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SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING

The School's mission is to provide an excellent educational experience that is enabling and inspired by a solid base of scholarship, research, and professional practice. The underlying academic philosophy of the School is keyed to three primary objectives: to elevate the aesthetic, ethical, and theoretical foundations of our professions; to understand the significance of ecological and social conditions in planning and design decisions; and, to be responsive to the culture and history of New Mexico and the region. The faculty of the School is committed to increasing public awareness of the importance of the natural and built environment and the relationship of design to societal needs and aspirations.

The School of Architecture and Planning is organized into three academic units:

• Architecture
• Community and Regional Planning
• Landscape Architecture

In addition, the faculty offers two graduate certificate programs: Town Design and Historic Preservation and Regionalism.

The Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning reports to the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs.