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Tulane UniversityArchitecture Program ReportSeptember 2013Part One (I).Institutional Support and Commitment to Continuous ImprovementI.1.Identity & Self AssessmentI.1.1.History MissionInstitutional MissionTulane's purpose is to create, communicate and conserve knowledge in order to enrich the capacity ofindividuals, organizations and communities to think, to learn and to act and lead with integrity andwisdom. Tulane pursues this mission by cultivating an environment that focuses on learning and thegeneration of new knowledge; by expecting and rewarding teaching and research of extraordinarily highquality and impact; and by fostering community-building initiatives as well as scientific, cultural andsocial understanding that integrate with and strengthen learning and research. This mission is pursuedin the context of the unique qualities of our location in New Orleans and our continual aspiration to be atruly distinctive international university.History and Institutional Structure of Tulane UniversityTulane University, founded in 1834, is one of the most highly regarded and selective independentresearch universities in the United States. Tulane's schools and colleges offer degrees in the liberalarts, science and engineering, architecture, business, law, social work, medicine, and public health andtropical medicine. Located in New Orleans, Tulane traces its origins to the Medical College ofLouisiana, the Deep South’s second-oldest medical school, which was founded in 1834. By 1847, theMedical College was part of the newly established public institution, the University of Louisiana. Tulaneemerged as a private university in 1884 when the public University of Louisiana was reorganized andnamed in honor of benefactor Paul Tulane, a wealthy merchant who donated more than $1 million inland, cash and securities “for the promotion and encouragement of intellectual, moral and industrialeducation.” A native of Princeton, N.J., Paul Tulane had made his fortune in New Orleans and his giftexpressed his appreciation to this Southern city on the Mississippi River. In 1886, the H. SophieNewcomb Memorial College was established for women as part of the university. Newcomb-TulaneCollege today enrolls all undergraduates at the university. Tulane moved to its present campus on St.Charles Avenue in 1894. The Tulane University Health Sciences Center in downtown New Orleansincludes the School of Medicine and School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, while the TulaneNational Primate Research Center is in Covington, La.The university is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, a select group ofthe 63 leading research universities in the United States and Canada with “preeminent programs ofgraduate and professional education and scholarly research.” Tulane is ranked by the CarnegieFoundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a university with “very high research activity.” Of morethan 4,300 higher educational institutions rated by the foundation, Tulane remains in a prestigiouscategory that includes only 2 percent of universities nationwide.Research in many disciplines has flourished at Tulane through the establishment of centers suchas the Roger Thayer Stone Center for Latin American Studies, the Middle American ResearchInstitute, the Tulane/Xavier Center for Bioenvironmental Research, the Murphy Institute, theTulane Cancer Center, the Tulane Center for Gene Therapy and the Newcomb College Institute.Tulane weathered Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the nation’s worst human-caused (some would sayinaccurately “natural”) disasters. A renewed Tulane emerged as a stronger institution focused on anexceptional undergraduate program complemented by superb graduate, professional and researchprograms based on the university’s strengths and distinctive characteristics. Tulane’s programs havebeen shaped by the university’s experience with Hurricane Katrina, providing faculty, staff and studentswith unprecedented research, learning and community-service opportunities. The Katrina experiencealso informs the future direction of the institution. In 2010, President Cowen announced the launch ofthe “Tulane Empowers” campaign, an effort that will further the university’s efforts to encourage social1
Tulane UniversityArchitecture Program ReportSeptember 2013innovation and to develop the next generation of community-minded citizens and leaders.Mission of the Tulane School of ArchitectureThe mission of the Tulane School of Architecture is to prepare students for leadership positions in thedesign professions and in their communities. This school aspires to provide the highest qualityprofessional education in architecture, to develop and conserve knowledge, and to promote excellenceand innovation in architecture, landscape urbanism, preservation, and urban and environmental designand development. The School aspires to reach many students within and beyond Richardson MemorialHall through undergraduate minors in Architecture, Certificate in Preservation, and through the minor inSocial Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship. The School recognizes the centrality of design thinkingas a process of synthesis that incorporates history, theory, technology, economics, behavior, andculture. The School supports diversity and meaningful engagement with urban and community issues,while embracing the creative potential and imperative of sustainable design. As a framework, threeprimary concepts and values are infused in the academic mission:• Educating students in the abiding cultural and social roles of architecture, preservation, andreal estate development by providing a well-rounded, humanities-based education withdiscipline-specific coursework;• Preparing future professionals through continually assessed and updated coursework indesign, building technology, and professional concerns with an emphasis on critical thinking;• Instilling a sense of responsibility and ethical conduct through civic engagement.History of the Tulane School of ArchitectureThe first courses in architecture at Tulane University leading to a degree in architectural engineeringwere offered in 1894 under the direction of Professor William Woodward. An article published in 1907noted, “the geographical location of the city of New Orleans, its cosmopolitan character, and the ageand variety of its unique building types, make it a fit place in which to develop a school of architecturewhich would be suited to its environment, maintain a reasonableness of planning and construction, andbe recognized as appropriate to the climatic conditions.” Accordingly, a full four-year professionalcurriculum in architecture leading to a bachelor’s degree, was established in the College of Technology(Engineering) in the academic year 1907-1908. At that time Samuel S. Labouisse, Moise H. Goldstein,and Allison Owen joined the staff. In 1912, Professor Nathaniel Cortlandt Curtis was appointed head ofthe newly independent Architecture Department; he was succeeded by Professor John HerndonThomson and Professor Buford L. Pickens in 1946.At the conclusion of the Second World War, the faculty and enrollment increased to accommodatereturning veterans, and the school continued to grow throughout the next two decades. John EkinDinwiddie was appointed dean of the School of Architecture in 1953; he was succeeded by ProfessorJohn William Lawrence in 1960. In 1971, the School of Architecture moved into its present facility,Richardson Memorial Hall, and experienced another increase in enrollment that continued throughoutthe seventies. Professor William Kay Turner became the dean in 1972, and in 1975 a small graduateprogram was initiated, offering a course of study leading to the Master of Architecture II as a postprofessionaldegree. Ronald Coulter Filson became dean in 1980.In the summer of 1990 the School began a program offering a Master of Architecture as a firstprofessional degree for students with undergraduate degrees in other disciplines. Donna V. Robertsonsucceeded Dean Filson in 1992. Tulane faculty member Donald F. Gatzke was appointed Dean of theSchool of Architecture in 1997, just as the School initiated its Master of Preservation Studies program.Also in 1997, a supplemental Certificate in Preservation Studies was offered to undergraduates for thefirst time. In 2003, the School eliminated the 5 year Bachelor of Architecture degree, replacing it with a5 year Master of Architecture as the professional degree. Former Architecture magazine editor-in-chiefReed Kroloff became dean in October 2004. In 2005 the School initiated the Tulane City Center, itsurban research and outreach program, as well as URBANbuild, which helps rehabilitate neighborhoodsthrough urban design and the construction of student-designed and built housing prototypes.2
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