caed programs 2014|2015

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College of arChiteCture & environmental Design

undergraduate graduate

Master of Architecture

Master of Healthcare Design

Master of Urban Design

Education Abroad

CUDC – Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative

Master of Landscape Architecture I and IIMaster of Science in Architecture and Environmental Design

Interior Design

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college of architecture and environmental designkent state university

WHY DESIGN?Why design? Why architecture, why interior design, why landscape architecture, why urban design, or why

architectural studies? Can our civilization right itself or are we on an ill-fated course? Human society faces some

immense challenges today: unavoidable evidence of global climate change, growing urbanization, shrinking resources,

unabated poverty, increased energy demands, and storms that diminish both our land and spirit. Here at Kent State—

in a region in the midst of reinventing itself—we believe tomorrow’s designers not only have the ability, but also the

obligation, to lead society in a responsible direction by providing remedies to these issues.

Why Kent State’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design (CAED)? The CAED will reshape you

through guided design exploration integrated with the practicalities of a professional life. Whether your degree

program is in architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, health care design, architectural studies, or urban

design the outcome will be to make you into a professional who can balance between improving the quality of built

environments for all citizens while serving as steward for our planet.

Design education is about developing your ability to make fitting decisions, to comprehend the ethical choices inherent

in design, and to fulfill the human need for thriving in a complex world. The College of Architecture and Environmental

Design strives to equip you with the right amount of social, theoretical, technical understanding, balanced with the

proper ethical convictions and confidence that will serve you, and the citizens you will serve, over your lifetime.

The College has achieved success by providing an education where you experience:

• A professional balance between history/theory and the technical aspects of professional skills;

• A global preparedness for understanding cultural, governmental and climate diversity;

• A realization of possibilities through personal definition and societal advancement.

The Global Studies Program offers European, Asian and regional experiences in diverse venues. The Cleveland Urban

Design Collaborative (CUDC) functions as a design office that strives to improve and preserve communities. Our

comprehensive studio experiences teach how to synthesize and integrate history, theory, systems and procedures into

a single project. The graduate programs offer unique dual degree programs, specialization and research venues.

Interior design majors transform social visions into physical realities in a senior course committed to community

design. And all our majors impact the public good through “designers-in-service”.

Why design? Because it holds the solutions of tomorrow. Why Kent State? Because it offers value to the

individual and to society. It starts with inquisitive minds passionate about reinventing society through a constructed

environment that respects natural environments. The world will look different to you when you depart from Kent

State. Join us on a journey that will expand possibilities, improve lives—including yours—and seek a world waiting

to be created beyond the horizon.

Take part in our conviction about a better tomorrow!

Sincerely,

Douglas l Steidl, faia

dean, college of architecture and environmental design

Mixed media drawings — Nicholas Skidmore


The Architectural Studies (B.A./ARCS) program offers a liberal arts education as a foundation for directed graduate study and careers in a variety of design-related disciplines.

The Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies

curriculum emphasizes the design of the built

environment as a tool to develop critical

thinking and problem-solving skills valuable

in many fields of specialization that interface

with environmental design practices. Adding

architecture to liberal education, the B.A./

ARCS degree gives students the flexibility and

incentive to explore important relationships

between architecture and related disciplines

and prepares them to recognize and pursue

creative and innovative work within the field

of architecture and beyond.

Studying outside of a formal classroom

environment, students work closely with

faculty and other students – exploring the cul-

tural and societal forces that shape

the built environment through a core set

of courses in design, technology, history,

criticism and urbanism. Studios for B.A./ARCS

students are designed to foster interdisci-

plinary partnerships with art, technology,

journalism, fashion, graphics and digital

sciences offering opportunities for directed

media and technique-based explorations.

By the beginning of the junior year, students

are provided the flexibility to pursue an

emphasis in one of five areas of focus. These

areas of focus allow students to identify

potential for specialization and/or future

graduate study. Individual advising

provides students with a framework to aid

in defining goals and establishing tracks for

a possible double-major or minor within the

degree plan.

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architecture + makingThe boundaries between architecture, installation art, environmental graphics and industrial design are unclear and overlapping. Someone with training in more than one of these fields is, therefore, well- placed to make effective and compelling work at a variety of scales. Students who want extensive hands-on engagement in the process of making can combine the ARCS core curriculum with more studio-centered coursework that focuses on craft and visual problemsolving. After graduation, many students who follow this path will want to go on to a Master of Fine Arts program or graduate study in architecture, graphics or industrial design.

architecture + technologY While the use of computers to draw buildings has become the norm, that is only the very beginning of the ways in which digital technology is changing the design process. Information systems also improve the construction process, help us devise new applications for building technologies and environmental systems, and allow for the rapid prototyping and testing of design ideas. Students with strong analytic skills and the ability to communicate complex technical informa-tion have a future in emerging and rapidly evolving design-related professions related to construction technology, systems management and project delivery. Students interested in pursuing this focus may choose to combine the ARCS curriculum with studies in digital sci-ences or technology.

architecture + historYKnowledge about architecture and design grows not just through built and graphic work, but also through inquiry into design history, theory and criticism. Students with strong verbal skills and an interest in scholarship can combine design training, writing and historical study to prepare themselves for graduate study in architectural history and theory or historic preservation. Others may combine the ARCS curriculum with studies in journalism, graphic design, art or other fields that give them the skills and understanding to work in journalism, public history, or in museums and galleries.

architecture + societYThere are many nondesign professionals who play key roles in shaping the built environment, working with designers on a regular basis. Someone who understands design but also has the verbal and analytic skills required for these outside professions is in an excellent position to collaborate with designers on complex projects and contribute to a high-quality outcome. Students can build on the ARCS core curriculum with coursework or minors in other colleges at Kent State to prepare themselves for graduate study and professional work in business, real estate, law, environmental policy, public health and other fields that relate to the built environment.

