The PrairieMod Squad received word yesterday that the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture has been granted a renewal for their academic accreditation. Some interesting quotes follow below regarding this news....
“We are very pleased that the NAAB has renewed the school’s continuing accreditation, just as the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools granted the school continuing accreditation last month,” Sidy said. “These affirmative decisions from the school’s two accrediting bodies underscore the relevance, quality, uniqueness and success of our academic program to educate professionals in the architectural discipline as well as our contemporary interpretation of the ideas of Frank Lloyd Wright.”
Joseph Giattina, Jr., FAIA, chair of the NAAB’s visiting team, asserted, “The Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture is building on the positive foundation of Wright’s legacy and moving into the next level of growth. The students and faculty are motivated, intelligent, energetic and engaged. It’s clear that the school has the right leadership in place. I feel strongly that they are pursing a long-term vision to increase the breadth of the school, and I look to good things from them.”
Owned and operated by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture is based at Wright’s own homes – both National Historic Landmark properties – at Taliesin in Spring Green, Wis., and Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Ariz. With a combined undergraduate and graduate enrollment in the low 20s, it is one of the smallest accredited architectural schools in the world and managed by one of the youngest deans.
The school has one of the highest rates of entry into the architectural profession at 90 percent, according to David Mohney, AIA, member of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Board of Trustees and chair of the board’s oversight committee for the school.
“The school is moving in a positive direction,” Mohney said, “and the NAAB’s report reflects that. The draft of the NAAB’s Visiting Team Report that we received along with the determination letter confirming continuing accreditation noted that such key metrics as architectural education, studio culture, graphic skills and collaborative skills are among the school’s strengths. It also identified several areas that merit additional attention, including program self-assessment and structural systems, and we already have been taking steps to enhance those capabilities. We appreciate the NAAB’s insights and recommendations as we continue to refine and implement our strategic plan.”
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