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10-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN

2010-2020

DESIGN FOR EXCELLENCE

The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts is a unique collaboration in architecture, art and design education, dedicated to excellence in learning, creative activity, research and exhibition.

The Future of Art and Architecture Education

The birth of a new academic unit is both inspiring and challenging. Uniting Art, Architecture and the Museum under the structure of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts allows us to envision ambitious programmatic aspirations for the next decade. Given the caliber of our academic programs, faculty, new facilities, and the renown of the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum’s collections, we are compelled to develop programs and initiatives that will distinguish the Sam Fox School and Washington University in St. Louis in the fields of art, architecture and design education, nationally and internationally.

The unique structure of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts allows us to build on the strengths of each unit and draw on our combined energies and the resources of Washington University, to chart innovative directions, create new knowledge, advance the theory and practice of our fields, and address the social and environmental challenges of our time.

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ART + ARCHITECTURE + MUSEUM = SHAPING 21ST CENTURY CULTURE

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1.UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION

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3.RESEARCH a.DesignResearchStudio(DRS) b.CITYSTUDIO c.KennethandNancyKranzbergArt&ArchitectureLibrary d.PostGraduateTeachingandResearchFellows

4.MUSEUM a.Acquisitions b.ResearchandExhibitions c.Publications d.Education e.ConservationProgram f.VisitingResidencyProgram

5.ART ON CAMPUS

6.INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

BUILDING FOR SUCCESS 1.ANewBuilding 2.BuildingtheFacultyandStaff

POSITIONED FOR GROWTH ImplementationTimeline Faculty/StaffGrowth ResourceRequirementsandImplications

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1Implement an innovative undergraduate curriculum

• OurintegratedcurriculumandnewBachelorofDesigndegreewillbenationally-recognized.• Ournewgoalsandinitiativeswillboostourrecruitmenteffortsontheundergraduatelevel,yieldingthehighestqualityapplicants.

2Build graduate programs that promote interdisciplinary practices

• Wewilloffer2newgraduatedegrees:afullyaccreditedMasterofLandscapeArchitectureandadoctoralprograminArchitecture,andanMFAconcentrationinCommunicationDesign.• OurM.Archprogram(ranked#5in2007)willbecompetitivewiththeverybestinthecountry.• TheMFAprogram(ranked#15in2008,upfrom#21in2007)aspirestoadvanceintothetop10withtriplethenumberofapplications.• TheMUDprogramwillbereinventedtorespondtocriticalurbantrends

3Develop a comprehensive agenda for supporting creative activity/research

• WewillestablishaninterdisciplinaryDesignResearchStudiodedicatedtocreativeactivityandresearchin5criticalareas.• WewillimplementaPost-GraduateTeachingandResearchFellowshipprogram.

4Initiate and sustain collaborative initia-tives in art, architecture and design

• Weproposetheestablishmentofa%forartpolicytofundaUniversity-wideArtonCampusprogram.• Wewilldevelopaconservationprogramthatwillservethecommunityandtheregion.

5Prepare our students to be productive, competitive and successful in a world of

global opportunities• Wewillexpandthegeographicalrangeandnumberofinternationalandstudyabroadprogramsinrelevantcentersofarchitecture,artanddesign;originatetravelingexhibitionsandhostinternationalsymposiainSt.Louisandabroad.

Theplanningprocesshasyieldedboldaspira-tionsfortheSamFoxSchool,butitalsocom-pelsustoexaminewithgreaterintensitythewaysweemployourexistingresourcesanddetermineourneedforadditionalresourcestosupporttheinitiativeswewillundertake.• Wearecommittedtoincreasingthenum-beroftenuredandtenure-trackfacultyfrom39to54tobeatparandcompetitivewithourpeerinstitutions.• Wewillmaintainthesizeofourunder-graduatestudentbodyat535.• OurcombinedgraduatestudentbodyinArtandArchitecturewillgrowto350.

Therealizationofthisplancallsforaddingtoourendowmenttosupportourgoalsandinitiatives:• $39millionforscholarships• $15millionforacademicprograms• $16millionforendowedprofessorshipsandresearchsupportforfaculty• $10millionforinternationalprograms• $30milliontobuilda100,000squarefootbuildingtohousenewprograms

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Design for Excellence establishes the goals for the Sam Fox School, as well as the initiatives that will lead to their attainment. Between 2010 and 2020 we will:

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The creative terrain of our contemporary world demands a new educational paradigm. That model is the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis, providing a rigorous education in architecture, art and design with the outstanding collection of a world-class art museum and the unparalleled resources of a leading research university. EachofthethreecentralunitsoftheSamFoxSchoolboastsarichhistory:• The College of Artwasfoundedin1879asthefirstprofessional,university-affiliatedartschoolintheUnitedStates,andistheonlyartschooltohavefatheredamajormetropolitanartmuseum.• The College of Architecturewasestab-lishedin1910,andhasthedistinctionofbeingoneofthetenfoundingmembersofAssocia-tionofCollegiateSchoolsofArchitecture.• The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum(formerlytheWashingtonUniversityGalleryofArt)wasfoundedin1881asthefirstartmuseumwestoftheMississippiRiver.

TheSamFoxSchoolisinmanywaysaprofoundrealizationofthegoalsandvisionofProject21.TheVisualArts&DesignCenter(1997),subsequentlynamedtheSamFoxArtsCenter(2002),wasenvisionedasahubforin-terdisciplinaryprogramsamongtheCollegeofArt,CollegeofArchitecture,MildredLaneKemperArtMuseum,theArt&ArchitectureLibrary,andtheDepartmentofArtHistoryandArchaeologyinArts&Sciences.

Theimprovement,expansionandcon-structionofnewfacilitiesforthiscollaborativeunitweresignificantaccomplishmentsofProject21.RenovationstoBixbyandGivensHalls,hometoArtandArchitecturerespec-tively,werecompletedin2001.Groundwasbrokenfortwonewbuildingsdesignedbyre-nownedarchitectFumihikoMakiinApril2004.

ThevisiongrewtoencompassthelaunchofanewschoolatWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louis.InJanuary2005,ChancellorMarkWrightonannouncedthecreationoftheSamFoxSchoolofDesign&VisualArts,unitingtheacademicunitsofArtandArchitecturewiththeUniversityMuseumunderthelead-ershipofanewdean.

TheMildredLaneKemperArtMuseumandtheEarlE.andMyrtleE.WalkerHallfortheCollegeandGraduateSchoolofArtopenedforacademicyear2006-2007.ThenewfacilitieswerededicatedinOctober2006.

DesignforExcellenceistheculminationofacompressedandintensiveplanningprocesslaunchedinfall2006andcoincidingwiththefirstyearsofthenewschool.Thisprocesshasstimulatedustoexamineourpositionandbuildourfutureintheworldofart,architec-tureanddesigneducation.

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Ourtripartitestructureisunlikethatofanyothereducationalinstitution.Wearethusuniquelypositionedtoshape21stcenturyculturethroughourcontributionstocreativeactivityandresearchinthevisualarts,designandthebuiltenvironment.

Innovationandcollaborationareatthecoreofourmissionofinterdisciplinarystudyandpractice.Werecognizethatdesignandthevisualartsplaysignificantrolesininspiringsolutionstosocial,culturalandenvironmentalconcernsandhaveformulat-edaneducationalmodelthatisflexibleandattunedtotheglobalrealitiesofourcomplexcentury.Ourundergraduatecurriculumandgraduatedegreeprogramsexplorethecon-nectionsbetweendiverseformsofmakingandmultipleartisticmedia;encouragethedynamicinteractionoftheseforms;andad-vancethesynthesisbetweencreativefieldsandresearch/academicinquiry.

