PennDesign's graduate program in landscape architecture was ranked second in America's Best Architecture & Design Schools 2016, a national survey of professionals with direct experience hiring and supervising recent architecture and design graduates. The research is conducted annually by DesignIntelligence of behalf of the Design Futures Council. Harvard holds the number 1 spot.
Landscape architecture students gave the program the highest grade of any school represented in the sampling. 96% described their program’s quality as “excellent,” in contrast with 58% of respondents overall.
PennDesign's graduate architecture program ranked third most admired in the nation “for its strength in theory, interdisciplinary program, and global orientation,” according to a related poll of 90 deans and chairs across the U.S. In a parallel survey of 40 education leaders, PennDesign’s landscape architecture was the second most admired, after Harvard, “for its leadership in landscape urbanism and consistent innovation.”
PennDesign’s architecture graduates ranked sixth in the nation for their planning skills, according to the hiring firms surveyed. Architecture also placed among the top 15 graduate programs for preparing students for a future in the profession and designing a sustainable future.
For the second year in a row, PennDesign was also singled out for its exemplary faculty. With input from thousands of design professionals, academic department heads and students, DesignIntelligence named faculty member James Timberlake among the 25 Most Admired Educators for 2016. Timberlake joins fellow faculty members PennDesign Dean and Paley Professor Marilyn Jordan Taylor and Architecture Chair Winka Dubbeldam, who were recognized for 2015.
Nearly 1,500 professional practice organizations responded to the DesignIntelligence survey. CEOs, managing partners, and human resource directors were asked about their findings in hiring architecture graduates. The results are published annually, along with a comprehensive list of the firms and employing organizations participating in the research.
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