Department of Architecture
1920s
A bachelor's degree in architectural engineering was first offered through the School of Engineering.
1940s
The Department of Architectural Engineering was renamed the Department of Architecture and Architectural Engineering.
Margery Belle Garriss was the first woman to graduate in architectural engineering.
Twenty-two women were listed on the faculty, most at the instructor or laboratory technician level. Departments with more than one woman employee included English (six), statistics (three), textiles (three), and modern languages (two). Women were also on the faculty in architecture, agricultural economics, mathematics, physics, social studies, chemistry, engineering, research, and agronomy.
1950s
Eduardo Catalano (1917-2010) of Argentina came to NC State as head of the Department of Architecture in the College of Design. He stayed on the faculty until 1956. Catalano later taught at MIT and retired in 1995. His design achievements included construction of his own house in Raleigh (named House of the Decade by "House and Home" magazine in 1955), the U.S. Embassy in Buenos Aires, and the Juilliard School of Music in New York City. In 2007, NC State ... More
Eduardo F. Catalano portrait1960s
1970s
Curt Fentress graduated with a bachelor's degree in architecture. His firm designed buildings such as as the Denver International Airport passenger terminal, Incheon International Airport in South Korea, Arraya Tower in Kuwait City, the National Museum of the Marine Corps, and Terminal 2 at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport. He became a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.
Philip Freelon graduated with a bachelor's of environmental design in architecture degree. Signature buildings his firm designed include the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts + Culture in Charlotte, NC; the International Civil Rights Center & Museum in Greensboro, NC; the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture in Baltimore, MD; and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture on ... More