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Representation of Design I — Travis McCollough

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Admission RequirementsA student may enter the B.A./ARCS program directly

in the fall of the freshman year if they meet the entrance

requirements. If an entering student does not meet the

entrance requirements, they can enter the college as

an Architecture and Environmental Design General

major until they have met the requirements to declare

Architectural Studies as a major – usually at the end

of the freshman year.

Detailed information on admission to this program may be obtained by writing directly to Kent State University, Architectural Studies, P.O. Box 5190, Kent, OH 44242-0001 or by calling the Architectural Studies Program at 330-672-2789

Education AbroadStudents may elect to study abroad in the Florence

program in the fall if their third year. This program

has been a mainstay of the college since 1972. This

award-winning program has become a cornerstone

in the education of our future design professionals.

Housed in the historic Palazzo dei Cerchi, the program

is located in the heart of Florence. Field study takes

students to the great cities of Rome, Milan and Venice

among others.

MinorThe College of Architecture and Environmental Design

believes that learning about architecture is also a way

of learning about ourselves and the world in which

we live. The minor in Architectural Studies provides

an opportunity for students from across the university

to enhance their knowledge of architecture and the built

environment by taking a series of courses in different

disciplines within architecture.

Students with an interest in environmental design who want to be active members of the larger university community and seek to establish a broad base of knowledge (through a cross-disciplinary, design-based liberal education) before committing to a particular career path.

Students who plan to pursue further study in a related environmental design field such as urban planning, urban design, public/business administration, real estate development, real estate law, journalism, construction manage-ment, graphic or industrial design, historic preservation or architectural history/theory.

Students who plan to pursue a three-year accredited graduate degree in architecture or landscaping architecture and seek the broadly based undergraduate education valued by such professional degree programs.

architecture + citiesBuildings are situated within complex urban and suburban networks of infrastructure, ecology, economics and politics. Students with an interest in these complex issues can combine the ARCS core curriculum with work in geography, sociology and political science to give themselves a strong qualification for graduate work in urban design, landscape architecture, urban planning or community develop-ment. Kent State offers an excellent graduate option through the Master of Urban Design degree offered at the Kent State University Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (KSU CUDC), where students engage in intensive study of real-world challenges in urban design practice and research.

the Bachelor of arts in architectural studies degree is directed at three populations:

Representation of Design II — student mural installation

Interior Design Studio VII — Café project


The Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA)— accredited Interior Design Program at Kent State University is dedicated to the understanding, development and improvement of the physical environment and the protection of the public.

A multidisciplinary approach to the design

education of the individual is promoted to

establish an understanding of the human expe-

rience in the environment. The program fosters

intellectual curiosity, critical thinking and pro-

fessional responsibility within a diverse and

collegial community of faculty and students.

The Kent State University interiors curriculum

has been developed to promote academic

excellence and to challenge students to

explore, examine, deliberate and solve design

problems that affect the individual in physical,

social and psychological manners.

To support this mission, the Kent State Interior

Design Program seeks to promote the following

objectives and values: • Recognize its accountability to the global

impact on natural resources, and to consider

social and cultural systems that are used in

the profession.

• Actively foster new ideas and collaborate with

other disciplines in the college, university, state

and nation. • Strive to encourage an open dialogue of

ideas, critiques and diversity of views in

the educational process. • Support Kent State University and the

College of Architecture and Environmental

Design missions.

The Interior Design Program compliments and

contributes equally to the resources of strong

and well-established programs in the univer-

sity including the architecture program, the

School of Visual Communication and Design,

the College of Business and the College of

Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Tech-

nology. The undergraduate program leads to a

Bachelor of Arts degree in a CIDA-accredited

first professional degree program.

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Bachelor of arts in interior designThe goal of the program is to foster a foundation based on the concepts, skills and principles of lifelong learning needed by a practicing professional. In addition to the basic knowledge required by CIDA accreditation, the interior design program at Kent State promotes a depth of understanding in those courses that help establish the responsibility of the interior designer in providing for the health, safety and welfare of the public. Theory, history and practice are woven together to establish the interrelatedness of each field of study. Each student is required to complete an internship after the conclusion of the third-year courses. The application of academic learning in the professional practice setting is a concept embraced by the interior design faculty, alumni and supporters of the program.

Relationships with other programs across the university such as technology allow Interior Design majors the opportunity to see their design come to life in courses such as Woods Technology, where students construct furniture of their own design.

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Interior Design

Business knowledge is a basic part of the Interior Design Program including microeconomics, macroeconomics and

courses in marketing.

Students in interior design can achieve a minor in marketing with the addition of three marketing classes beyond those required in the program.


Education AbroadStudents may elect to study abroad with the Florence

program in the spring of their third year. The award-

winning Florence program, established in 1972 by the

architecture program, has become a cornerstone in the

education of the College of Architecture and Environ-

mental Design future design professionals. Housed in the

historic Palazzo dei Cerchi, the program is located in the

heart of Florence, Italy. Additional field study tours during

the term expose the students to the great cities of Rome,

Milan and Venice among others.

Admission RequirementsA student may enter this CIDA-accredited program

directly as an Interior Design major in the fall semester of

the freshman year if they meet the entrance requirements.

