studies are at the Center of Advanced Visual Studies at MIT where he
had a fellowship. This fall he will be teaching and coordinating:
ARCH 151- First Year Design
Ciaran Fitzgerald is a 2004 graduate of MSU. He has been on
faculty since the summer of 2006 and has been practicing with
Ryker/Nave Design in Livingston, Montana. This fall he will be
teaching:
ARCH 355- 3rd year design
ARCH 457- 4th year design
ARCH 524- A Graduate Elective
Zuzanna Karczewska has been teaching at the University of
Kansas and had previously practiced with Manning Silverstein
Architecture in New York, NY. Zuzanna received Bachelors in
Architecture at Warsaw Polytechnic in Warsaw Poland, then received a
Bachelors at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, NJ.
She went on to receive a Masters degree at Cornell University in
Ithaca NY. This fall she will be teaching:
ARCH 261- Architectural Graphics I
ARCH 355- 3rd year design
Bruce Wrightsman comes to us from the University of Colorado.
Bruce received his Bachelors of Architecture from Kansas State
University and his Masters degree in Architecture from the University
of Texas in Austin. This fall he will be teaching:
ARCH 242- Structures I
ARCH 355- 3rd year design
Anne Barnaby is in the front office and is responsible for
managing the office, visitor and student relations, event planning,
scheduling of prospective students, visitors and alumni at the
school, as well as faculty assistance. Anne comes to us from the
Media and Theater Arts department at MSU and has an extensive
background in broadcasting.
Rachael Ortego is the Director of Student Services. Rachael is
responsible for all advising for students and prospective students,
application process for graduate and undergraduate for all students,
graduation and degree certification for all students, course schedule
planning, textbook purchasing, semester end course evaluations, all
Foreign Studies planning, scholarship application, processing and
disbursement. In addition she handles all administrative aspects of
the Graduate Program. Rachael comes to us from the University of
Texas at Austin where she was the Advising Coordinator of the Study
Abroad Division.
CELEBRATION OF ARCHITECTURE
Best Western GranTree
1325 N. 7th
Thursday February 21, 2008
Celebration of Architecture
The
Montana State University School of Architecture's fourth annual
Celebration of Architecture will be held on Thursday February 21,
2008 at the GranTree Grand Ballroom in Bozeman. Save the Date!
Students, faculty and staff will again ‘celebrate architecture’ by
gathering to meet with firms, enjoy a silent and live auction and
socialize with partners, associates and firm heads representing many
of America’s most advanced architectural companies.
Table
sponsors will dine with students Thursday evening. Sponsors are also
invited to formally meet with students on Wednesday and Friday if
they choose to do so. To date, seven tables have been sponsored.
Early table sponsorship is highly encouraged!
Montana
State School of Architecture students have always done extremely well
finding positions with and then succeeding in firms and companies
around the country. The 2007 Celebration of Architecture included
firms from our Pacific Northwest region, the West, Midwest, the
Southern United States, and the East coast; giving students the
chance to meet, socialize and interview with some of the country’s
most prolific architectural companies.
Architectural
and Engineering firms that have regularly sought out and hired out
the School of Architecture’s graduates, regularly seek our assistance
in sending them our best and brightest. The 2008 Career Fair and
Celebration of Architecture will be no exception. We like to give
those who have generously supported the Department over the years -
through sponsorship, scholarships, gifts, lectures, teaching, or by
consistently hiring our graduates - a first chance to meet students
preparing to graduate this spring, as well as students currently in
their third and fourth year of Architecture.
With
MSU’s School of Architecture currently educating over 500+ students,
there are many students in the third, fourth and this year's
graduating class who are looking for positions in the profession. We
also have a growing number of exceptional graduate students as a
result of our March program. We invited representatives from various
firms to come and meet our students, talk with them and look at their
work. Based on the successful career searches our students accomplish
on their own, we hope this event will prove to be an enriching
experience for our students and a rewarding career opportunity for
your company.
Let
us know if your company would like a Table sponsorship that includes
interview opportunities with our students. Because the demand is
heavy several months prior to the event, we strongly encourage early
registration. You’ll receive a substantial “early bird” discount from
the GranTree hotel when you reserve your accommodations at least 6
weeks prior to the event.