Fundamentaltothesuccessofoureducationalmodelisanationallyrecognizedfacultyofartists,designers,architectsandscholarsdistinguishedbystrengthintheirprimarydisciplinesandequallycommittedtocontributingtointerdisciplinarydialogueandscholarship.Ourstudentsareengagedinapplyingthetoolsofourfieldstoeffectpositivechangethroughcreativeinnovationandscholarship.

Theconvergenceoffaculty,students,academicprogramsandfacilitiesprovideadistinctiveplatformfromwhichtoreal-izeaboldagendaforregional,nationalandinternationalactivitiesthatwillhelpshapeanddefinetheroleofdesignandvisualartsinthe21stcentury.

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Degrees OfferedTheCollegeofArtofferstheB.F.A.degreeinsixmajorareas:painting,sculpture,fashiondesign,communicationdesign,printmaking,anddigitalimagingandphotography.TheGraduateSchoolofArtoffersatwo-yearMFAinVisualArts.

TheCollegeofArchitectureofferstwode-grees,theB.S.andtheB.A.inArchitecture.TheGraduateSchoolofArchitecture&UrbanDesignofferstheM.Architecture(1-,2-,and3-year)andtheMasterofUrbanDesign.

Students/Faculty/Staff#ofUGstudents532:338(BFA)and194(AR)#ofGRstudents202:40(MFA)and162(AR)#offaculty39(tenuredandtenuretrack)#ofstaff34(headcount)

RankingsGraduateSchoolofArchitecture&UrbanDesign#5accordingtoDesign Intelligence (December2007)

MFAProgram/GraduateSchoolofArt#15,Printmakingarea#14,Painting#19accordingtoUS News and World Report (March2008)

ScholarshipsTotalof$7,157,098inscholarshipaid(Academicyear2007-2008)Professorships10Endowedprofessorships

International Programs2undergraduate:Florence(ArtandArchitec-ture),Copenhagen(Architecture)3graduateArchitecture:Helsinki,BuenosAires,Barcelona(summer)1graduateArt:Berlin(summer)

MuseumPermanentCollection:over5,000objectsExhibitionsperacademicyear:6

Art & Architecture Library103,814itemsSubscriptionstoprintjournals:225;electronicjournals:95UniversityLibrariessubscribeto230onlinedatabases

FacilitiesFive-buildingcomplexontheDanforthCampus:Bixby(1926),Givens(1930/1934),Steinberg(1960),Kemper(2006),Walker(2006).Off-campusLewisCenter(leasedsince1984).TOTAL=186,260grosssq.ft.

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TodaytheSamFoxSchoolofDesign&VisualArtsisanactiveandvitalcommunityofarchitects,artists,designers,scholarsandcurators.Asacreativecommunity,wearefacedwithunprecedentedopportunitiestoshapeourworldandgeneratemeaningfulre-sponsestosocial,culturalandenvironmentalchallenges.Ourstrategicinitiativesrespondtofactorsthatinfluencethepracticeofart,architectureanddesign,aswellascontributetoourgoalofeducatingresponsiblecitizens.

Disciplinary strength /collaborative practiceTheU.S.BureauofLaborStatisticsforecastsfasterthanaveragegrowthinarchitectureandartsoccupations.SamFoxSchoolgradu-ateshavethenecessaryskillsandtrainingrequiredforsuccessintheirdisciplines.In-creasingly,however,contemporarypracticedemandsnotonlydisciplinaryproficiency,butalsofluencyacrossdisciplines.Withmul-tipleopportunitiesforinterdisciplinarystudy,multi-disciplinarycollaborativeresearchandproblemsolvinginourundergraduatecurriculumandgraduateprograms,ourstu-dentsdevelopabilitiestothink,communicateandworkacrossdisciplinarylines.

Global practiceTherealitiesofeconomics,communicationandculturalproductioninaworldwherenationalboundariesaremorefluidandurbangrowthisunprecedentedpromptsustoofferinternationalexperiencesasafundamentalcomponentofourcurriculum.ThroughprogramsinEurope,SouthAmericaandAsia,ourstudentslearntoadaptculturallyandprofessionally.Ourstudentsdevelopsensitiv-itytoplace-basedpracticesandareequippedtopracticeinmostcountriesoftheworld.

Environment and sustainabilityInresponsetotheenvironmentalconcerns,wearelaunchingaMasterofLandscapeArchitectureprogramthatisstructuredto

diminishthedistancebetweenecologyanddesign.Wearecommittedtolandscapearchitecturebothasaformofculturalpro-ductionandasaforceinthedynamicnaturalsystemsoftheenvironment,andwebelievethatanemphasisindesign,ecologyandsynthesisisthewaytobuildthebestprograminthecountry.TheMasterofUrbanDesignprogramwillbereinventedtorespondtoarapidlyurbanizingworldinwhichthedesignofsustainablecitieswillbecritical.

ArtonCampusisadynamicprogramthatwillintegrateworksofartthroughouttheDanforthcampus.Theprogramwillheightenawarenessofourlandscape,affecttheexpe-rienceofpublicspaces,addtotheaestheticappealofthecampus,andcontributetothecommunity’sintellectualandculturalvitality.

CommunityOurundergraduateandgraduateprogramswilloffercoursework,researchandpracticalopportunitiesthroughcommunityvisualartpartnershipssuchasUCitySculptureSeriesandWashUCity,aswellasdesign/buildprojects.Throughitsschoolandcommunityoutreachprograms,theMuseumwillcontinuetoengagediverseaudiencesindirectandmeaningfulencounterswithartandvisualculture.

TechnologyDigitaltechnologieshavetransformedthewayweliveandthewaywecreate,increasingthepotentialforinteractionandcommunica-tionasboundariesbetweentheglobalandthelocaldisappearevermorerapidly.SamFoxSchoolstudentsareexposedtoandconversantinthevastarrayofthemostcurrentdigitaltechnologiesusedintheirpar-ticularcreativefields.Inaddition,Museumexhibitionsandpublicprogramsthatfocusonnewmediacontributetothediscourseontechnologyandcontemporarylife.

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AlongsidetheB.F.A.andtheB.S.inArchi-tecturecurrentlyofferedbytheSamFoxSchool,weareengagedinthedevelopmentofathirdundergraduatedegreeandcur-ricularstructure,theBachelorofDesign(B.Des).AswiththeB.F.A.andtheB.S.Arch,theB.Desisfoundedupontheideaofdesignasaculturalendeavor.

TheB.DesdegreeandcurriculumwillbebuiltontheSamFoxunifiedfoundationyearforallfreshmen,currentlyindevelop-ment,andacorestructurethatallowsforathree-yearmajorcourseofstudyconcludingwithasenioryearinterdisciplinarydesigncapstoneproject.Whilethecurricularmapforallexistingdegreestructureswillchangewithinthefreshmen,andtosomeextent,thesophomoreyears,studentswillcontinuetogroundtheirstudiesinart,design,andarchitecture.Requirementsinthehu-manitiesremainasignificantcomponentofthecurriculum,butmaywellchangeinsequenceandcontent.Newcoursesinart/design/architecturehistoryandtheoryareemergingthroughdiscussionswithArtHistoryfaculty.Newstudiocreditstructuresandcontentarealsounderdiscussion.

Recruitment Implications: TheB.DesdegreetogetherwiththeBFAandtheB.S.presentsstudentswithopportunitiesinart/design/architecturewithinaresearchuniversitythatarenotavailableinothercomparableinstitutions.Thesethreedegreesofferanexpandedrangeofentrypointsintoart,design,andarchitectureforhighschoolstudentsandenhancestheSamFoxSchoolrecruitmentandadmissionsterritory.

