University Senate Proposed: February 1, 2008

Adopted:

RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH AN M.S. IN CRITICAL, CURATORIAL

AND CONCEPTUAL PRACTICES IN ARCHITECTURE (GSAPP)

WHEREAS architectural production is multifaceted and careers often extend beyond traditional modes of professional practice and academic scholarship, and

WHEREAS there is a demand within the architectural community for informed critics and curators, and for publications and rigorous research, and

WHEREAS there is a demand by those with a background in architecture who wish to advance their critical, scholarly and research skills to pursue careers as diverse as architectural critics, historians, theorists, journalists, editors, publishers, curators, teachers and research-based practitioners, as well as those wishing to pursue doctorates in architectural history and theory, and

WHEREAS Columbia has a unique potential to respond to these demands, and

WHEREAS the proposed two-year program does not duplicate any existing program at Columbia, and

WHEREAS the proposed program has the support of the Executive Committee of the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation and the Provost, and

WHEREAS the Education Committee of the Senate has favorably reviewed the proposal,

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the University Senate approve the proposed program and forward it to the Trustees for appropriate action with the proviso that the Education Committee will review the program in five years.

Proponent

Education Committee