Architecture Program Report Tulane University New Orleans ...

developed. The curricular reforms to be implemented in the fall of 2006
are, in part, intended to address these problems. During the past
academic year, the faculty agreed to be more rigorous in establishing
standards and expectations for student work. The faculty also agreed, at
least in principle, to apply more rigorous grading standards. Indeed,
there has been significant evidence of progress in these areas.
More specific areas of concern are the lack of student demonstration in
the areas of sustainability (in both the specific and general sense) and
environmental issues and resource management. Again, while students
are introduced to this material—indeed, their immediate physical
environment demands an elaborate attention to these concerns—it is
seldom acknowledged in their design work. This issue is also currently
being redressed; faculty associated with these areas of teaching are
currently arrayed throughout the design curriculum. It is also expected
that the strengthened culture of the Preservation program(s) will
undoubtedly impact the student’s awareness of these concerns.