Our Mission

To facilitate an educational community of students, faculty, and staff with interests and expertise in creative design, building, planning, computer technology, issues of social and ecological responsibility, and the scholarly study of the history and theory of the built landscape. We educate future professionals who are concerned with constructing and maintaining the highest quality in our built and natural environments.

College Facts

Since 1951, we have been the only architecture school in Utah.

The College houses the only NAAB-accredited Masters of Architecture degree in the state of Utah.

The Masters of City and Metropolitan Planning is also the only professional urban planning degree program in Utah, which is currently seeking to become a candidate for professional accreditation.

The College community is comprised of 200 architecture students, 140 city and metropolitan planning students, 24 full time and 20 part time faculty, and 7 full-time staff.

In addition to academic majors, we provide complementary programs available to all students: an undergraduate honors program, a graduate certificate programs in historic preservation, and a graduate certificate in urban planning.