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School of Architecture and Planning Collection
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Architecture students working on a model
Architecture students working on a model, 1951

Architecture students displaying their work
Architecture students displaying their final projects, 1951

Collection Overview

Creator: University of Denver. School of Architecture and Planning

Title: School of Architecture and Planning Collection

Inclusive Dates: 1946-1953

Size: .5 linear ft.

Processed By: Mary Molek, 1966; Kathy Mitchell, 2004


The School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Denver was a short-lived department, in existence only from 1946 to 1952. A joint venture between the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business Administration and the College of Engineering, the School offered a 5-year bachelor degree, with minors offered in Architecture, Physical Planning, Architectural Construction and Interior Design.

By 1952 the School had not applied for accreditation, and was feeling competition from the newly opened School of Architecture at the University of Colorado. It closed at the end of the school year in 1952, having graduated less than 100 students.

Scope and Content

The School of Architecture and Planning Collection contains brochures, bulletins, correspondence, reports, course descriptions, lists of applicants and degree candidates, minutes and memos from the Architectural Advisory Committee, and material on the formation and closing of the School. The materials in file folders 1-10 have been microfilmed, a copy of which is available both in the University of Denver Archives and in the Carl Feiss Collection at Cornell University. A calendar listing individual items in folders 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 9 is available in the University of Denver Archives office.




Copyright © 2004 University of Denver

 

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