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Found 24 events matching "architecture"

1994
Department reintroduced five-year degree program

The Department of Landscape Architecture reintroduced the five-year Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree in 1994.

2000
Department of Architecture renamed the School of Architecture
1948
Department of Landscape Architecture established

The Department of Landscape Architecture was established in the newly created College of Design, known at its founding in 1948 as the School of Architecture and Landscape Design.

08/1987
First Latinx faculty member in landscape architecture

Fernando Magallanes became the first Latinx faculty member in landscape architecture.

1968
Master's degree in landscape architecture first offered

In 1968, North Carolina State University approved the Master of Landscape Architecture degree and replaced the five-year bachelor's degree with a four-year Bachelor in Environmental Design in Landscape Architecture degree.

1942
Division of Landscape Architecture established

The Division of Landscape Architecture was established in the Department of Horticulture.

1940
Department of Architectural Engineering renamed

The Department of Architectural Engineering was renamed the Department of Architecture and Architectural Engineering.

1932
First woman received degree in landscape architecture

Elizabeth Lee Lawrence became the first woman to earn a BS in landscape architecture.

1927
First landscape architecture courses offered

Professor Joseph Plummer Pillsbury initiated developing a curriculum in landscape architecture, which was was established as a component of courses in the Department of Horticulture.

3/21/1951
Department of Landscape Architecture accredited

The Department of Landscape Architecture received accreditation from the American Society of Landscape Architects and became the second to do so in the South, and one of only ten accredited schools in the U.S.

1987-1990
Deborah Dalton served as acting department head

Deborah Dalton was the first woman to serve as acting department head for the Department of Landscape Architecture.

5/15/1971
First African American graduated from COD

Arthur Clement graduated with a bachelor's degree in architecture in the College of Design (formerly the School of Design).

1941
First branch library opened

The Architecture Library opened as the first branch library with Grace Sims Dalton as the first librarian. This was part of Library Director Harlan Brown’s goal to eliminate autonomous departmental libraries in favor of centrally-controlled branch libraries. The Architecture Library was renamed the Harrye B. Lyons Design Library in 1968.

Fall 1968
Master's degree in architecture first offered
1946
Division of Architecture and Landscape Design established
5/23/1948
School of Design established

The School of Design was established with the Division of Architecture and Landscape Design incorporated into the curriculum. Henry Kamphoefner from the University of Oklahoma was the first dean of the school and served in the position until 1973.

12/19/2019
Fall Commencement

The commencement speaker was Dr. William L. Roper, Interim President of the UNC System. Dr. Roper previously served as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. An honorary degree of Doctor of Fine Arts was granted to Curtis Worth Fentress, a world-renowned designer of iconic public architecture.

Included in Commencements
1949
Women faculty increased

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.

1972
Curt Fentress graduated

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.

1934
McLean Murals displayed in Brooks Hall

The Works Progress Administration commissioned James A. McLean to create four murals depicting agriculture, science, architecture, and engineering. The McLean Murals were displayed in Brooks Hall, originally the D. H. Hill Jr. Library. After complaints and ridicule, the murals were removed from display, three were destroyed, and one was rediscovered years later in the Raleigh Little Theater.