Did You Know?

Architecture courses have been offered at Iowa State University since the institution first enrolled students in 1869.

The department has existed under four different names: Structural Design (1914), Architectural Engineering and Rural Structures (1918), Architecture and Architectural Engineering (1940s), and finally, Architecture (1967), all in the College of Engineering.

The Department of Architecture became part of the College of Design when it opened in 1978.

Architecture by the Numbers – Fall 2009

Undergraduate enrollment: 282 (professional program)

• Iowa residents: 166
• Non-residents (U.S.): 95
• International: 21

Students in the Bachelor of Architecture degree program are from 19 states (including Iowa) and six foreign countries: Canada, China, Indonesia, Kuwait, Puerto Rico and South Korea.

Graduate enrollment: 52

• Iowa residents: 19
• Non-residents (U.S.): 21
• International:
  

Students in the architecture graduate program are from 10 states and five countries in addition to the U.S.: China, India, Nepal and Taiwan.

Annual Departmental Premiere
The Department of Architecture recognizes past accomplishments and celebrates the beginning of a new academic year each September with the annual Premiere event. A ceremony announcing student scholarship and award recipients is followed by a guest lecture and reception. In fall 2009, 45 architecture students were recognized as the recipients of scholarships or awards or as winners of design competitions. The monetary value of the awards and scholarships ranged from $100 to $2,000. The Premiere 2010 event will be Friday, Sept. 10, beginning at 4:30 p.m. in Kocimski Auditorium (101 Design).