Department of Architecture

https://www.arch.tamu.edu/arch/

Head: G. A. Luhan

The Department of Architecture offers the following graduate degree programs for eligible students seeking advanced educational opportunities: Master of Architecture (MArch) as the professional degree accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy in Architecture. Entry to the MArch is directly from a pre-architecture four-year degree program, or with appropriate prerequisite work (Career Change Program), from other 4-year degree backgrounds.
 

The School of Architecture offers specialized certificates, with the Department of Architecture offering three in Health Systems and Design, Historic Preservation, and Facility Asset Management.   Environmental Hazard Management, Sustainable Urbanism, Transportation Planning, and Community Development are offered by the other two departments. These areas of specialization are supported by qualified faculty, research centers, and laboratories. Other areas of exploration in which graduate students are engaged include design, architectural computing, history and theory, energy and sustainability, housing, health, and interior architecture.

In addition, the Department of Architecture offers a combined degree program between the Master of Science (MS) and Master of Architecture (MArch), as well as two combined degree programs in conjunction with the graduate program in Land and Property Development and Urban Planning that enables students to graduate with a Master of Architecture and Master of Land and Property Development or Master of Architecture and Master of Urban Planning upon completion of the combined core curriculum.

In the United States, most state registration boards require a degree from an accredited professional degree program as a prerequisite for licensure. NAAB, which is the sole agency authorized to accredit U.S. professional degree programs in architecture, recognizes three types of degrees: the Bachelor of Architecture, the Master of Architecture, and the Doctor of Architecture. A program may be granted a 6-year, 3-year, or 2-year term of accreditation, depending on the extent of its conformance with established educational standards.

Doctor of Philosophy in Architecture and Master of Architecture degree programs may consist of a pre-professional undergraduate degree and a professional graduate degree that, when earned sequentially, constitute an accredited professional education. However, the pre-professional degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree.

Texas A&M University, Department of Architecture offers the following NAAB-accredited degree program:

MArch (pre-professional degree + 55 graduate credits)
Next accreditation visit for all programs: 2023

Because of the important role of computing in the disciplines housed within the School of Architecture, all entering students are required to possess a portable, network-ready personal computer capable of running software appropriate to their academic program. Financial aid is available to assist students in their computer purchases. No student will be denied admission to Texas A&M University based on the inability to purchase a computer. Additional information is available on the school website at http://arch.tamu.edu.

Aitani, Koichiro, Associate Professor
Architecture
PHD, Kyushu University, 2015
MAR, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1997

Ali, Ahmed K, Associate Professor
Architecture
PHD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 2012

Baltazar, Juan Carlos, Associate Professor
Architecture
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2006

Beltran, Liliana O, Associate Professor
Architecture
PHD, University of California at Berkeley, 1997

Borges Gonzalez, Alejandro, Assistant Professor
Architecture
MAR, Cornell University, 1994

Caffey, Stephen M, Instructional Associate Professor
Architecture
PHD, The University of Texas - Austin, 2008

Campagnol Abuabara, Gabriela, Instructional Associate Professor
Architecture
PHD, University of Sao Paulo - USP, 2008

Clayton, Mark J, Professor
Architecture
PHD, Stanford University, 1998
MAR, University of California at Los Angeles, 1987

Culp III, Charles H, Professor
Architecture
PHD, Iowa State University, 1976

De Lima Vaz Xavier, Davi, Visiting Assistant Professor
Architecture
BAR, University of Brazil, 2010

Erminy Castillo, Marcel, Associate Professor of the Practice
Architecture
BAR, Central University of Venezuela, 1987

Esquivel, Jose G, Associate Professor
Architecture
MAR, Ohio State University, 1998

Faulkner, Matthew T, Assistant Professor of the Practice
Architecture
MAR, Texas A&M University, 2006

Fortenberry, Brent R, Associate Professor
Architecture
PHD, Boston University, 2013

Gibbs, Brian C, Assistant Professor of the Practice
Architecture
MAR, Texas A&M University, 2006

Glowacki, Kevin T, Associate Professor
Architecture
PHD, Bryn Mawr College, 1991

Haberl, Jeff, Professor
Architecture
PHD, University of Colorado, 1986

Haliburton, James T, Assistant Professor of the Practice
Architecture
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2016
MAR, Texas A&M University, 2004

Hamilton, Daniel Kirk, Professor
Architecture
PHD, Arizona State University, 2017

Hawkins, Andrew G, Assistant Professor of the Practice
Architecture
MAR, University of Oregon, 1999

He, Weiling, Associate Professor
Architecture
PHD, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005

Hill, Rodney C, Professor
Architecture
MAR, University of California at Berkeley, 1969

Holliday III, Ray W, Assistant Professor of the Practice
Architecture
MLA, Texas A&M University, 2000
MAR, Texas A&M University, 1992

Holliday, Shelley D, Associate Professor of the Practice
Architecture
MEN, Texas A&M University, 2001

Jain, Priya, Assistant Professor
Architecture
MAR, The University of Arizona, 2007

Klein, Nancy L, Associate Professor
Architecture
PHD, Bryn Mawr College, 1991

Lopez, Marcelo F., Assistant Professor
Architecture
MS, Columbia University, New York, 2013

Louie, Jonathan, Assistant Professor of the Practice
Architecture
MAR, University of California Los Angeles, 2012

Lu, Zhipeng, Assistant Professor
Architecture
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2009

Luhan, Gregory, Professor
Architecture
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2016
MAR, Princeton University, 1998

Lutz, Shawn M, Assistant Professor of the Practice
Architecture
MAR, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, 2011

Mann, George J, Professor
Architecture
MS, Columbia University, 1962

McIntosh, Nicole, Assistant Professor
Architecture
MAR, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, 2011

Miranda, Valerian, Associate Professor
Architecture
PHD, Texas A&M University, 1988
MAR, Texas A&M University, 1984

Nichols, Anne B, Associate Professor of the Practice
Architecture
PHD, University of Illinois, 2000

Obrien, Michael J, Professor
Architecture
MAR, Virginia Tech, 1982

Pentecost III, Aubrey R, Professor of the Practice
Architecture
DrPH, University of Texas, School of Public Health, 1982

Rogers, Julia S, Senior Lecturer
Architecture
PHD, Texas A&M University, 1996

Stewart, Zachary D, Assistant Professor
Architecture
PHD, Columbia University, 2015

Tate, James Michael, Assistant Professor
Architecture
MAR, Yale University, 2007

Tripp, Andrew Reed, Assistant Professor
Architecture
PHD, University of Pennsylvania, 2017

Vanegas, Jorge A, Professor
Architecture
PHD, Stanford University, 1988

Warden, Robert R, Professor
Architecture
MAR, Texas A&M University, 1986

Yan, Wei, Professor
Architecture
MAR, University of California at Berkeley, 2004

Zhu, Xuemei, Professor
Architecture
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2008