If an entering student does not meet the entrance

requirements, they can enter the college as an AEDG-ID

(general) until they have met the requirements to declare

Interior Design as a major -- usually at the end of the

freshman year

Detailed information on admission to this program may be obtained by writing directly to Kent State University, Interior Design, P. O. Box 5190, Kent, OH 44242-0001 or call the Interior Design Program at 330-672-5833.

first YearFocuses on laying a foundation for understanding design in its many formats while providing the liberal education required of a university education. The foundation design and interior design specific courses taken during the freshman year provide a broad introduction to design culture and introduce the organizational principles and tools needed by designers to interpret and shape the built environment.

second YearProvides interior design students with an understanding of the rela-tionship of the human to the spaces they inhabit. Technical skills are interwoven into the design process that encompass an understanding of design in a historical and contemporary context. These concepts are balanced with the basic knowledge and guidelines that the pro-fession uses to shape interior spaces. An awareness of materiality, sustainability and computer imaging completes the education during this year.

third YearFurthers the student’s knowledge of building and design materials and the professional documentation used in design practice. A major focus of the year is to inform the student of the relationship of design and research. Third year also serves to prepare students for the required internship, which can be taken during the summer session between third and fourth years. The opportunity to spend a semester abroad is woven into the curriculum so that students can take advan-tage of a global experience.

fourth YearThe final year of the program culminates with two studios directed toward professional-level work. The last studio in the program sequence is focused on community engagement and design. Current issues that impact and shape the profession are addressed. The internship may also be taken during this year, if not completed during the previous summer.

(Far left) Interior Design Senior Exhibit in Cleveland

(Left) Interior Design Studio VI — Boutique project

(Above) Education Abroad — Field Trip to Versailles, France.

Fourth Year Design Studio II — Baltimore, Maryland, project — Travis Vannoy and Benjamin Grim


The architecture program at Kent State University is dedicated to developing responsible, professional architects committed to the improvement of the quality of life, the enhancement of the physical environment and protection of the public welfare through the design of the built environment.

The program’s professional values include

ethical reasoning, independent thought,

productivity, honesty, integrity, justice,

self-esteem, teamwork, and mutual sup-

portiveness.

Within a balanced curriculum of technology,

visualization, history, theory, and design stu-

dio coursework, the program offers a platform

for scholarship, constructive discourse, and

debate. Project-based learning activities are

used throughout the curriculum. Problem defi-

nition, clarification and solution are present

in the full spectrum of the program’s activities

and assignments. Required design studios

exist in every semester of the program.

The curriculum fosters experimentation,

collaboration, discovery, critical and design

thinking and innovation. The program inspires

academic excellence and prepares students

to be responsible and accomplished architec-

tural professionals.

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“While most schools of architecture

focus only on theory, which rarely impacts

building design, Kent State’s College of

Architecture and Environmental Design

grounds all of its explorations – theoretical,

practical and pragmatic – in the detailed

design of buildings and environments.

The Program’s ability to integrate theory

and history with new technologies and

sustainability, while retaining its focus

on building design, is a key differentiator.”

—AnDy SnyDER, nBBJ COLUMBUS, OHIO

b.sci.AdmissionsAdmission to the architecture program is highly selec-

tive. Of the hundreds of students who apply each year

to architecture, approximately 90 are enrolled in the

fall semester as architecture majors. The new freshman

application deadline for the Bachelor of Science in

Architecture is Jan. 31.

All high school applications must include the application

fee, official American College Test (ACT)/Scholastic

Aptitude Test (SAT) scores and an official high school

transcript that shows coursework in 9th, 10th, and

11th grades, as well as the courses which are in progress

or will be taken in the senior year. Applications must

be complete to be considered. Admission requirements

include a GPA of at least 3.0, high school class rank

should be in the upper 20 percent, an SAT score greater

than 1180, an ACT score at least 25 composite (with

English > 25 and math > 25).

Students not directly admitted into the architecture pro-

gram may be admitted to the College as an Architecture

and Environmental Design – General student or AED-G.

Students in this category have 45 credit hours to declare

their major. They may apply for the Summer Studio

program to enter the Bachelor of Science in Architecture

degree program following a year of study. This program

affords an opportunity to complete the first-year studio

sequence between the first and second year of the

curriculum. Requirements for admission to the summer

program are: 24 or more credits with a minimum 2.75

GPA (3.0 or higher is competitive) and completion of the

following courses: English I, Calculus I, Art History I and

Architectural History I. A limited number of students will

be accepted for the summer session. Those who success-

fully complete First-year Design Studio I and II during the

summer will proceed to the second year of the Bachelor

of Science curriculum in the fall term.

Detailed information on admission to this program may be obtained by writing directly to Kent State University, Architecture Programs, 304 Taylor Hall, P.O. Box 5190, Kent, OH 44242-0001 or by calling the Architecture Programs at 330-672-2789.

High School PreparationThe best preparation is a traditional college prepara-

tory sequence of courses. A strong background in

mathematics and English (with emphasis on grammar

and composition) is encouraged. A recommended prepa-

ration for architecture includes three years of English,

three years of mathematics (including trigonometry),

three years of laboratory sciences (including physics),

three years of social sciences, and one year of studio

art with an emphasis on sketching, freehand drawing

and graphic composition.

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Bachelor of science in architectureThe four-year program in architecture leads to the pre-professional degree of Bachelor of Science in Architecture. The first two years of this program emphasize liberal arts studies and fundamentals in architectural design, theory and history. The third and fourth years develop abilities in architectural design and building technologies culminating in the Integrated Design Competition Studio where the totality of knowledge gained in the curriculum is brought to bear in the studio experience. The degree is also offered as an accelerated two-year, post-undergrad-uate program for students holding bachelor’s degrees in other fields.

The Bachelor of Science degree requires a total of 127 credit hours, which includes 81 credit hours of architecture courses. To receive this degree, students must attain a 2.25 minimum GPA in architecture courses and 2.5 cumulative GPA. In the final year of the four-year Bachelor of Science in Architecture program, students may apply for the professional Master of Architecture programs.

