Cal Poly Pomona College of Environmental Design

This article is about the college of Environmental Design at Cal Poly Pomona. For the college of Architecture and Environmental Design at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, see Cal Poly San Luis Obispo College of Architecture and Environmental Design.
Cal Poly Pomona
College of Environmental Design
Motto Instrumentum Disciplinae (Latin: "Application of Knowledge")
Type Public College
Space Grant[1]
Established January, 1971
Dean Michael Woo
Academic staff
 86 (Fall 2001)[2]
Students 1,632 (Fall 2001)[2]
(percent of total university enrollment: 8%)
Undergraduates 1,480
Postgraduates 152
Location Pomona (pop. 152,631),[3]
California California,
United States United States
Campus College of Environmental Design Building 7 - Environmental Design
Affiliations •National Architectural Accrediting Board
•California State University system
•Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
Website Cal Poly Pomona - ENV

The Cal Poly Pomona College of Environmental Design (CENV) is a college part of the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona). The college houses over 1,600 students; making it one of largest environmental design programs in the United States. The college offers bachelor's degrees in five departments, as well as three master's degree programs. It is the only academic unit within the California State University system to be associated with a Pritzker Prize laureate (often referred to as "The Nobel Prize in Architecture").

History

College of Environmental Design, Cal Poly Pomona

The planning programs at Cal Poly Pomona evolved from the undergraduate landscape architecture program that originally was part of the School of Agriculture.[4] After approval of the creation of a new School of Environmental Design, the landscape and urban planning programs moved into their current building in January 1971. The Department of Urban Planning was created and soon after a Department of Architecture. Department of Urban Planning was renamed "Department of Urban and Regional Planning" in 1983 to reflect an expanded program. The School was renamed the "College of Environmental Design" in 1988. The Department of Art was transferred to Environmental Design from the College of Arts in 1992.

In 1978, the College was briefly led by Richard Saul Wurman, founder of the TED (conference) and given credit for coining the term "information architect".[5]

In 2005, in a project called Prioritization and Recovery, then-president J. Michael Ortiz proposed breaking up the college, promoting the Department of Architecture to a School[6] within the College of Engineering, moving the Department of Landscape Architecture and the Department of Urban and Regional Planning to a proposed College of Agriculture, Natural and Environmental Sciences, and moving the Art Department to the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.[7] In response to student, faculty and alumni backlash and unanimous college consensus against the proposal, the project was abandoned.

IDC (Interim Design Center)

In the summer of 2009 the University hired former Los Angeles City Councilman and current member of the Planning Commission Michael Woo to serve as Dean of the college.

The college is housed in several buildings around campus including Building 7, designed by modernist architect Carl Maston, and the IDC (Interim Design Center), a 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m2) design studio building at the east end of the campus. Current plans are for a new Architecture Building adjacent to the IDC (Interim Design Center).

Admissions

ENV First-Time Freshmen Profile [8]
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Enrollment
174
220
194
236
159
149
130
194
203
Average GPA
3.44
3.44
3.43
3.42
3.57
3.64
3.58
3.40
3.44
Average SAT
(out of 1600)
1066
1050
1055
1058
1109
1111
1125
1080
1053

Rankings

Design Intelligence Rankings (National)[9]
2013 2014
Architecture Undergraduate
16th
Landscape Architecture Undergraduate
10th
Landscape Architecture Graduate
15th
Interior Architecture Graduate
4th

Academic programs and departments

Architecture

The Department of Architecture is a member of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. The Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) and the Master of Architecture (M.Arch) programs are accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board. Along with its sister campus program at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, they are the only two public and professional Bachelor of Architecture degrees in the state of California. The undergraduate program was ranked 16th nationally in the 2014 edition of "America's Best Architecture & Design Schools" published by the journal DesignIntelligence[9] and was in the top 20 in the 2011 survey.[10] In 2009, the program was named one of three schools in the nation that excel in sustainable design by Arch Ed 2009 published by Architecture (magazine).[11] The program has been "impacted"[12] since its inception over 40 years ago,[13] with many more students applying than can be accommodated. In 2002 the department admitted 15 percent of undergraduate applicants making it the 5th most selective Bachelor of Architecture program in the country.[14] By 2007 the department's acceptance rate was down to 9 percent, or 225 out of 2,551 applicants,[15] of which 100 enrolled.

