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Howard University


Washington, D.C.
About

The Howard University Department of Architecture offers a program of study leading to the five-year professional Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) degree accredited by the National Architectural Accreditation Board (NAAB). The program places emphasis on student competence in the following pragmatic areas: design, inquiry/research, architectural history and theory, human behavior and environment, technical systems, computer usage and professional practice. These are complemented by elective courses in general/liberal education, natural sciences, humanities and social sciences.

Study in these areas provides the student with fundamental communication skills through critical thinking, conflict resolution, visual literacy, knowledge of forces that shape and influence societal and human affairs and the impact of new technologies in an ever-changing world.

Areas of Expertise

Book editor Curtis Clay is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Architecture at the Howard University school of Architecture & Design, a practicing Architect in Washington, DC and the Administrator of Construction at the D.C. Department of Real Estate Services where he managed the design and construction of the 2008 Presidential Inaugural Stands. He has been published in the book African-American Architects: A Biographical Dictionary and the inaugural issue of the journal Open Dialogue

Professional Affiliations

Curtis is a member of the American Institute of Architects and has served as a peer reviewer for the ACSA conference for the past two years. He received his B.Arch from Howard University and his M.Arch from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research addresses fundamental questions of social and cultural representations in Architecture with a strong emphasis on broadening the potential of how historical precedents are used in contemporary practice.

Books by Howard University