(Opposite page) Model construction studio work

(Below) Annex Studio

(Right) First-Year Design Studio I

(Bottom right) First-Year Design Studio II

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Kent State University, College of Architecture and Environmental Design offers the following

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naaB-accredited degree programs:

Master of Architecture 44 + the pre-professional (Bachelor of Science in Architecture 127)

Master of Architecture 44 / Master of Business Administration Dual Degree

Master of Architecture 44 / Master of Urban Design Dual Degree

(Left) Fourth-Year Design Studio II Washington, D.C., project — Bryce Shirley and Emma Eckert

(Below) Studio work

Second-Year Design Studio II — Center for Film, Cleveland, Ohio — Claire Markwardt

pre-professional degree

In the United States, most state registration boards require a degree from an accredited professional degree program as a prerequisite for licensure. The national Architectural Accrediting Board (nAAB), which is the sole agency authorized to accredit U.S. professional degree programs in architec-ture, recognizes three types of degrees: the Bachelor of Architecture, the Master of Architecture, and the Doctor of Architecture. A program may be granted a six-year, three-year, or two-year term of accreditation, depending on the extent of its conformance with established educational standards.

Doctor of Architecture and Master of Architecture degree programs may consist of a pre-professional undergraduate degree and a professional graduate degree that, when earned sequentially, constitute an accredited professional education. However, the pre-professional degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree.


Third, the candidate must pass all sections of the Architect Registration Exam (ARE), also administered by NCARB.

Upon successful completion of these activi-ties, a new architect is granted the initial license to practice architecture in the state where the exam was taken. A separate license is required for each state.

three experiences are necessarY to Become a registered architect:

The candidate must first complete a NAAB accredited professional degree.

Second, the candidate must complete the Intern Development Program (IDP) as administered by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB).

(Top left) First-Year Design Studio II

(Left) Studio work

(Above) Fourth-Year Design Studio II — Washington, D.C., project — Paul Adair and Jacob Morrison

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Graduate Design Studio III — Resort project, Jamaica — Nathan Bailey


For students who wish to pursue academic preparation for professional internship and eventual licensure as an architect, the Master of Architecture degree is required.

Kent State’s 44-credit-hour Master of

Architecture requires a recognized four-

year pre-professional degree for enrollment

in the program. For many students, the

program is only one calendar year. How-

ever, each applicant is evaluated individu-

ally for appropriate placement in the

program. Depending upon the academic

preparation in a pre-professional program,

new students may take the M.Arch. course

of study over a two-year period.

Following completion of a qualified four-year

pre-professional bachelor’s degree, such as

the Bachelor of Science in Architecture at

Kent State, students must formally apply

to the University as a graduate student, and

be accepted into the College of Architecture

and Environmental Design graduate pro-

gram. Admission requires a minimum GPA of

2.75, GRE, a statement of intent, a portfolio

and letters of recommendation as described

in the Graduate Catalog.

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M.Archcoursework for the master of architecture (m.arch.)Coursework in the M.Arch. includes design studios, architectural theory, research methods, a focus in professional practice and various concentration electives. Elective options include advanced study in history and theory, urban design, landscape, historic preservation and digital technologies. Additionally, the professional degree is offered in conjunction with other graduate degrees, a Dual Degree M.Arch./Master of Business Administration and a Dual Degree M.Arch./Master of Urban Design are offered. These options are designed for two years of study.

dual degree master of architecture / master of Business administrationThe Dual Degree M.Arch./MBA program addresses the requirement for additional knowledge of business practice in the profession of architecture. Students elect this program as a means of preparing themselves for individual entrepreneurship, partnership in a firm and leadership in the community. In addition to the coursework required for the accredited Master of Architecture, an additional 39 credits of coursework provide a foundation in accounting principles, marketing, principles of management, human resources and real estate and leadership

dual degree master of architecture / master of urBan designGraduate students interested in an advanced preparation in architecture with a specialization in urban design may apply for admission to the Dual Degree Master of Architecture / Master of Urban Design program. The two-year program is offered at the Kent State University Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (KSU CUDC) in downtown Cleveland and features an optional semester abroad in Europe at our facility in Florence, Italy. Urban engagement and immersion in the urban environment and polis is critical to the approach to education at the CUDC.

Working on projects of significance within Cleveland and many other regional cities allows students to focus on the most relevant problems of cities. The potential for innovation is substantial, and the development of new ways of thinking about the problems of the city provides opportunity for students’ work to have real impact. Students have opportunities to collaborate with CUDC staff, faculty and public and private stakeholders on charrette projects, studio work and the capstone experience. The course of study includes urban and architectural theory, urban devel-opment and finance, urban systems and infrastructure, community involvement and the architecture of the city and urban design.

The Dual Degree Master of Architecture / Master of Urban Design program culminates in a year-long capstone experience. The capstone is a thesis project resulting in significant research by the students on a topic of their

choosing within the urban design discipline.

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Education AbroadOpportunity to study European urbanism for a semester

at Kent State’s Florence, Italy, campus is available in each

of the graduate degree program options, except the Dual

M.Arch./MBA. Professional study is available at the Kent

Campus or at the Cleveland Urban Design Center.

Detailed information on admission to these programs may be obtained by writing directly to Kent State University, CAED Graduate Programs, 304 Taylor Hall, P.O. Box 5190, Kent, OH 44242-0001 or by calling the CAED Graduate Programs at 330-672-3765.

