Architecture Program Report Tulane University New Orleans ...

● The initiation and development of a Downtown Center (the Tulane City
Center) for the study and research of architecture and urban issues. This Center is
called for in the Tulane Renewal Plan and will provide an excellent foundation for the
future of the School.
● The expansion of Service Learning opportunities, a longstanding tradition
within the study and practice of architecture.
● The further development and expansion of foreign study opportunities in
Europe and Latin America, particularly with the Vienna/Prague/Basel program (and
the Technische Hochschule Wien), the relationship with Brandenburg Technical
Institute in Cottbus, Germany and the historical relationship with Universidad
Francisco Marroquin in Guatemala
● The strengthening and expansion of new curricular opportunities in the
areas of Service Learning and digital technologies; and current and future
undergraduate and graduate degree programs
● The strengthening and expansion of post-professional graduate
programs, as well as an increase in areas of specialization for study in the areas of
professional practice and architecture and legal and ethical issues.
● The promotion of more and higher level funded research with the
procurement of both foundation and government grants.
● The further exploration of working relationships with the Gulf South,
the Caribbean, and Latin America
● Further expand alumni outreach, as well as outreach to local and regional
sources of income to include an additional 50% of alumni nationally and
internationally
Threats
There are several immediate and longer term threats that could jeopardize the school
and its programs. They include:
● The post-Katrina environment, including the threat to capital investments
and the depletion of the endowment due to the catastrophe
● Economic downturn or a rise of interest rates that will affect the
environments of architectural production, and by extension the ability for the school
to raise contributions and continue levels of enrollment
● Continued inadequacy and deterioration of the physical facilities
● Poor resources in the areas of information, computing, materials, media
and design technologies
● The continued depression of faculty and staff salaries
● Increased competition from other schools of architecture programs for
high-quality students at the undergraduate and graduate levels
● Peer institutions have lower tuition and better facilities
● The increasing cost of technology
STRATEGIC PLAN 2006
The purpose of this strategic plan is to set forth a direction for the improvement and
stabilization of the School over the next one to three years, and to establish goals for
achieving and measuring that improvement. It builds upon the essential strengths and
Mission of the School, yet responds to changes in the architectural profession, exploiting
new opportunities for intellectual and economic growth. It assumes that expanded