Architecture Program

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The Architecture Program at USD is embedded in the liberal arts education that constitutes the core of the College of Arts and Sciences. As such, all courses in the Architecture Program, be they studios, lectures, or seminars, teach our undergraduate students the skills of critical thinking and argumentative reasoning based on evidence, and encourage curiosity and free inquiry.
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PROGRAM
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NEWS + EVENTS
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STUDENT WORK

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Spring 2020 ARTH Alum Panel: A Conversation with Art History Alum Chelsea Behle Fralick Video link: tinyurl.com/2020Chelsea #daaahsgoood
Big congratulations to DAA+AH alum Auburn Reed, whose photography just won her a scholarship to the MFA program at TAI Centro Universitario de Artes en Madrid. Auburn moved to Spain with no contacts and little linguistic fluency after graduating from USD in 2019, but quickly became conversational and networked with other creatives. After her medium format film camera was stolen almost immediately on a detour to Morocco, she and her boyfriend bought a Pentax 6x7 camera to share, and she began alternating between fashion editorial and personal projects. Auburn's thesis project at USD explored the balance of power between the photographer and the subject, and the acuity and bravery with which she addressed this topic is no small part of the TAI jury's decision, which was unanimous in awarding her for her "ability and sensitivity in the use of contemporary languages in photography... the personality expressed in [her] images... and the coherence" of her project ¡Qué guay! Auburn. We're proud of you! Follow Auburn on Instagram at @sparkklebaby
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Congratulations Professor Daniel López-Pérez @transversalgroup ! • 2020 McNair Faculty Mentor of the Year! • And congratulations and good luck to Daniel Rodríguez - off to pursue an M.Arch at UCLA! #daaahsgoood #usdarchitecture
Repost from @mvdly Congratulations! We will miss you!! ❤️🎓💙 • Thanks for the most chaotic 4 years of my life, love you forever @uofsandiego
Repost from @elizabethrickey CONGRATULATIONS! We will miss you!! ❤️🎓💙 • Lots of sleepless nights, project mishaps, and stressful critiques over the years, but also some of the greatest professors, prideful work, and best friends made in this department. Thanks @usd_daaah for all the memories, skills, guidance, and opportunities, and proud to be an alum 🎓 didn’t get my diploma yet but holding one of my concrete blocks is more exemplary of my 4 years here anyway ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Jean-Baptiste Perronneau, "Magdaleine Pinceloup de la Grange, née de Parseval," 1747 J Noland, "Katherine Stefanie Powers Noland, neé Powers," 2020 #DAAAHChallenge2020 #daaahsgoood 📸 @uradnza
Spring 2020 ARTH Alum Panel: A Conversation with Art History Alum Molly Lindsey '19 who will be entering the Screenwriting MFA program at UCLA's School of Theater, Film, and Television this Fall! Congratulations! Video link: tinyurl.com/Molly2020DAAAH #daaahsgoood
John Currin, The Producer, 2002 Ciara Rafferty, The Producer, 2020 #DAAAHChallenge2020 #daaahsgoood
TOMORROW May 20th from noon - 1pm PST USD Conversations: Derrick Cartwright, PhD, Associate Professor and Director of University Galleries, and John Murphy, PhD, Hoehn Curatorial Fellow for Prints and Art History Lecturer will discuss "Pear-Shaped Kings and Orange Presidents – Recognizing Protest Art" Artists' engagement with political and social protest movements is a diverse, vibrant and historically significant topic. This session will reflect specifically on how modern artists – mostly in Europe and the United States – have produced memorable works, in a wide variety of media, to draw attention to injustices and press for change. By initiating the discussion with important examples from the history of art, Derrick Cartwright and John Murphy hope to inspire critical thinking and further conversation about the continued role of artists in protests today. This is a free event. RSVP Required: https://usd-conversations-may-20.eventbrite.com