The educational options reflect the diversity of background and interests of the gradu-ate faculty. The curriculum is designed to inspire theoretical inquiry and debate while promoting the students’ vision for themselves in an expanding professional environment. All programs foster the discovery, integration and application of new design methods. The CAED provides students with the skills necessary to pursue research and practice responsibly, with a strong vision of their pro-fessional future, in their own area of expertise.

professional degree programMaster of Architecture (professional)

professional dual degree programsMaster of Architecture (professional) and Master of Business Administration (M. Arch. 44 & MBA 74)

Master of Architecture (professional) and Master of Urban Design (M. Arch. 44 & M.U.D. 32)

graduate certificate programsCertificate in Preservation Architecture (CPA 16)Certificate in Urban Design (CUD 16)

Certificate in Health Care Facilities (CHCF 21)

(Left) Graduate Design Studio III — Housing project, Milan, Italy — Marissa Butts

(Right) MAT’R Project installation construction

Digital fabrication project

Contoured metal edging detail — Landscape Architecture Project


The Master of Landscape Architecture I (MLA I) is designed to be a professional degree program, seeking its first cohort of students, with a curriculum that conveys the disciplinary knowledge required for attaining LAAB accreditation.

21The Master of Landscape Architecture II (MLA II) is a post-professional, advanced de-gree for students holding an LAAB accredited degree in Landscape Architecture.


Offered at the Kent State University's Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (CUDC). Currently seeking Landscape Architecture Accrediting Board (LAAB) candidacy status.22

(Left) Graduate Studio — Planting of Bike Box: Green Roof System —Construction Photo

(Right) Landscaped Space Between Build-ings — Landscape Architecture Project

(Above) Bike Box: Green Roof System and Bike Storage, Cleveland, OH — Exploded Per-spective Rendering

Mla I the master of landscape architecture i

The program provides graduates with the requisite intellectual base for adapting to the design

challenges facing landscape architecture today.

The MLA I degree focuses on sustainable landscapes with a concentration in regional

ecologic, economic, and social issues. The unique features of northeast Ohio (industrial cities,

suburbs, rural landscapes, parklands, and critically important hydrological concerns) serve

as the educational platform for academic inquiry and research, while also providing students

with comprehensive experiences, knowledge of design, ethical standards, and the technical

skills necessary for professional licensure. Cognates associated with a diversity of disciplines

allied with landscape architecture are available to students including courses in architecture,

biology, environmental health sciences, geography, geology, sports and recreation

management, and urban design.

Cleveland, as an urbanized landscape edging the international waters of Lake Erie, is of

significant research interest and focus to the program. The role of landscape architecture in

issues of water infrastructure, water quality, and hydrology is one of the primary opportunities

for local impact. Implications of land vacancy and urban infrastructure in landscape architecture,

including the reclamation of brownfield sites, provide opportunity for structured investigation.

The program, located alongside Kent State University's Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative,

engages in design and research within its region with the goal of improving the environmental

health and well-being of the built and grown landscapes of northeast Ohio with the broader

intent of impacting designers beyond the region.

Students in the Master of Landscape Architecture I program must earn at least a total of

72 credit hours.


MLA IIthe master of landscape architecture ii

The MLA II is intended for students to develop new knowledge through research and

design, and to provide professionals with the opportunity for specialization in an area of

their choosing. The MLA II does not carry accreditation. The plan of study is developed

through the guidance of the Landscape Architecture Program Director.

Students in the Master of Landscape Architecture II program must earn at least a total

of 60 credit hours.

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(Above, Top) Model of Conceptual Landscape— Kyle May

(Above, Bottom) Northeast Ohio Industrial Landscape.



Detailed model of building envelope system


The Master of Science in Architecture and Environmental Design (MSAED) provides students with a broad platform for research in areas deemed significant to design disciplines in the 21st century.

The program approaches graduate education

in environmental design as an opportunity to

investigate more graceful relationships

between humanity and the natural world.

To assure a more fulfilling profession in

architecture and the allied environmental

design arts, professionals will depend

increasingly on an expanded mode of practice

in which multidisciplinary collaborations

and research forms the core.

Through the MSAED, students explore

research paths leading to an expanded role

for empirical knowledge and fact-based

leadership in the design professions.

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the master of science in architecture and environmental designThe MSAED provides the graduates with research skills and experiences that enable them to identify and tackle

complex global problems facing the professions. The MSAED reinforces collaborative research and cultivates origi-

nal thinking in 21st Century professional environments. The diverse coursework in the College of Architecture

and Environmental Design, coupled with graduate offerings from other degree programs at Kent State University,

provide students with opportunities to choose areas of research uniquely tailored to their interests.

Students in the Master of Science in Architecture and Environmental Design program must earn at least a

total of 35 credit hours.

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(Right) Thermographic study of historic West Side Market ceiling —Cleveland, OH

college of architecture and environmental designkent state universitykent state university

areas of choice for directed electives:

• HIGH-PERFORMANCE & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN addresses

multidisciplinary research in the building sciences. It includes

thermal comfort, energy and conservation, sustainable design,

lighting, acoustics, building systems integration, and building

information management. Research in this area emphasizes comp-

utational simulation, physical modeling of natural phenomena,

and field experiments.

• HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND BUILDING FORENSICS

emphases multidisciplinary research that includes adaptive reuse,

development and maintenance of historic built environments,

preservation of landscapes, archeology, and material sciences.

• CONSTRUCTION METHODS AND MATERIALS explores the

material aspects, as well as the technical processes, related to con-

struction and emphasizes integrated project delivery, construction

management as it relates to the design disciplines, and sustainable

construction practices.

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(Far Left) Flex-mold Digital Fabrication Studio — Exhibition Review

(Top) Digital render-ing and wall section through building envelope system

(Bottom) Urban analysis using environmental simulation software

• DIGITAL DESIGN AND FABRICATION focuses on research in

advanced 3D modeling, scripting, and generative design. Students

can explore innovative ways of approaching performative

envelopes, construction methodologies, structural systems,

and digital fabrication.

• DESIGN THEORIES focuses on works by theorists and intellectu-

als in the general field of art, architecture, interiors, and urbanism.

Special emphasis is paid to the methodological underpinnings of

contemporary theory and discipline-specific thinking within the

material, philosophical, historical, and social contexts of design.


