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Architectural historians conduct research and evaluation, help manage and preserve historic resources, and provide preservation planning and oversight to help restore and maintain the integrity of architectural treasures and their communities. They study the history of architecture all over the world and are thoughtful interpreters of the built environment as it relates to society.
SCAD is one of few universities in the United States to offer undergraduate and graduate degree programs specifically in architectural history. Students develop technical skills that directly complement architectural history—architectural graphics, field drawing, 3-D computer modeling, photographic documentation or preservation procedures.
SCAD is one of few universities in the United States to offer undergraduate and graduate degree programs specifically in architectural history. Students develop technical skills that directly complement architectural history—architectural graphics, field drawing, 3-D computer modeling, photographic documentation or preservation procedures.
Students enrich their education in architectural history through participation in supplementary experiences, including internships, conference presentations, leading walking tours of historic Savannah, and publishing.
Savannah and the surrounding Lowcountry area offer students a veritable laboratory of architectural history and urban planning. The city’s urban plan is one of the most admired in the world, and examples of notable architecture abound. Regency and revival-style buildings from the 19th and early 20th centuries, American military architecture, vernacular architecture and high-style antebellum architecture exist in one of the best preserved historic urban landscapes in the United States.
Students gain firsthand field documentation experience by participating in the Savannah and the Lowcountry Initiative, an ongoing project to uncover, record, preserve and present the history of the area’s architecture and cultural landscape.
Savannah and the surrounding Lowcountry area offer students a veritable laboratory of architectural history and urban planning. The city’s urban plan is one of the most admired in the world, and examples of notable architecture abound. Regency and revival-style buildings from the 19th and early 20th centuries, American military architecture, vernacular architecture and high-style antebellum architecture exist in one of the best preserved historic urban landscapes in the United States.
Students gain firsthand field documentation experience by participating in the Savannah and the Lowcountry Initiative, an ongoing project to uncover, record, preserve and present the history of the area’s architecture and cultural landscape.
Through the Virtual Historic Savannah Project, students contribute to an online, interactive 3-D model of downtown Savannah documenting the evolution of the city’s built environment every year since 1850. The project has been funded by SCAD and by major grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Georgia Humanities Council.
Through the annual architectural history lecture series and biennial Savannah Symposium, students interact with visiting professionals and leading scholars.
6th Savannah Symposium: World Heritage in Perspective
On Feb. 19-21, 2009, the 6th Savannah Symposium explored the architectural and spatial elements of cultural properties on the World Heritage list, and topics related to heritage designations as a factor in furthering the study of the built environment on the local and global levels. Renowned Egyptologist and Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt Zahi Hawass delivered a keynote address.
Contact Architectural History
- architecturalhistory@scad.edu
- Hong Kong/Savannah/eLearning: 800.869.7223 or 912.525.5100
- Atlanta: 877.722.3285 or 404.253.2700
Contact Admission
Events
Off-campus Program Interest Meeting: Italy
Feb. 10, 2010
Off-campus Program Interest Meeting: New York
Feb. 10, 2010
News
- Jan. 19, 2010
Breaking ground for historic museum expansion - Jan. 14, 2010
SCAD holds Gallery Hop Jan. 22 - Jan. 04, 2010
Attend architectural history lectures - Oct. 27, 2009
Lecture by state preservation officer
Recognition
- Kelly Bressler's paper accepted at SESAH
- Evan McWilliams' paper accepted at SESAH
- Kristin Rourke's paper accepted at SESAH
- Robin Williams' paper accepted for SESAH
Related Links
- Blog: Architectural History Department
- Historic Savannah Foundation
- Society of Architectural Historians
- Southeast Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians
- Vernacular Architecture Forum
- Virtual Historic Savannah Project