Due to the design studio based structure of the program, the student to faculty ratio is a relatively low 17 to 1.[16] Prior to graduation students are required to complete a 500-hour internship under NCARB.[17]

Notable and influential 20th-century architects that have taught at the department include Richard Neutra,[18] Raphael Soriano[19] Craig Ellwood,[20] Richard Saul Wurman,[21] Thom Mayne,[22]James Pulliam[23] and Ray Kappe,[24] who together with Bernard Zimmerman founded the program in 1968.[24] After a falling out with university administrators, a group went on to form the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) in 1972.[25] Past faculty include: Aaron Betsky, Michele Saee, Michael Folonis, Hsin Ming Fung, Margaret Griffin, Christoph Kapeller.

Current Architecture Faculty are:

  • Robert Alexander, Assistant Professor. Winner of the Cavin Fellowship[26] and the Rotch Fellowship.[27]
  • Lauren Bricker, PhD, Professor. Author of The Mediterranean House in America.[28]
  • Kip Dickson, RA, Professor
  • Michael Fox, Associate Professor
  • Luis Hoyos, RA, Professor
  • Pablo La Roche, PhD, Professor
  • Denise Lawrence, PhD, Professor
  • Juintow Lin, RA, Associate Professor
  • Sarah Lorenzen, AIA, Associate Professor & Chair. 2015 AIA LA Educator of the Year Presidential Honoree.[29]
  • Gary McGavin, AIA, Professor
  • Alexander Ortenberg, AIA, PhD, Professor
  • George R. Proctor, RA, Professor
  • Irma Ramirez, Professor
  • Marc Schulitz, Assistant Professor. He designed numerous international sports arena projects, including the 2006 FIFA World Cup Arena in Hanover and the Lentpark ice and swim stadium in Cologne, Germany.
  • Axel Schmitzberger, Professor
  • Katrin Tertegen, Assistant Professor
  • Hofu Wu, AIA, Professor

ARC Undergraduate admissions

Avg. GPA Avg. SAT/1,600 Avg. ACT Applied Accepted Admissions Rate
3.83
1,210
24
1,050
80
8%
[30]

Undergraduate demographics

Minority Female International Financial Aid
66%[31]
42%
4%
61%

Student - faculty ratio

Student/Faculty ratio
18:1[32]

Tuition

Graduate Undergraduate Non-resident
$4,551
$5,487
add $288 per unit

ART

The Art Department offers two majors: A B.F.A in Graphic Design, leading to a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, a B.A. in Art History, leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree, and a minor in Art History is also offered through the B.A. program.

Landscape Architecture

The Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture (BSLA) is a general professional degree, nationally accredited by the American Society of Landscape Architects. The undergraduate and graduate program both ranked 10th nationally by DesignIntelligence 2014.[9] The department's students won 5 out of 20 awards[33] from the American Society of Landscape Architects student competition in 2008, more awards than Harvard and University of Pennsylvania. Longtime faculty member Takeo Uesugi designed the George and Takaye Aratani Japanese Garden adjacent to the CLA building on campus. In 2005, the college awarded Jack Dangermond, a department graduate and Forbes 400 richest persons in America, an honorary degree.[34] Due to the design studio based structure of the program, the student to faculty ratio is a relatively low 16 to 1.[16]

Urban and Regional Planning

The Bachelor of Science in Urban and Regional Planning is designed for students interested in working with the critical issues of social, environmental, and physical change in cities and regions. Student to faculty ratio is 24 to 1.[16] In 2008, the program was ranked 21st in the nation for Best Urban & Regional Planning graduate program amongst all private and public schools, according to Planetizen,[35] an online publication for the urban planning, design and development community and 2nd best for programs without a Ph.D.[36]

Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies

Located on 16 acres (65,000 m2) within the Cal Poly Pomona University campus, the Center researches and demonstrates a wide array of regenerative strategies including low-energy architecture, energy production technology, water treatment, organic agriculture, ecological restoration and sustainable community development. Up to 20 students can choose to reside in one of two dormitories on site. The center offers a Minor in Regenerative Studies and a Master of Science degree in Regenerative Studies. The center became the first carbon neutral facility in the California State University system.[37]