(Above) Digital fab-rication of truss with robotic arm.


The Master of Health Care Design (MHCD) is a post-profes-sional degree that focuses on the design and performance of health care environments.

The degree is for professionals with a

demonstrated level of competency in their

respective field. Applicants should possess

at least one of the following degrees:

• A professional nAAB accredited degree

in Architecture.

• A professional CIDA accredited degree

in Interior Design.

• A professional LAAB accredited degree in

Landscape Architecture.

• A nASAD accredited degree in Visual

Communication Design.

• An accredited degree from another

nation besides the United States, (e.g. a

RIBA [Royal Institute of British Architects]

accredited degree).

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MHCDthe master of healthcare designThe MHCD is one-of-a-kind in the State of Ohio. With the health care industry prominent as an economic driver in

the nation, especially in northeast Ohio, and given the projected increased demand for public health services, this

degree equips professionals with requisite and relevant skills unique to the industry. With professional develop-

ment in mind and the exceptional density of nationally prominent hospitals and health facilities in northeast Ohio

and Western Pennsylvania, this degree offers students access to seasoned professionals with significant

experience in the healthcare design industry.

mhcd coursework Classes and electives during the first year of study provide the student with the context and theory behind

healthcare design. Students may take coursework in behavioral science, health science, ethical and

cultural issues in health care, and evidence based design. This fundamental coursework will aid architects,

administrators, planners and health care professionals to better meet the needs of healthcare service users.

Second year studio classes implement these principles and incorporate codified standards through design problems

with the goal of designing for health care. Throughout the curriculum, students learn strategies that facilitate healing,

provide greater efficiency, reduce costs, and raise the standards of healthcare design.

The MHCD is intended to advance knowledge and address specialized issues within the health care community.

The curriculum prepares graduates to function in offices that specialize in design for the health care sector, but also

provides graduates the potential to serve as client representatives, or related positions, in the health care industry.

Students in the Master of Health Care Design program must earn at least a total of 32 credit hours.30

(Right) Healthcare Facil-ity Design for Portland, Oregon; Competition Model — C. Lutjen, D. McDonald, A. Tansey

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“The need for new health care facilities in new locations will increase.

The competition between large institutions (hospitals) and various groups

of medical practitioners (mainly groups of doctors) will create pressure

to build new facilities—a condition that will be further bolstered by

continued advances in medical equipment.” —BERnARD MARKSTEIn, PH. D.

(Left) Healthcare Facility Design for Portland, Oregon; Build-ing Envelope System, Partial Section and Elevation — C. Lutjen, D. McDonald, A. Tansey


The Graduate Certificate in Health Care Facilities (CHCF) online program uncovers how health care issues impact building design. This invaluable area of expertise will help individuals to particiipate in facility development that will maximize efficiency of treatment and quality of patient care.

(Left) Senior Living Facility for Japanese Immigrants, Cleveland, Ohio – Dana Marie Vanderkolk

Urban Design Studio I


Urban design at Kent State University centers on the need for knowledgeable specialists in the field of urban design who possess significant ability to identify opportunities in the urban environment that provide for design solutions to the most complex problems we encounter.

The faculty guides students through

rigorous curricula focused on the application of

research in the design of layered and mutually

reinforcing systems and public spaces. Proj-

ects range from neighborhood plans to large-

scale urban and regional initiatives engaging

cultural and environmental concerns. Powered

by close collaboration between faculty, the

curricula develop an integrated approach to

knowledge through courses that thoroughly

investigate the theory and practice of urban

design and draw extensively on allied design

and planning fields.

The programs focus on the development and

deployment of sustainable strategies in the

search for solutions to the challenges of indus-

trial and post industrial communities. Project

locations are often in Cleveland and similar

regional cities, but they address far-reaching

global concerns. Students can engage in

applied research in the re-design of “Cities

Growing Smaller,” systemic approaches to

the development of urban environments,

considerations of place and identity and the

place-making potential of infrastructure.

Further directions include the design of cities

and neighborhoods that promote physical and

mental health, studies of sustainable infra-

structures that support sustainable ecological

systems, the adaptation of traditional models

of urbanism to changing conditions, and

the future of urban economies as it relates

to physical place-making.

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the master of urBan design (m.u.d.)The Master of Urban Design (M.U.D.) is a 32-credit degree program open to those holding a bachelor’s degree in architecture, landscape architecture, architectural studies, planning or other allied disciplines. The Master of Urban Design provides professionally directed coursework with a focus on issues of urban or regional scale. A foundation in studio design is reinforced with the history and theory of urban design, real estate and urban development, and planning and urban systems courses. The program focuses on the critical capacity of the student to contribute profes-sionally and academically to the future of the discipline. Students in the Master of Urban Design program complete an independent capstone project (thesis) of their own definition.


Education AbroadIn the first semester of study, Master of Urban Design

students may elect to study abroad in Florence, Italy.

The semester-long program option is taught by the

Florence program’s award-winning faculty, and includes

field study in the great cities of Europe. Additionally, the

Kent State University Forum on the City is central to the

academic experience in Europe.


cleveland urBan design collaBorativeUrban design programs are offered in the award-winning Kent State University Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (KSU CUDC) facility located in the Design District at PlayhouseSquare in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. The KSU CUDC hosts the College of Architecture and Environmental Design’s urban outreach and research activities, serving the region through community-based design projects and serving the professions through its advance-ment of research, its promotion of good design, and its initiatives to educate and involve the public.

By combining research, outreach and academic programs in one facility, the KSU CUDC provides students with the opportunity to work alongside urban design professionals, and to meet with architects, planners and community leaders as a natural part of the educational experience. Students meet with and respond to community members and local officials, and these groups are represented on studio juries, along with design professionals. In some cases, the students’ work helps shape the civic development agenda, providing a focus around which citizens and officials can work together. Students at the KSU CUDC also have the opportu-nity to conduct interdisciplinary research and engage in additional programs and initiatives conducted by the KSU CUDC staff, Kent State faculty and many academic and community partners.