The
GranTree Hotel has a block of 10 rooms on hold if you would like to
reserve a room for February 20 – 23. The phone number for the
GranTree Hotel is (800) 624-5865. Click
here for more information. You must make your reservation no
later than January 6, 2008. If you have any questions, please contact
Anne Barnaby, (406) 994-4256 or Jean Koelzer at (406) 994-7882.
Download
the Celebration Instructions here
Download the Celebration Interview Schedule here
Download the Celebration Survey here
SPRING LECTURE SERIES
All of these lectures will begin at 3:30 pm, and will be
held in The Museum of The Rockies, unless otherwise noted.
Friday January 18 - Janine Benyus & Dana Baumeister - Biomimicry
(tentative)
Friday February 22 - Peter from Anderson and Anderson - (tentative) Friday February 29 - Rockhill & Associates- Design &
Construction: Head & Mind Monday March 31 - William Massie - American House '08 Friday April 4 - Jack E. Macallister - Winning The Talent War [Reynolds
Hall 5:30 PM]
Friday April 11 - Coleman Coker Building Studio
EXPANSION OF PROGRAM
MSU
School of Architecture Expansion
Fall 2006
Beginning fall semester 2006, second year admission to the School of
Architecture was increased from 65 to 91 students. The argument for
the increase in admission was that if the School limited enrollment
to 65, many exceptional students would have been denied the
opportunity to study architecture. Students with outstanding
portfolios, grade point averages exceeding 3.4 and some qualified
students applying for the third time would have been denied
admission. It is our belief that the School benefits through allowing
a broad range of qualified students an opportunity to succeed. This
decision does not, however, negate our need for the required
"gate" at the 2nd year to manage our enrollment due to
limited resources and a continued high demand for the architecture
program.
The
unique program requirements for newly admitted second year students
begin fall semester 2006. To more fully utilize our limited resources
and maintain a quality program, approximately half of the 2nd year
students will be required to enroll in a design studio during summer
session 2007. The remaining second year students will be required to
enroll in a design studio during summer session 2008. These students
will be enrolling in their normal lecture and architecture support
courses loads during the fall and spring. This requirement is part of
the criteria agreed upon with the university administration to gain
approval for the expansion of the program. Additionally, we expect
half of these students will also enroll in summer session 2009 to
complete their fourth year course sequence, thus allowing them to
travel to Europe in the fall, enter an internship program, or
possibly graduate earlier than normally planned.
The
expansion was weighed carefully before being presented and approved.
The requirement of attending summer session presented a possible hardship
for the students. With this requirement, the opportunity for students
to gain full-time employment is removed as well as other summer
opportunities. Adopting this program may also create curriculum
weaknesses in the areas of course coordination and faculty
continuity. It is recognized the School will need to address these
issues as we move forward, but the overall potential gains of the
program tipped the scale toward expansion.
The
positive gains include:
? reducing the number of students within the studio spaces in Cheever
Hall
? more critique space
? more work space
? greater access to shops
? et cetera
? six additional faculty members over three years
? additional design faculty @ 13:1 student faculty ratio in
undergraduate and 10:1 for graduate.
? additional sections of Architectural Graphics, Building
Construction, Structures, Environmental Controls and Professional
Practice
? section sizes are reduced from 65 to 46
? students have a choice of faculty
? faculty has associates within their area of specialty
? additional students within undergraduate and graduates programs
? greater ability to meet the demand of the profession
? allows more opportunities to support special programs
? Rural Studio
? Rome Summer Studio
? Foreign Studies (Europe, Latin America, Asia)
? Community Design Center
? Professional Internship
? summer programs
? greater flexibility for students
? early graduation
? increased course selection
? greater flexibility for faculty
? increased opportunities for visiting faculty
? increased opportunities for faculty to integrate teaching with
practice
? negotiated summer salaries commensurate with the teaching
requirements
As
the expansion moves forward, the School will be tracking the progress
to critically examine our direction. We are optimistic about the
future and believe the model of using limited resources (physical,
fiscal, human) well is a necessity as we move forward. We are
committed to providing an outstanding professional education while
respecting the roles of students, faculty and staff within our
program. Our ties to the profession and associated industries are
essential components to our success. We look forward to building upon
our partnerships and establishing new ones.