Special programs

Neutra VDL House

See also

References

  1. ↑ "California Space Grant Consortium Affiliates". California Space Grant Consortium. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  2. 1 2 Proposal for a School of Design at the UCI
  3. ↑ "Pomona, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
  4. ↑ Department of Urban and Regional Planning - Department History
  5. ↑ Stipp, David (1997-06-23). "Richard Saul Wurman The King Of Access Q: What Do Bill Gates, Daniel Boorstin, Marvin Minsky, Horace Deets, Herbie Hancock, Nicholas Negroponte, Edward De Bono, And A Slew Of Other Elite Doers And Thinkers Have In Common? A: They're All Friends Of Ted". CNN.
  6. ↑ P&R Responses for recommendation 52
  7. ↑ 2007 List of Proposals & Recommendations - ACADEMIC CROSS-COLLEGE PROPOSALS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  8. ↑ "Just the Facts". California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
  9. 1 2 3 http://polycentric.csupomona.edu/news_stories/2013/12/architecture-programs-ranked-among-best-in-us.html
  10. ↑ http://archrecord.construction.com/features/Americas_Best_Architecture_Schools/2011/schools-1.asp
  11. ↑ Amanda Kolson Hurley (2009). "A new guide to inform (and demystify) the process of choosing an architecture school". Architecture (magazine). Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  12. ↑ Cal Poly Pomona - Impacted Majors
  13. ↑ MESSAGE.pdf ENV 2008 Newsletter - Message from the Dean
  14. ↑ Architectural Record - Guide to Architectural Education
  15. ↑ California State Polytechnic University, Pomona - Peterson's
  16. 1 2 3 Cal Poly Pomona Student to Faculty Ratio, Falls 2005-2008
  17. ↑ Cal Poly Pomona Catalog 2008-2009 - College of Environmental Design
  18. ↑ California State Polytechnic University, Pomona - Prioritization and Recovery Responses
  19. ↑ http://www.sahscc.org/site/index.php?function=architect_details&id=2
  20. ↑ Craig Ellwood, Neil Jackson, Laurence King Publishing, 2002
  21. ↑ http://www.wurman.com/rsw/
  22. ↑ San Diego Tribune, Innovator Picked for Top Architecture Prize, March 21st, 2005
  23. 1 2 Nelson, Valerie J. (2006-01-01). "James Pulliam, 80; Architect, Teacher Noted for Modernism". Los Angeles Times.
  24. 1 2 Residential Architect, Tuesday, June 1st, 2004
  25. ↑ http://www.dwell.com/articles/Level-Best.html
  26. ↑ [ww.cavinfellowship.org]
  27. ↑ http://rotch.org/scholarship/2013/biography
  28. ↑ https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Mediterranean_House_in_America.html?id=0R99MAAACAAJ
  29. ↑ http://www.aialosangeles.org/home-page-latest-news/interview-with-cal-poly-architecture-chair
  30. ↑ http://www.csupomona.edu/~irar/stats/students/admissions/docs/Application%20Counts%20by%20Major.pdf
  31. ↑ http://www.architectmagazine.com/education/sustainable.aspx
  32. ↑ http://www.csupomona.edu/~irar/stats/faculty/sfr/docs/Student_to_Faculty_RatioFalls2005-2013.pdf
  33. ↑ ASLA 2008 Student Awards
  34. ↑ "Alumnus Jack Dangermond to Earn Honorary Doctorate". PolyCentric. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
  35. ↑ http://www.planetizen.com/topschools
  36. ↑ http://dsa.csupomona.edu/visitors/rankings.asp
  37. ↑ http://polycentric.csupomona.edu/news_stories/2011/06/sustainability-earn-silver-star.html
  38. ↑ https://win.webdev.csupomona.edu/sppr/response.aspx?id=121
  39. ↑ http://www.neutra-vdl.org
  40. ↑ Cal Poly Exchange Programs
  41. ↑ http://archinect.com/news/article/3454534/cal-poly-pomona-archives-on-california-modernism-and-international-style
  42. ↑ http://www.bustler.net/index.php/article/palm_springs_wexler_weekend_will_honor_famed_desert_architect/
  43. ↑ http://archrecord.construction.com/features/critique/0810critique2.asp
  44. ↑ http://www.archdaily.com/561828/michael-rotondi-to-receive-richard-j-neutra-medal-for-professional-excellence/
  45. ↑ http://www.csupomona.edu/~arc/neutra_award.html
  46. ↑ http://archpaper.com/news/articles.asp?id=8298
  47. ↑ http://polycentric.csupomona.edu/news_stories/2011/05/3mil-env-gift-modern-architecture-studies.html
  48. ↑ http://www.csupomona.edu/~urp/daleprize/
  49. ↑ http://www.csupomona.edu/~env/images/Link%20W13sml.pdf

Coordinates: 34°03′26″N 117°49′38″W / 34.05722°N 117.82722°W / 34.05722; -117.82722

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