Career Implications:TheinterdisciplinarynatureoftheB.Descurriculumallowsforawiderrangeofgraduateandprofessionalfuturesincludingfibersandmaterials,product,furniture,digital,graphic,urban,andlandscapedesign.Theestablishmentofamoreformalprogramofinternshipsandpreceptorshipsisbeinginvestigated.

Existingresourcessupportprofessionalpracticeandprovideuniqueopportunitiesforcareerdevelopmentandtraining.IslandPress,theUniversity’scollaborativeprintworkshopgivesstudentstheopportunitytobepartoftheconceptualandtechnicaldevelopmentofaprojectbyaprofessionalartistasassistantprintersandpapermak-ers.TheNancyKranzbergIllustratedBookStudio,apartnershipbetweentheUniversityLibrariesandArt,anddedicatedtothestudyofthebook,authorship&publishing,offersstudiocourses,researchpartnerships,andpublishinginitiatives.

Resource Requirements:Thisinitiativewillrequirerecruitmentoffacultycross-trainedwithspecificvaluetotheirareaofconcentrationsandabletoinstructandadvisestudentspursuinganinterdisciplin-aryB.Descurriculum.Specializedequipment,studiospaceandworkshopsmaybeneededasweexpandintonewdesigntracks.

UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION: A New Curriculum and Degree Track

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UNIFIED FOUNDATION: Architecture, art and design shared curriculum

STUDIO CLASSES Students select interdisciplinary courses within core distribution

MAJOR STUDIOS Declare concentration and degree track:BS ARCH, BFA (Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, Photography, Communication Design, Fashion Design), B. Des All programs offer a semester study abroad option

CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE BS ARCH, BFA or B. DesOption to study abroad in the fall semester


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Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts (MFA)Complex,shiftingglobalculturesandrapidlyevolvingtechnologiespresentnewdemandsforthisgenerationofartistsanddesignersthatrequirethemtoexpandthescopeoftheirintellectualandcreativework.Inresponsetotheseinfluences,wearedevelopingamorerigorousMFAprogramthatdrawsfromthestrengthofourcurrentgraduatecurriculumandoffersnewpro-gramsandinitiativesthatwillenergizeandactivateournewspaces.

Theprogramwillalsointroducenewcon-ceptualandtheoreticalframeworksrelatedtocontemporarycreativepracticesandfacilitatenewstrategiesandmethodologiesfortheproductionofcreativework,ultimatelydistin-guishingtheGraduateSchoolofArtnationallyandinternationallyasauniqueresearch-basedprogramindesignandvisualarts.

KeytothismissionisaprogramthatincludesarobustthesisrequirementandCriticalandVisualStudiescomponent.TheprogramwillalsoofferinnovativepointsofconnectionbetweenthedisciplineshousedwithintheSamFoxSchool,specificallyArchitectureanditsdistinctprograms.

Developingacurriculumthatpromotesinterdisciplinarypracticesthatallowstudentstoexpandtheirintellectualreachacrosscampusandultimatelyintothecommunityisalsoessential.Opportunitiestoengageincoursework,researchandcre-ativeworkacrosscampusandbeyondwillbenumerousandmayinclude:Medicine,Engi-neering,Women’sStudies,FilmandMediaStudies,ArtHistory&Archaeology,Philoso-phy,andAmericanCultureStudiestonameafew.Withthis,studentswillbechallengedtocontinuouslyredefinetheirrolesasartistsanddesignerswithinthelargerculture.

Finally,establishingastructureforconstructivecollaborations,manyofwhichwillcometogetherthroughtheinnovativeuseofnewandevolvingtechnologieswillbefundamentaltoourgoals.

TheMFAProgramwilleducatestudentsasglobalcitizensthroughstudyabroadopportunities.Asia,SouthAmericaandothercountriesinEuropeallofferoptionsforstudyabroadinadditiontoparticipationinWashingtonUniversity’sNewYorkCenter.InternationalinitiativesarecurrentlybeingplannedinBuenosAiresandBerlinwithspecificrelevancetotheGraduateSchoolofArt&theGraduateSchoolofArchitecture&UrbanDesign’sexistingprograms.

Thecurrentcurricularstructureandsponsorshipmodelarecurrentlybeingreevaluatedwiththepossibilityofdevelop-ingathree-yearprogramstructureandanoptiontopursueanMFAinCommunicationDesign(outlinedbelow).

New MFA in Communication Design: Systems and StoriesThenewMFAinCommunicationDesignwouldbeadistinctprogramhousedwithintheMFAProgramfocusedonthevolumeandcomplexityofinformationinourculture,whichisgrowingatanever-increasingrate.Fieldsrangingfromenvironmentalscienceandpubliceducation,topharmaceuticalsandstocktrading,relyupontheabilityofpeo-pletoprocessandapplyconstantlychang-ingstructuresandsystemsofinformation.Employees,regulators,investors,custom-ers,andeventhegeneralpublicareneces-saryparticipants.CommunicationDesigncanplaytwokeyroles—tocreateinformationsystemswithwide-rangingaccessibility,andtodevelopnarrativesthatconnectthosesystemstolargeridealsandgoals.

Thistwo(orthree)yearprogramwillprovidegraduateswiththeproblem-solvingtoolstoeffectindustry-widechangethroughthedesignoftextual,pictorial,andsonicinformation.Itwillemphasizethedevelop-mentofvisualsystemsandstoriesforcom-munication.StudentswillmakeuseoftheUniversity’sresearchresourcesinavarietyoffields,frommedicineandarchitectureto

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business.Theywillseektoinfluencethesefieldsbymakingthemmorevisualandmorefocusedoncommunication.Anemphasiswillbeplacedoncollaboration.

ThisprogramwillprovideaprofessionalcommunicationdesigntrackwhilealsoprovidinganopportunityforlearningandexchangewiththeMFAinStudioArtonanelectivelevelthroughtheme-basedcourses.Theprominenceofdesignstrategiesandmethodologiesincontemporaryvisualcultureasbroadlydefinedprovidesarichfieldforexploration.LikewisetheprogramwillinterfacewiththeMLAandUrbanDesignprograms,whichengagesystemicproblemsathumanandenvironmentalscales.

Recruitment Implications: Programsizewillbeincreasedto50studentsintheMFAprogramand20studentsintheMFAinCommunicationDesign.Recruitmentwillbetargetedtoschoolsthatalsoofferbroad-based,robustprogramsthatexpandtheintellectualandcreativecapabilitiesofourstudents.

Career Implications: Post-graduateteach-ingandresearchfellowshipswillbeofferedforgraduatestogainsubstantialteachingandsignificantexperienceinresearchandcreativeactivity.

Resource requirements: Atotalof4newfacultypositionswillberequired.Substantialscholarshipsupportisneededtobecompeti-tive.Whilea3-yearprogramisdesirable,itwillrequiremorescholarshipfunds,asthedebtburdenrelativetoearningpotentialforartistsistoogreat.Additionalrequirementsincludespaceforstudents,amedialabwithdedicatedworkstationsthatfunctionefficientlywithadequatetechnicalsupport,scholarshipsforstudyabroad,endowmentsforamuch-expandedlectureseries/visitingartistseries,fundsforshort-termstudentresearchandtravelgrants.

Master of Architecture (M.Arch)Thepracticeofarchitecturehasmovedfromapositionofdiscreteknowledge,localizedinfluence,andprofessionalresponsibilitiestooneofmultipleknowledgebases,globalimplications,andmulti-disciplinaryinterac-tions.Fueledbytechnologicalchangeandtheimperativeforenvironmentalsustain-ability,thisrealityhasbothbeenformedbyeducationalchangeandcurrentlyprovidesthechallengesforarchitecturaleducation.