The 16-credit-hour graduate Certificate in Urban Design (CUD) accepts students holding bachelor’s degrees in architecture, landscape architecture, architectural stud-ies, planning or other allied disciplines. The certificate includes coursework in design and urban history and theory, case studies and project methodology.

(Top left) Urban Design Studio III — Urban intervention, rendering mixed media

Graduate Design Studio I — urban systems analysis, Cleveland — Gabriel Fey

(Left) Urban Design Studio — Urban intervention, Milan, Italy — Nicholas Faehnle, Marissa Butts, Samuel Marcum

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The Kent State University’s Cleveland Urban Design Collab-orative (KSU CUDC) provides real-world learning opportunities for Kent State students and allows the Urban Design Center staff to provide design services to the entire region served by Kent State’s eight campuses, with a particular emphasis on sustained relationships with Cleveland’s community development corporations and the network of nonprofit organizations supporting them.

The KSU CUDC is housed in the second story of the historic Cowell and Hubbard Building in the PlayhouseSquare district of Downtown Cleveland. Through design services, research, advocacy and the professionals it trains, the KSU CUDC works to build a sustainable and vibrant regional future based on ideas that work to:

• Encourage ecological integrity

• Protect natural and cultural resources

Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative

• Stimulate economic prosperity

• Enhance the public realm


in addition to its resident academic and public service functions, the kent state university cleveland urban design collaborative seeks to improve the quality of life in northeast ohio through a range of research and advocacy activities:

The Kent State CUDC develops information and public awareness about the physical environment and design and development issues, through practice-based research, discussion forums, exhibitions, lectures, exploratory design charrettes, competitions and international knowledge transfer.

The Kent State CUDC facility is a meeting place for design and planning professionals in the region, offering space for discussion and continuing education.

The Kent State CUDC helps community and neighborhood groups, providing a place to exchange ideas and facilitating collaborative work.

The Kent State CUDC collaborates with the educational and advocacy efforts of the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University and with partners at other universities in the region.

(Top left) Collaborative learning at the CUDC

(Top right) The Kent State University Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative facility in PlayhouseSquare

(Left) Studio project review

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Founded in 1972, the CAED’s study in Florence, Italy, is the oldest and largest education abroad program at Kent State University. Many students choose Kent State for their professional studies because the University provides a culturally sensitive education with an insightful world view. CAED students develop an understanding of their responsibilities to a global society, awareness of differing cultural values, diminishing natural resources, heteroge-neous political structures, and diverse clients and users. In a global economy, it is critical that students develop the knowledge and skills to work in the international community and the education abroad experience is an important element of that education.

Each year the College of Architecture and Environmental Design (CAED) provides the opportunity for all students within the College to have an educational experience in Florence, Italy. Students experience the historical evolution of European art, architecture and urbanism, as well as the contemporary “design scene” and the on-going modernization of European cities.

Education ABROAD PROGRAM IN:FLORENCE, Italy

(Above) Sketching on a field trip to the Ara Pacis Museum, Rome

(Right) Palazzo dei Cerchi, home of Kent State University, Florence

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the studY experienceIn addition to the regular semester curriculum, the graduate program features a fall symposium (THE KEnT STATE FORUM On THE CITy), which is a series of dialogs on current transformations underway in contemporary cities. In addition, the undergraduate program features a spring lecture series of distinguished architects and designers from across Europe.

whY florence?Florence is an ideal location for an education-abroad program in architecture and design. The city is small enough that students feel very comfortable to live there and walk around, and yet it is only a short train ride from Rome, Venice and Milan. Convenient airfares across Europe make Florence also an ideal springboard for travelling throughout many other European nations and cultures.

As the birthplace of the Renaissance, Florence is one of the most beautiful cities of Europe. The city has more than a hundred museums that cover the fine arts — painting, sculpture, tapestry and many crafts, as well as architecture, science, geography and more. The center of the city is itself a museum filled with the meticulously preserved architecture dating from the medieval and Renaissance periods to the present. 39

Detailed information on the Florence, Italy education-abroad programs may be obtained by writing directly to Kent State University, CAED Study Abroad Programs, 304 Taylor Hall, P.O. Box 5190, Kent, OH 44242-0001 or by calling the CAED Study Abroad Program secretary at 330-672-3765

(Top) The streets of Florence

(Bottom) Field trip to St. Peter’s, Rome

vision statement on new caed BuildingThe new facility for the College of Architecture and Environmental Design reflects the nature of an exceptional design College. Such excellence requires image, form, performance, sustainability as well as serving as an educational tool. Faculty must be able to point to the facility as a whole, the structure, enclosure as shelter, and the systems as components in their everyday conversations with students. Performance and aesthetics must be one and the same, every piece purposeful and every piece beautiful in its context. The following list reflects the approach to the concepts behind this structure:

• Presents Kent State as an economic and design force in northeast Ohio.

• Envisions the future of architecture where aesthetics and performance are indistinguishable.

• Provides for flexibility of function and flexibility for future demands for modification.

• Facilitates collaboration by the creation of non-traditional gathering and encounter spaces.

• Serves as a teaching tool.

• Reflects the cultural and educational traditions that nurture the student to become passionate about service to society.

• Maximizes the interaction of faculty/students/administration.

• Provides numerous opportunities for the display and sharing of student and faculty work.

• Minimizes applied finishes.

• Represents sustainable practices, operating as a verb to be sustaining.

• Integrates the Campus and Community.

• Offers spaces for construction research.

