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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.

Architectural researcher and evaluator
Preservation planner/administrator
Cultural resources coordinator

Historical site manager or curator
Historic foundation manager
Writer and consultant
Architecture critic

Heritage consultant
Historical site manager or curator
Administrator or consultant for heritage organization

SCAD graduates are in demand at the United States' most recognized companies. Each year, more than 175 companies and organizations visit SCAD to meet and recruit our students and alumni. More than eight out of 10 SCAD 2008 alumni surveyed had been placed in jobs in their fields or had been admitted to graduate school within six months of graduation.

Some employers of SCAD architectural history alumni

New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
Georgia State Historic Preservation Division
Hall County, Georgia Planning Department

Historic Charlotte, N.C.
Kentucky Heritage Council
Louis Berger Group Inc.
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse: Mississippi Valley Archeology Center
Vikas Dilawari Conservation Architects
Washington County Historical Society

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

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E-mail

Atlanta

scadatl@scad.edu

Hong Kong, Savannah, eLearning

admission@scad.edu

Phone

Atlanta
877.722.3285 or 404.253.2700

Hong Kong, Savannah, eLearning
800.869.7223 or 912.525.5100

Mailing

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Hong Kong
Savannah
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Events

Spring Quarter Begins
Mar. 22, 2010
Lecture: "Art & Archaeology of the Grove's Creek Site, Skidaway Island, Georgia"
Apr. 06, 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
Kelly Bressler, a graduate student in architectural history, had her paper "Success at Arlington: The Rise and Demise of the Freedman's Village" accepted for presentation at the 2009 annual meeting of the Southeast Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians in October in Jackson, Mississippi.
Evan McWilliams' paper accepted at SESAH
Evan McWilliams, a graduate student in architectural history, had her paper the "Reredos at St. John's Church in Savannah" accepted for presentation at the 2009 annual meeting of the Southeast Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians in October in Jackson, Mississippi.
Kristin Rourke's paper accepted at SESAH
Kristin Rourke, an undergraduate architectural history student, had her paper "The Guiding Star: The Starland Dairy and the Development and Redevelopment of a Suburban Community" accepted for presentation at the 2009 annual meeting of the Southeast Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians in October in Jackson, Mississippi.
Robin Williams' paper accepted for SESAH
Robin Williams, Ph.D., had his paper "The Curious Case of Savannah Pavement" accepted for presentation at the 2009 annual meeting of the Southeast Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians in October in Jackson, Mississippi.