Enhancementstothecurrentprogramwillincludegreaterdepthintheareaofsustainabilitythroughoutthegraduatecur-riculumandthedevelopmentofaninte-gratedstructureforhistoryandtheory.Wewillstrengthenthestudyabroadcurriculatohelpenablestudentsforinternationalpractice.Weenvisiongrowingthenumberofincominggraduatestudentsbyupto12totakeadvantageofthespacegainedduetotheincreaseinnumberofstudentspartici-patinginourinternationalprogramsandwewillgrowourtenuredandtenuretrackfacultyoverthenext10years.TheM.ArchprogramwillbestrengthenedbyanewjointdegreewithLandscapeArchitectureinaddi-tiontotheexistingjointdegreeoptionswithUrbanDesign,SocialWork,Business,andConstructionManagement.

Career Implications:Amoreformalizedinternshiprequirementextendingfromspringsemesterthroughsummerorsum-merthroughfallsemesterisbeingdeveloped.Expandedengagementandsustainedrelationshipswithprofessionals,alumniandculturalorganizationsonthelocal,national,andinternationallevelswillincreaseplace-mentandstudentinternshipopportunities.Post-graduateteachingandresearchfellowshipswillbeofferedforgraduatestogainsubstantialteachingandsignificantexperienceinresearchandcreativeactivity.Targetedrecruitmentwillincreasethequalityandnumberofourapplicants.


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Resource Requirements:Increasingtheendowmentforscholarshipswillbecrucialtocontinueattractingthebeststudents.Twonewfacultypositionsinsustainability,oneintechnologyandadirectoroftheGraduateSchoolarebeingrecruited.

Master of Urban Design (MUD)TheMasterofUrbanDesignatWashingtonUniversity,foundedin1960asthesecondUrbanDesignPrograminthecountry,isathreesemesterpost-professionalprogramthatfocusesonphysicaldesignwithinthemetropolitanenvironmentworkingattheintersectionofarchitecture,landscapeandinfrastructure.

Weseektotheprogramtorespondtothreecriticalurbantrends:1)theemer-genceofrapidlygrowingglobalhyper-citiesinrelationshiptoshrinkingcities;2)theneedforsustainabledevelopmentofnewcitiesandtheretrofittingofexistingcitiesforthereductionoftheirecologicalfoot-print;and3)thechangingnatureofurban

designpracticewhichisbecomingmoreinternationalinscope;interdisciplinaryandcollaborativeinmethodology;andmulti-scaledanddiverseinnaturefromthedesignofsmall-scalepublicspacestostreets,fromneighborhoodstoinnercityre-structuringandthedesignofentirecitiesinrapidlyurbanizingcountries.

TheUrbanDesignProgramwillbetheprimarysiteofcollaborationandinterdis-ciplinarystudiesbetweentheArchitectureandLandscapePrograms,aswellasotheracademicdepartmentsandresearchcen-terswithintheUniversity.ThestrengthoftheUrbanDesignProgramwillbederivedfromthejointMUD/M.ArchandMUD/MLA.Inaddition,theprogramsupportsandenhancestheUniversity’sCenteronUrbanResearchandPublicPolicybyprovidingcoursesfortheirUrbanStudiesMajorandGraduateCertificateProgram.TheprogramalsoencouragesurbandesignstudentstotakecoursesinLaw,SocialWork,Engineering,Business,andArts&Sciences.Joint

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degreeswiththesedepartmentsareofferedwiththeMasterofUrbanDesign/MasterofSocialWorkbeingthemostpopular.Newjointcoursesanddegreescouldbeconsid-eredwiththeGraduateSchoolofArtandparticularly,theSchoolofMedicine.

TheUrbanDesignProgramhasovertheyearssupportedmanyoftheUniversity’scommunityoutreachinitiativessuchasFor-estParkSouthEastneighborhoodredevel-opmentandcompletedmanyresearchandoutreachprojectsintheSt.Louiscommunity.

Recruitment Implications: Thenumberofstudentsregisteredinthisprogramisexpectedgrowfrom26toapproximately40by2020withtheestablishmentoftheMLAPro-gram.MorerecentlytheCollegeofArchitec-turehasestablishedanundergraduateUrbanDesignMinorthatisexpectedtogrowovertimeto15students.Thus,therecouldbeupto55studentsinvolvedinthevariousUrbanDesignProgramswithintheSamFoxSchool.

Therearenopost-professionalUrbanDesignProgramsinMissouriandonlyoneotherintheMidwest,attheUniversityofMichigan.Nationallythereareapproximately13distinctandseparateUrbanDesignPrograms,eachwithadifferentfocus.Ofthethirteen,5wouldbecompetitivetoourUrbanDesignProgram.Attheundergraduatelevelthereareapproximately6universitiesthatofferurbandesignminors.

Career Implications: Theneedforskilledurbandesignerswithprofessionaldegreesinlandscapeandarchitecture,andspecial-izedexpertiseinsustainabledevelopmentandinternationalexposurehasneverbeengreaterandthedemandisexpectedtocon-tinuetoincreasefortheforeseeablefuture.

Resource Requirements:Fundingfortwoadditionalfacultypositionsincludinganendowedprofessorship,andfundingforanannualnationalUrbanDesignForum&Charretteaswellasthenecessaryfundingforresearch.Itisassumedthatwithinthe

MLAProgramwillbeanurbandesigner/landscapearchitectwhowillalsoteachintheUrbanDesignProgram.

Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA)AnewprofessionallyaccreditedprogramleadingtolicensureinLandscapeArchitecturewillbelaunchedwithintheGraduateSchoolofArchitecture&UrbanDesign.

Ourprogramwillbedistinguishedbyitscommitmenttodesignexcellence,ecology,andunderstandingoflandscapearchitectureasaformofculturalproduction.

St.Louiswillactasthearena,spring-board,andlaboratoryforouragenda.Thecityanditsenvironspresentextraordinaryresourcesandsubstantialdifficulties,andtheregionis,inmanyways,acruciblefordilemmasfacingmetropolitanlandscapesalloverthecountry.LocatedattheconfluenceoftheMississippiandMissouriRivers,St.Louiswasoneofthecountry’sgreatcities,anditsgenerousscale,substantialcharacter,andprominentpublicinstitutionsareevidenceofthathistory.Ontheotherhand,itsrela-tionshiptotheMississippiRiverhaslostitshistoricalmeaning;itsheroiccorehasbeendecimatedbypopulationlossandsuburbansprawl;itsufferswidespreadpost-industrialpollution;anditispolarizedbyissuesofraceandclass.Thesituationdemandsanewparadigm,anditscomplexityisaninvitationtoreconsidertheformandmeaningofthecontemporaryAmericanlandscape.

Theplace-baseddesignfoundationprovidedbySt.Louiswillallowforissuesandexperiencestobeextendedtoaninternationalcontextthroughstudyabroadopportunities.ThesewillbuildonandpartnerwithexistingprogramsinArchitectureandUrbanDesign.

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studentstoknowtheirownenvironmentwellisessentialtothatend.Theskillsdevel-opedtodecipherandtransformthecomplexandnuancedlandscapesofthisregioncanbetranslatedtootherplacesandsituations.

