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Architecture Professor
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 Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 4:47 pm Post subject: Ph.D. program in Architecure at USC |
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Beginning in 2008, the USC School of Architecture is offering a new Ph.D. program in architecture.
"The Ph.D. in architecture must lead the effort to explore new knowledge and unknown territories,” said USC School of Architecture Dean Qingyun Ma.
Graduates are expected to become leading voices in a range of areas, including professional architecture and architectural engineering firms, government institutions and university teaching and research.
Participants are expected to bring a strong academic record and a serious commitment to research and teaching.
The initial focus of the program will be on the building sciences and technology.
“If architecture is seen as a form of knowledge, the Ph.D. in architecture must lead the effort to explore new knowledge and unknown territories,” said Dean Qingyun Ma. “This becomes urgent today, because we start to realize that the way we build and the way we live have contributed so much to the crisis of where we build and live.”
Douglas Noble, associate dean and program chair, said, “The school has great strengths and a lengthy history of research in structures, environmental control systems, materials/methods, sustainability and digital processes. We are especially interested in technology integration and design intelligence, and the Ph.D. program will allow us to seek additional federal and private research grants.”
Recent funded research has included urban glare/daylight analysis, seismic performance, energy management systems and digital tool-building.
We have interests in:
Sustainability
Digital Media
Solar Access
Building Skins
Seismic Design
Fabric Structures
Digital Fabrication
Materials and Assemblies
Lighting / Daylighting / Glare
Building Information Modeling
Historic Structures Technology
Cable-Suspended Glass Skins
Architectural Science Education
Integrated Architectural Technology
I look forward to hearing from you.
Prof. Douglas Noble, FAIA, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Program Chair
dnoble@usc.edu |
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