{"340601":{"#nid":"340601","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech College of Architecture Programs Jump in National Rankings","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe College of Architecture\u2019s industrial design program is among the best in the nation at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and the architecture graduate program remained in the top 20 for the second consecutive year according to rankings compiled by \u003Cem\u003EDesign Intelligence \u003C\/em\u003Emagazine. In addition, the College had two faculty members \u2013 Doug Allen and Wayne Li \u2013 named to the 30 Most Admired Educators list.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the 2015 \u201cAmerica\u2019s Best Architectural and Design Schools\u201d edition, the Industrial Design undergraduate program entered the list for the first time at No. 7 while the graduate program rose to second place, tied with Art Center College of Design (California). The Architecture graduate program maintained its top 20 ranking, coming in at No. 20. These rankings place all programs among the top schools in the South.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled at the leaps the industrial design program has made in this year\u2019s rankings. The energy level and quality of work in the School is off the chart, and the rankings certainly reflect that,\u201d said Steve French, dean of the College of Architecture. \u201cThese rankings are important because they improve the employment prospects for our students and help us in recruiting the most promising students. We look forward to continuing to climb in the rankings, with the goal of having every one of our programs in the top 10 over the next few years.\u201d \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EDesign Intelligence \u003C\/em\u003Eadministers the only comprehensive ranking of\u0026nbsp; architecture and design programs in the United States. The rankings are based on the input of professionals in architectural and design firms, school deans and chairs, and student surveys. \u003Cem\u003EDesign Intelligence\u2019s \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003EBest Architectural and Design Schools \u003C\/em\u003Eissue is available online at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.di.net\u0022\u003Ewww.di.net\u003C\/a\u003E and in print.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Industrial Design program jumps into undergraduate rankings at No. 7, rises to No. 2 in the nation in graduate ranking; Architecture maintains top 20 ranking."}],"uid":"27814","created_gmt":"2014-11-04 15:39:40","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:23","author":"Lisa Herrmann","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-11-04T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-11-04T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"316391":{"id":"316391","type":"image","title":"Architecture West","body":null,"created":"1449244947","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:02:27","changed":"1475895024","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:24","alt":"Architecture West","file":{"fid":"199946","name":"arch.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/arch_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/arch_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2781422,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/arch_0.jpg?itok=OnAvc_9F"}}},"media_ids":["316391"],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"137","name":"Architecture"}],"keywords":[{"id":"926","name":"College of Architecture"},{"id":"18651","name":"featured"},{"id":"834","name":"Rankings"},{"id":"167177","name":"School of Architecture"},{"id":"167108","name":"school of industrial design"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELisa Herrmann\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDirector of Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-385-0693\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lisa.herrmann@coa.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}