Ourprogramwilldrawonauniquesetofinstitutionandregionalresources.Oursitu-ationwithintheGraduateSchoolofArchitec-ture&UrbanDesignoffersusthechancetoconstructcurricularintersectionswithourMaster’sDegreeProgramsinArchitectureandUrbanDesign.Wearecommittedtocollaborationacrosstheboundariesamongthosefields,andwewillencouragestudentstopursuejointdegrees.OurcolleaguesintheSamFoxSchoolofferinstructioninthealliedfieldsoffineartsandarthis-tory.WashingtonUniversity’sprogramsinEnvironmentalStudies,EnvironmentalEngineering,andAmericanCulturestudiespresentthechanceforbasicandadvancedworkinecology,technology,andlandscapestudies.Inadditiontocollegialandcurricularresources,wehavebeeninvitedtomakeuse

ofTysonResearchCenter,theUniversity’secologicalfieldstation,asastudysite.St.Louisprovidesawiderangeofpossibleinstitutionalpartners:theMissouriBotanicalGarden,oneofthecountry’soldestbotanicalgardensandaworld-renownededucationalandresearchinstitution,ForestParkandthecityandregionalparkssystems,theDanforthPlantScienceCenter,theCorpsofEngineers,andLaumeierSculpturePark.

Recruitment Implications:TherearenoaccreditedLandscapeArchitecturepro-gramsinMissouri.Neighboringprogramsinclude:KansasStateUniversity,IowaStateUniversity,UniversityofIllinois-Champaign,UniversityofArkansas,OklahomaStateUniversity,UniversityofKentucky,BallStateUniversity,andPurdueUniversity.

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Resource Requirements: Buildingtohouseprogram,fournewfacultypositions,endowmentforscholarships,developmentoflibraryresourcesinthisarea.

Doctoral Program in Architectural History and TheoryWhileaprofessionisdefinedbyengagementintheworld,professionaleducationinauniversitycontextmustalsoadvanceknowl-edge.Theeducationofdesignersandartistsrequiresthedevelopmentofbothoperativeandreflectiveknowledge.Studioactivitiesdevelopactiveskills.Researchactivitiesdeveloptheabilitytomakeinformedjudg-mentsandchoices.Withgraduatedegreesinarchitecture,urbandesignandaproposedprograminlandscapearchitecturetheGraduateSchoolofArchitecture&UrbanDesignisinastrongpositiontoofferaPhDprogramthatwouldadvanceknowledgethroughresearchandscholarship.

Thisprogramisintendedtotrainschol-arstodooriginalresearchinthehistoryandtheoryofarchitecture,urbanism,andsustainability.Itsfocusisonthehistoryandtheoryofthebuiltenvironmentandtheattendantforcesandeffortstoshapeitbyarchitects,urbandesigners,landscapearchitects,andothers.TheprogramincludesfacultyinArchitecture,UrbanDesign,ArtHistory,andotherrelevantfields.Currentareasofspecializationincludethehistoryandtheoryofarchitecturesincetheeighteenthcentury,twentiethcenturyurbanisminaglobalframework,modernandAmericanarchitecture,andtheartandarchitectureoftheRenaissance.Additionalstrengthsinlandscapearchitectureandsustainabilitywillcomewiththeadventofthisnewpro-gram.Studentsspendtwoyearsinrequiredcoursework,andarethenexpectedtowriteadissertationguidedbyafacultycommitteethataddsnewknowledgetothefield.

Theprogramprovidesunderstandingofmethodologicalframeworksforstudentstointerpret,explain,andquestionobservedrealityinarchitecturalandurbanhistory,andtheabilitytoseparateknowledgefrommythandopinion.Itsfacultyofferframe-worksforresearchinarchitecture,urban-ismandrelatedfieldsusingmethodsfromarthistory,history,andotherareasofthesocialandhardsciencestoincreaseunder-standingofthevalues,possibilitiesandresponsibilitiesofprofessionalactions.

Recruitment Implications: OfthearchitectureprogramsrankedinthetopfivebyDesignIntelligence,WashingtonUniversityistheonlyprogramwithoutadoctoralprogram.15ofthetop21schoolshavedoctoralprograms.TheUniversityofMichiganandKansasStateUniversityhavetheonlydoctoralprogramsintheMidwest.

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TheSamFoxSchoolusesthewords“creativeactivity/research”tosignifyengaginginoriginalandinnovativeworkthatdisplaysmerit,depthandisasignificantcontributiontoaparticularfieldofstudyandtothedisci-plineasawhole.Creativeactivity/researchshouldemployanddisplayevidenceofnewapproachesasappropriatetoitsrespectivediscipline.

Design Research Studio (DRS)Mission DRSwillfosteracultureofresearchandcreativeactivitybyservingasacatalyst,facilitator,sponsorandincubatorofstudentandfacultycreativeinitiativesandresearchprojectstocreatenewknowledge,encourageentrepreneurship,andpromoteinterdis-ciplinarycollaborationsinarchitecture,designandthevisualarts.Focuswillbeonprojectsthatcontributesignificantlytofivebroadresearchthemes:• VisualArt&Culture—Explorationofthepowerofimages,objectsandspacestocommunicate,enlightenandadvancecritical,innovativeviewsofpastandpresentcultures.• Sustainability&Environment—Researchfocusedonencouragingandpromotingenvironmentallysustainablepracticesandaddressingissuesofecology.• Health&Wellness—Researchfocusedonimprovinghealthcareservicesandcommunitywellnessthroughart,architectureanddesign.• UrbanGrowth—Researchacrossmediaanddisciplinesthatconfrontsthecomplexitiesposedbythegrowthofmetropolitanenvironments.• Media&Materials—Researchandexperimentationinthediscov-eryanduseofnewmediaandmaterials.

Sponsorship, Partnerships and FundingPartnershipswithindustry,individualsandcommunitieswillprovideappliedchallengesoftenexploredonlytheoreticallywithincur-riculum.Financialsupportwillcomefromthecorporatesector,communityorganizations,federalsources,privatefoundationsorindivi-duals.DRSwillworkwiththesefundingsourcestosupportdifferentoperationalandinstructionalmodels:• Course Sponsorship:aninstructorandstudentsinvestigateachallenge/projectpresentedbythefundinggroup.• Long-Term Engagements (Professional Partners Consortium):Corporationsandorindividualswhoseinterestslieinoneormoreofthefiveresearchareasfundlong-termresearchactivitythatmayincludeengagementwithoneormorefacultyorcourses.• Scholar Sponsorship:sponsorshipofresearchactivityofindividualfaculty.

CITY STUDIOWewillbuildCITYSTUDIO,acommunitydesignassistanceprogramandsitetoserveasahubforcommunityengagementandoutreach.Atthesametime,CITYSTUDIOwillprovideopportunitiesforcurricularintegration,research,andprofessionalexperiencesthroughcoursesorfundedresearchtostudyeconomicdevelopment,urbangrowth,theconceptofacity,andotherthemesrelatedtothestudyofurbanism.CITYSTUDIOwilleventuallybebasedinaSt.Louiscityneighborhood.ThepresenceofWashingtonUniversityinthisneighbor-hood,asopposedtoestablishingacenteroncampus,isevidenceofourcommitmenttoworkinginthecommunity.

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Forourstudents,CITYSTUDIOwillserveasalaboratoryandthink-tank,astudioandexhibitionspace/communityartcenter,aswellasajump-offpointfordesign/buildprojects.ThiswillrequirepartnershipswiththeSchoolsofBusiness,Law,SocialWork,andMedicineaswellascommunityleadersandorganizations.CITYSTUDIOwillalsoserveasanexusforexpandingonthesuc-cessoftheCommunityBuilding/BuildingCommunitycoursethatweproposebecomeaUniversity-widerequirementforeveryundergraduate.

Kenneth & Nancy Kranzberg Art & Architecture LibraryThecollectionsandservicesofferedbytheArt&ArchitectureLibraryarefundamentaltothelearningandresearchactivitiesoftheSamFoxSchool.AsareasofcurricularandprogrammaticexpansionaredeterminedfortheSamFoxSchool,wewillworkwiththeLibrarytoexpandcollectionsanddigitalresourcesinnewareasoflandscapearchi-tectureanddesignhistory,andinareasthatreflectcurrentfacultyexpertise,interest,andactivities.Relevantandstrongresearchcollectionsandservicesarealsoimportanttoolsinourrecruitmenteffortsforfacultyinnewareas.

