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About SAAP

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School of Architecture and Planning

(505)277-2903/SAAP
(505)277-5050/CRP
(505)277-0076/fax
The School of Architecture and Planning (SAAP) was founded in 1975. Previously, Architecture was a department in the College of Fine Arts. Over the years, the Architecture department had broadened its interest in the built environment including a desire to provide more coursework in environmental design, physical planning, and social issues. In 1979, the CRP Program was established. Currently the CRP and Architecture programs operate as separate and autonomous academic units.

Location

The main SAAP facilities are located at the corner of Central Avenue and Stanford Drive. Administrative offices are located at the main building, 2414 Central Avenue, while other faculty offices and studios are housed in the East Annex and the Vassar Professional Building at 120 Vassar.

Facilities

The CRP program is located on the second floor of the main SAAP building. The program shares a resource room and a computer pod with the architecture program:

The resource room is staffed by a part-time specialist and a small fund is provided for specialized book acquisitions. The resource room is open half-days during the regular work week.
The computer pod is staffed by graduate assistants and is maintained by the general computer support services of the University (CIRT). Networked Macintosh computers and PC-DOS computers are available for student and faculty use. Computers are all interconnected on ethernet. The pod is equipped for instruction. Regular semester hours of operation are from 9am to 9pm, 6 days a week.

Public Lectures

Both the School and the CRP program strive to support an educational environment that is conducive to a community among peers. Activities supporting the academic and student community are offered throughout the year. The Monday Night Lecture Series features international and national practitioners in the fields of architecture and planning. These are augmented with occasional "barnraising" planning forums which explore emerging paradigms in planning education. Traveling exhibitions, special lectures and visiting faculty help to round out the various programs offered at the School.