—DOUGLAS L STEIDL, FAIA, DEAn CAED

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Studio ViewNew CAED Building

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The new CAED facility is but one

item in the strategic plan for the

College, yet it is without a doubt the

most significant outcome that will

enhance the long-term viability of our

programs. This facility will attract

faculty and students, facilitate

collaboration, enhance research

possibilities, and inspire those who

utilize its spaces as well as those

that see it as an image for a dynamic

Kent State University.

alumni

What advice do you have for current students?Make mistakes. It’s better to have a portfolio packed with pages of interesting process models and photos rather than a few finished pieces. This is especially true when just finishing school.

Tell us about your jobI’m currently teaching a furniture design and fabrication studio at Pratt. The course is about exposing the students to materials and processes and getting their hands dirty.

I’m working at the intersection of architecture, exhibition design, product and furniture development and brand environments. I seek to integrate traditional craft-based production methods with advanced digital fabrication to produce projects and experiences that are conceptually rich, rigorously designed and efficiently constructed.

Describe a typical day in your current position.I spend about 80 percent of my day on work production, drawings, models, etc and the remaining 20 percent on new business and/or reading.

What do you find most rewarding about your current position?The freedom to collaborate with other designers and architects while also pursuing independent solo projects.

What has made you successful in your career?

Corey Yurkovich

Year Graduated and Degree Earned:2002, Bachelor of Architecture

Current Position:Independent Designer new york, n.y.

Visiting Assistant Professor at Pratt Institute Brooklyn, n.y.

A total lack of designer’s ego and my education at Kent State. The

experiences I received at Kent State prepared me to be able to fully

engage with a project’s work flow right out of school. The emphasis

on construction and building technology definitely gave me a leg up

when I was applying for jobs in New York.

What advice do you have for current students?My advice would be, to have an opened mind. Take as many architecture electives as possible, even the classes that you think you may not enjoy. Who knows, that one class could redefine the direction of your career.

Tell us about your job.Durable Restoration is a national, award-winning architectural restoration company. My company restores all types of historic architecture and we travel all over the U.S. to do it. I am currently working on a large-scale project in Maysville, Ky. — the Cox Building, a Masonic Temple built in 1889 that caught fire in november 2009. My typical day is long and challenging but my work has become the most rewarding outcome. My hard work adds decades of life to these historic landmarks. Long after I’m gone, I will know that my work will remain.

Bradly Brobeck

Year Graduated and Degree Earned: 2010, Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies

Current Position: Artisan at Durable RestorationColumbus, Ohio

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Take every task, job, project or collaboration as a learning opportunity.

Be curious and always surround yourself with people who are smarter,

more dedicated and more creative than you are.

Krista Shepherd nCARB, nCIDQ, LEED AP Year Graduated and Degree Earned: 1995, Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design Current Position: Vice President/Architect at Gould Evans Phoenix, Ariz.

What is your fondest memory of your time at Kent State?My roommates were all in the interior design program, and at that time, we did not have dedicated desks in the school studio, so we decided that we would reserve the largest bed-room in our apartment to create our own studio. We spent many late nights working, critiqu-ing our work and setting up pranks on each other! It was productive, fun and memorable! Tell us about your job.I work in a studio environment where we have a shared understanding that the ‘best idea wins’ no matter where it comes from. It is a place where flip flops, jeans, strong opinions about design and self-imposed high expectations coexist. Design matters at our office and there is a freedom to explore what motivates you.

What advice do you have for current students?

Describe a typical day in your current position.There really is no typical day, and I like to keep it that way. My job requires that I work in every software program, in every aspect of the project, in every setting. What do you find most rewarding about your current position?Flexibility – we operate by the honor system. We don’t always need to be at our desks or in the office. As long as the work is done well, we have the flexibility to work at home, in the studio or the coffee shop. Sometimes it is more productive for a team to get away from the studio to really focus on a project. Knowing that you have that flexibility is rewarding!

Sketching Florence from Piazza Michelangelo

“The College of Architecture and Environmental Design at Kent State University

helped me to develop confidence, motivation and interests which inspired me to

pursue new adventures and experiences outside of my comfort zone. Through its

structured program, dedicated professors and advanced technologies, I found

myself never waiting for the next opportunity, but pushing myself to discover a

new challenge. Looking back, it is obvious that the education I received from

the CAED inspired me in unique and outstanding ways, which, in turn, enticed

multiple job offers from firms across the Eastern United States.”

—BEnJAMIn J. SETLOCK, InTERn ARCHITECT,

DESIGn AnD EnGInEERInG InC., nASHVILLE, TEnn.


contactCollege of Architecture and Environmental Design

201 Taylor HallKent State UniversityKent, OH 44242-0001

www.kent.edu/CAED

Architectural Studies304 Taylor Hall 330-672-2789

Interior Design301 Taylor Hall 330-672-5833

Architecture304 Taylor Hall 330-672-2789

Graduate Programs: M. ARCH. MLA MSAED MHCD MUD Dual Programs: M. ARCH. /MBA M. ARCH. /MUD304 Taylor Hall 330-672-3765

CAED Education Abroad304 Taylor Hall 330-672-3765


“It’s been a long time since society has

looked to architecture and the architect

to help solve some of the world’s most

challenging problems. From climate change

and energy efficiency, to embracing new

technologies and new ways of collaborating,

buildings are a key part of a sustainable,

collaborative future. Kent State’s College

of Architecture is uniquely positioned

in this context because of its consistent

and dedicated focus to buildings and the

built environment … With its dedication to

building design, its creation of new facili-

ties such as the Cleveland Urban Design

Collaborative, and its deep connections to

practice, Kent State’s College of Architec-

ture and Environmental Design is leading

architecture into the 21st century.”

—AnDy SnyDER, nBBJ COLUMBUS, OHIO

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