TheLibrarywillcontinuetobuildandenhanceaccesstorarematerialscollectionsrelatedtoareasofstudyandresearchintheSamFoxSchool.Servicesinsupportofcours-estaughtabroad,andofteachingwithdigitalimages,geospatialdata,andnewmedia,willbeenhancedthroughWeb-baseddelivery.

Sam Fox School Post-Graduate Teaching and Research FellowsGraduatestudentsarefundamentalalliesinasolidresearchenterprise.Fourpost-graduatefellowshipswillbeawardedeachyeartotwodistinguishedgraduatesfromtheMFAprogramintheGraduateSchoolofArt,andtwofromtheM.Arch,MUDorMLAprogramsintheGraduateSchoolofArchitecture&UrbanDesign.Thepost-graduatefellowswillbeselectedfortheirdistinguishedachievements,uniquequalificationsandtheirpotentialtocontributetotheundergraduatecurriculumandprogrammaticgoalsoftheSchool.

Inadditiontotheirteachingassign-ment,fellowsshouldshowcommitmenttoadynamicagendaofcreativeworkand/orresearchscholarship.Participationinongoing,collaborativefacultyandstudentprojectsintheDesignResearchStudiowillbeasignificantcomponentofthefellow-ship.EachfellowwillbeprovidedwithstudiospaceattheLewisCenter.


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TheMildredLaneKemperArtMuseumisavitalcomponentoftheSamFoxSchool,con-tributingtoitsidentityasauniqueacademicstructurethroughintegrationinallareasofart,architecture,anddesigneducation.TheKemperArtMuseum,iscommittedtodevelopingandpreservingitsfineartcollec-tionwithacontinuedemphasisontheartofourtime;inspiringsocialandintellectualinquiryintotheconnectionsbetweenartandcontemporarylifethroughexcellenceinscholarship,education,andexhibition;andengagingaudiencesoncampus,inthelocalcommunity,andbeyond.

AcquisitionsTheKemperArtMuseumholdsoneofthefinestUniversityartcollectionsinthecountry,withoutstandingexamplesof19th-,20th-,and21st-centurypainting,sculpture,installation,prints,andphotography.Westrivetostrengthenourexistingcollectionthroughtheacquisitionofconsequentialworksofinternationalmodernandcon-temporaryartwithaspecialemphasisoninnovativeandexperimentalartformsthatcutacrossallmedia,suchastime-basedandinstallationart.Wearecommittedtocontinuingin-depthscholarlyresearchonthecollection,includingnewinternationalmuseumrequirementsforprovenanceresearch.

TheMuseum’spermanentcollectioniscurrentlycomposedofover5,000worksofart.Inthenexttenyearsweanticipategrowingthecollectionby10%.

Resource Requirements:Increaseac-quisitionendowments,gifts,bequests,andprivatedonationsofsignificantworksofart.

Research and exhibitionsTheoverallgoalforexhibitionsistodevelopadiversified,vigorous,andstimulatingexhibi-tionprogramthatexaminessignificantartisticstrategiesinmodernandcontemporaryartandspeakstotheUniversitycommunityaswellastolocal,national,andinternationalaudiences.Ourprogramcomprisesamix-tureofthematic,historical,andmonographicexhibitionsthatexploresignificantartisticdevelopmentsfromthenineteenthtothetwenty-firstcenturies.Thiswillberealizedthroughthreeprogrammaticinitiatives:• Creationofpermanentandtemporaryexhibitionsoftheinstitution’scollectionemployingavarietyofinterpretiveframe-works:social,cultural,historical,political,andtheoretical.• Developmentandhostingofnationalandinternationalloanexhibitionsthatengageinnewscholarshipandbringimportantart-worksandcuratorialvoicestocampusandtothelocalcommunity.• Presentationofexhibitionsthatexplorediversepracticesandideasincontemporaryartandarchitecturewithanemphasisoncross-disciplinaryapproachesandnewmedia.

TheCollegeofArtGallerywillalsoprovideopportunitiesforfacultytoorganizeexhibitionsreflectingtheirareasofexper-tisewhileaddressingthatwillaugmentthecurriculum.

Resource Requirements:Retainastrongprofessionalstaffandincreaseexhibitionendowment,corporateandCFUfunding,grants,andprivatedonationstosupportarobustexhibitionprogram.

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PublicationsOurpublicationsprogramaimstoenhanceunderstandingandawarenessofartanditsrelationshiptocontemporarylife.Publishinganddisseminatingscholarlytextsthatcon-tributetoandactivelyadvancenationalandinternationaldiscoursesofarthistoryandarttheorywillachievethisgoal.SuchscholarshipwillconsistoforiginalresearchbyKemperArtMuseumcuratorsandeducatorsandbyoutsidescholarsandspecialists.Studentpar-ticipationthroughresearchandwritingalsoplaysakeyroleinMuseumpublications.

Resource Requirements:Increasefundingfromgrantsandgifts.

Education University Programs: Westrivetodevelopparticipant-centeredprogramsthatstimulatein-depthdia-logues,promotecreativeinquiryandcriticalthinkingacrossacademicdisciplines,andcontributetotheadvancementofknowledgeinartanddesign.Educationalprogramsare

designedtocreatealearningenvironmentthatactivelyengagesthecampuscommuni-tywiththepermanentcollectionandspecialexhibitions.Thisisaccomplishedthrough:• TeachingintheGalleriesProgram-undergraduateandgraduatestudentsgainteachingexperiencewithinamuseumenvironment.• Ongoinguseofthecollectionandexhibi-tionsinstudentassignmentsandacademicenrichmentopportunities,throughprogramssuchasWritingIandFreshmanReading.• TeachingGalleryexhibitionsconnectedtoundergraduateandgraduatecurricula.• Internshipsincuratorial,publications,andeducationdepartments.

School, Youth, and Community Outreach:Throughschool,youth,andcommunitypro-grams,wewillactivelyreachnewaudiences,createnewlearningopportunities,andpro-motetransformativelearningintheartsforstudentsofallages.Newandongoingcollab-orationswithareaschools,schooldistricts,

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communityorganizations,andprofessionalassociationswillcontinuetoestablishtheMuseumasasiteforinnovativeartslearninginthelocalandregionalcommunity.

Indesigningeducationalprogramsforelementaryandsecondaryschools,weseektoconnectourcollectionandexhibitionre-sourceswithprivateandpublicschoolcurri-cula.Theseprogramsprovidestudentsandteacherswithdirectexperienceswithworksofartandengageinteachingstrategiesthatmaketheartworksaccessibleandmean-ingful.Wealsoofferarangeofcontinuingeducationprograms,promotingadultandcommunitylearningopportunitiesthroughcollaborationswithexistingUniversityprograms(UniversityCollegeandLifelongLearningInstitute).Wewillalsocontinuetoexpandtheuseofemergingtechnologiesthatdirectlyserveoureducationalgoals.

Resource requirements:Increasesup-portthroughgrantsandcorporatefunding.Increasestaffandstudentinvolvementcommensuratewiththenumberandrangeofprograms.

Benchmarks: Institutionsbasedonthequalityofcollectionsandexhibitionandeducationalprograms:YaleUniversityGal-leryofArt,WilliamsCollegeMuseumofArt,HammerMuseumofArtatUCLA,SmartMuseumofArtatUniversityofChicago.

Conservation programAspartofitsgoalofmaintainingthequalityofitscollection,theMuseumintendstoundertakethemajornewinitiativeofestab-lishingaconservationprogram.Theprimaryobjectiveofthisprogramisthedevelopmentandimplementationofalong-rangeplanforconservationtreatmentaswellaspreven-tivecareforitspermanentholdings.

Itistheprimaryresponsibilityofeverymuseumtopreserveitscollection,how-ever,uptothispointtheMuseumhasnothadsufficientresourcesforthefacilitiestoproperlymaintainitsobjects.Giventhesig-nificantincreaseinvaluethattheMuseumanticipateswithanupcomingcollectionreappraisal,theimportanceofpreservingthecollectionisevengreater.NowthatthecollectionishousedintheMuseum’snewfacilities,wheretheycanbekeptcleanerandmorestable,itistheidealtimetobeginimprovingtheconditionofobjectsownedbytheMuseum.

Inthelongterm,theMuseumplanstoexpandtheconservationprogramsignifi-cantlyinordertomorebroadlyserveregionaleducationandartscommunities.ThisexpansionwillincludetheestablishmentofaconservationlaboratorytobehousedinthenewSamFoxSchoolbuilding,withthegoalofprovidingon-campus,local,andregionalconservationservices.Suchalabwouldfillamajorgapintheregionalartscommunity.

Theconservationprogramwillalsoincludethedevelopmentandimplementationofacross-disciplinaryacademicartconser-vationcourseprogramincollaborationwithArts&Sciencesdepartments,otherunitsoftheSamFoxSchoolofDesign&VisualArts,andothersbothonandoffcampusasappropriate.

Resource requirements:NewpositionofartconservatoraffiliatedwithArtonCampusprogram,laboratoryspace,technologyandequipment.

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Visiting residency programWeproposetheestablishmentofa2-to3-monthresidencyprogramforartists,designersandarchitectsopentocandidateswhohaveachievedalevelofnationalandinternationalrecognition,teachingexperi-ence,andasignificantrecordofexhibitions.VisitingfellowswillteachintheGraduateSchoolofArtortheGraduateSchoolofArchitecture&UrbanDesign,andworkoncollaborativecreativeandresearchprojectswithfacultyandstudents.

ResidentswillbeprovidedwithstudiospaceandaccesstotheresourcesofWashingtonUniversityandtheSamFoxSchool,includingitsDesignResearchStudio.AnexhibitionintheMildredLaneKemperArtMuseumwillserveastheculminatingcomponentoftheresidency.

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InresponsetoUniversity-widestrategicinitia-tivesfocusingontheenvironmentandaspartofthelong-rangeenvironmentaldesignandcampuslandscapeplan,weendorseavision-aryprogramforArtonCampus.Thecarefullyconsideredintegrationofworksofartinallmediainpublicspacesbothindoorsandout,assite-specificinstallations.

Werecognizethatpublicarthastheabilitytotransformandframetheenvironment,provokingthecampusandbroadercom-munitytoconsidertherelationshipofnatureandculture,ideasofhumanscale,dimen-sionality,space,ornarrative.AcompellingfoundationforanArtonCampusprogramalreadyexistsinthe9significantworksofoutdoorsculpture,7ofwhicharelocatedintheFlorenceSteinbergWeilSculpturePlazaoftheKemperArtMuseum.ArtonCampuswillbuildonthestrengthofthiscollection,tolendeachsiteauniquesenseofplace,andtoestablishWashingtonUniversityasadestina-tionforpublicart.

Variousmodelsforthefundingandacquisitionofpublicartoncampushavebeenstudiedincludingseveralprivateuniversitiesthatweconsiderourpeers:Princeton,Yale,StanfordandMIT.Eachoftheseinstitutionshasauniversity-widepublicartpolicyinplace,andtheiruniversityartmuseumsareresponsiblefortheacquisitionandconservationofworksofpublicart.

Inordertoimplementthisprogram,weproposethattheChancellorandBoardofTrusteesestablishaUniversityPublicArtPolicy,whichwouldincludea1%forartprogram.UnderMIT’sPercentforPublicArtprogram,1%ofthecostofeachnewbuildingand/orrenovationprojectwithabudgetofatleast$3,000,000isallocatedfortheacquisi-tionofartworkforthecampus.Individualallocationsarecappedat$250,000.Acquisi-tionsarealsomadethroughprivategifts,grantsfromfoundations,bequestsanddonations.ThisisthemodelweproposeforadoptionatWashingtonUniversity.

Itisvitalthatworkselectedneedstobeofaqualitycommensuratewiththecollec-tionoftheMildredLaneKemperMuseumandwillbeaccessionedtoitscollection.AswiththeMITPercentforPublicArtprogram,andinordertomaintainaconsistentlevelofquality,oversightfortheacquisitionofworks,aswellasresponsibilityforconser-vationcareandpreventivetreatment,wouldfallundertheauspicesoftheMuseum.TheMuseumdirectorwouldworkcloselywithcampusplanningandotheruniversitydepartmentsinthedevelopmentofaUniversity-widepublicartoncampusplan.

ArtonCampuswillhaveacurriculardimensionthroughtheworkofourstu-dentsintheSculptureareaandthoseinourproposedLandscapeArchitectureprogram.Studentswillbeabletoparticipateinthefabrication,executionandinstallationoftheworkacquired.

Resource Requirements:FundingforArtonCampusthroughaUniversitypercentforartprogram.Gifts,bequests,donationsandgrantsareadditionalsourcesoffundingforthisinitiative.Museumfundingforconserva-tionprogramandCuratorforPublicArt.

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Washington University 9 No public art policy; sculpture in museum collection: private gifts (6), purchase through named, private and/or museum funds (3)

UC San Diego 15 Stuart Foundation long-term loan agreementPrinceton University 20 Gift in memory of John B. Putnam, '45, all work

purchased 1969-70Western Washington University 25 WWU Art allowance-capital projects budget (6),

Gifts (10), State percent for art (4), NEA grants matched by private sources (5)

University of Minnesota 31 % for art state fundingYale University 36 Private gifts (20), gift of the artist (3),

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Aninternationalexperienceisessentialtoa21stcenturyeducationindesignandvisualartsandisintegraltoourcurriculum.Inordertoeducateourstudentsasglobalcitizens,fluentininternationalculturesandpractices,existingandproposeddegreepathswillbedesignedtofacilitateandencourageourundergraduateandgraduatestudentstoparticipateinsemester-orsummer-longstudy-abroadprogramswheneverpossible.

Weseektheexpansioningeographicalrangeandnumberofprogramsincentersrelevanttoarchitecture,artanddesign.Sitesarechosenbasedonthevitalityofprofes-sionalactivity,availabilityofopportunitiesforresearchinourfivestrategicareas,theinter-nationalcharacterofthelocation,andtofur-theropportunitieswithMcDonnellAcademypartners.Theseinternationalprogramswillbeextensionsofourowncurriculum,taughtbyourownandvisitingfaculty,allowingustoapplythesamestandardsofexcellencemaintainedonourhomecampus.

WewillbuildonthesuccessofourexistingundergraduateprogramsinFlorence(Art,Architecture,andArtHistory)andCopenhagen(architecture),toexpandthenumberofinter-nationalopportunities.CurrentarchitectureprogramsinBarcelona,HelsinkiandBuenosAireswillbeexpandedtoincludeprogramsinartanddesign.AnewstudyabroadprograminBerlintobelaunchedinthesummerof2008willofferMFAstudentstheopportunitytoworkandstudyinoneofthecapitalsofcontemporaryart.AnexhibitionofstudentworkinBerlinwillbetheculminatingactivityfortheprogram.

Inaddition,programsinChina,JapanandIndiaarecurrentlybeingexplored.

In2007,theSamFoxSchoolwelcomeditsfirstMcDonnellScholarsinArtandArchitecture.Wewillcontinuetoaggres-sivelyrecruitnewscholarsinArtandArchitectureandworktoestablishmoresustainablerelationshipswithMcDonnellpartnerinstitutions.

Resource requirements: Scholarshipsupportforstudentsparticipatingininterna-tionalprogramsandendowmenttosup-portthedevelopmentofnewprogramsandannualactivities.

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A new buildingWhilewecanboastofawealthofexcellentclassrooms,galleries,andstudiofacilities,projectedgrowthinthesizeofourstudentbodywillnecessitatereevaluationandreprogrammingofexistingfacilities.LewisCenterhasbeenessentialtotheCollege&GraduateSchoolofArt,butisanagingfacilityremotefromtheDanforthcampus.Inthelongterm,itwillnotsupporttheproposedexpansionoftheMFAprogram,norwillitencouragetheinterdisciplinarycollabora-tionswearecommittedtodeveloping.

Toaccommodatebothnewandexpandeddegreeprogramsandtofullyrealizethepotentialforcollaborativeinitiativesamongthem,weproposeexpandingourfacilitieswiththeadditionofanew100,000sq.ft.buildingontheeastendoftheDanforthcampus.Threekeyconceptswillframetheprogrammingofthenewdesignstudioandresearchbuilding:1)agatewaybuildingtothecontemporarycampusoftheUniversity;2)high-performancedesigninenvironmen-taltermsandamodelforcampussustain-abilityandenergyefficiency;3)purposefuldesign,flexiblyorientedtotheemergingprogramsandresearchneedsoftheSchoolanddemonstrativeoftheenvironmentalprioritiesoftheSchool.

ThenewbuildingwillbesensitivetothearchitectureoftheSamFoxSchool.Court-yardsandgreenareas,fundamentaltoouracademicanddesignphilosophywillbesignificantcomponents.Thenewbuildingwillincludestudiospacesforouracademicprograms,instructionalspaces:alecturehall,seminarrooms,reviewspaces,andfacultyoffices;researchfacilities:medialab,conservationstudioandfabricationwork-shops;andexhibitionandsocialspaces.

TechnologyNewtechnologywillbeintegratedintothestudiosandcurriculumatalllevelstopromotenewdesignandaestheticexplorations.

Wewillcontinuetobuildonouradvancedtechnologicalinfrastructuretosupportteachingandresearchintereststhatwillfacilitateadvancedvisualcreativity,produc-tion,researchandcollaborationacrossdisciplines.

Newdigitalstudiosforfabricationinclud-inglasercutting,digitalroutingandrapidprototypingneedtobedevelopedforjointusebyfaculty,staffandstudentsinart,architectureanddesign.AnewplanforcombiningArtandArchitecture’sresourcesinnewtechnologiesandtraditionalmachin-eryandequipmentinstudios,labsandworkshopswillcontinuebeingimplementedinplanningfornewfacilities.

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Building the faculty and staffTheattractionandretentionofadistin-guished,diverse,andinnovativefacultyandstaffcommittedtocreativeexcellenceandknowledgeofcontemporaryart,architec-tureanddesignpracticesarefundamentaltoachievingourprogrammaticgoals.

Thedevelopmentofnewprogramsinlandscapeandenvironment,andotherdesignpracticesnotcurrentlyrepresentedonourfaculty,willrequirethecreationofnewfac-ultypositionsandweforeseeincreasingourfacultyfrom39to54overthenext10years.

Buildingthefuturewillrequireaggres-siveandfocusedrecruitmentoftenure-trackfacultywhodemonstratethepotentialforleadershipinareasconsistentwiththeuniquemissionoftheSamFoxSchool.

Inaddition,movementtowardinterdis-ciplinaryteachingandscholarship,alreadyreflectedinstructuralchangeswithintheschoolnecessitatessomeshiftinemphasisfromsingledisciplinarystrengthtofac-ultyhavinginterdisciplinaryinterestsandstrengths,whilerecognizingthatthecapacitytocontributetointerdisciplinaryscholarshiprequiresstrengthinaprimarydiscipline.

Anincreaseinthenumberoftenuredandtenure-trackpositions,reducingourdepen-denceofpart-timefaculty,willmakeusmorecompetitivewithourpeerinstitutions.

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NewMFASummerPrograminBerlin

NewfacultyinSustainabilityandDigitalDesign

RecruitDirector,GraduateSchoolofArchitecture&UrbanDesign

Beginsearch,ChairedProfessorinSustainability(I-CARES)

StarttheDesignResearchStudio

ImplementSFSsharedcurriculum:FirstIncomingClass

Launch3yearMFAcurriculum

NewfacultyhireforMFA

LaunchMasterofLandscapeArchitectureprogram

NewfacultyinLandscapeArchitectureandUrbanDesign

LaunchPhDinArchitecture

ArtonCampusProgram:University%forArtprogram

LaunchVisitingResidencyProgram

SamFoxSchoolPost-GraduateTeachingandResearchFellowships

SFSsharedcurriculum:AddBachelorofDesign(B.Des)trackoption

NewfacultyforMFAandMFAinCommunicationDesign

LaunchMFAinCommunicationDesignprogramNewfacultyinLandscapeArchitecture

Museumtocreatemodestdedicatedworkspaceforconservation

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200� 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020FACULTY/STAFF GROWTH Tenured/tenure-trackfaculty 6 9 12 14 15 15 15Staffsize 2 2 3 4 5 5 5STUDENTS

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ImplementSFSsharedcurriculum:FirstIncomingClass

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LaunchMFAinCommunicationDesignprogramNewfacultyinLandscapeArchitecture

Museumtocreatemodestdedicatedworkspaceforconservation

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200� 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS -in000’s NewEndowment Scholarships $ — $5,000 $7,000 $10,000 $17,000 $28,000 $39,000InternationalPrograms $ — $2,000 $4,000 $ 5,000 $ 6,000 $ 8,000 $10,000AcademicPrograms $ — $2,000 $4,000 $ 5,000 $ 8,000 $12,000 $15,000Endowedprofessorshipsandresearchsupportforfaculty $ — $3,000 $4,000 $ 5,000 $ 8,000 $12,000 $16,000Newbuilding $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $25,000 $30,000 IMPLICATIONS OF PLAN ADOPTION - in000’s Tuitionincomefromnewprograms $ — $ 151 $1,153 $ 2,150 $ 2,997 $ 4,212 $ 5,463Incomefromnewendowment $ — $ 480 $ 760 $ 1,000 $ 1,560 $ 3,400 $ 4,400Increase in Resources $ — $ 631 $1,913 $ 3,150 $ 4,557 $ 7,612 $ 9,863Faculty/staffsalariesandbenefits $129 $ 423 $ 840 $ 1,239 $ 1,586 $ 1,739 $ 1,901Scholarships $ — $ 104 $ 647 $ 1,227 $ 1,767 $ 2,549 $ 3,363Academicprograms $ — $ 11 $ 107 $ 202 $ 280 $ 395 $ 518Internationalprograms $ — $ — $ 167 $ 184 $ 202 $ 222 $ 245Newbuilding-spacecosts $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 2,000 $ 2,000Increase in Expenditures $129 $ 538 $1,761 $ 2,852 $ 3,835 $ 6,905 $ 8,027NET SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) FROM PLAN ADOPTION - in000’s ($12�) $ �3 $ 152 $ 2�8 $ 722 $ 707 $ 1,836

“...we are compelled to develop programs and initiatives that will not only energize and activate our new spaces, but more significantly, will distinguish the Sam Fox School and Washington University in St. Louis in the fields of art, architecture and design education, nationally and internationally.”

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April/May 2008

design for excellence - sam fox school · exhibitions per academic year: 6 art & architecture...

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