Professor Jose Gelabert-Navia in studio.

A highly recognized, diverse and committed faculty creates an energetic and productive program. Students share in the investigations of faculty through research and practice, and participate fully in the life of the school. This close collaboration among students and faculty has produced internationally acclaimed work, as well as some of the country’s leading young designers, and continues to carry the school’s reputation forward as a significant participant in the natural architectural panorama.

In addition to the resident faculty, the School of Architecture draws upon a cadre of associated faculty recognized for their professional contributions. The school also attracts distinguished visiting scholars, such as Visiting Professors Vincent Scully and Catherine Lynn, who share the growing consensus that the building of community is the primary challenge facing the modern city.

Faculty: With a total population of 392 students, 69 full-time and part-time faculty and 7 associated faculty, collaborative associations among faculty and students are the norm. Of the 32 full-time faculty, 72% are involved in professional practice, 75% have terminal degrees in the discipline and the remaining 25% have terminal degrees in related fields, including fine art, art history or planning. The faculty generally teaches one core studio and one elective studio, one required lecture and one elective lecture course each semester, guaranteeing a diverse range of participation across the curriculum. The faculty is renowned in many areas of expertise but their focus remains on teaching and mentoring. Students select a faculty mentor who acts as a guide and counselor throughout the five years. University of Miami students rely on close faculty associations in order to further develop and grow as architects.

Visiting Lecturers and Critics: The School Lecture Series includes speakers on a wide variety of topics and is coordinated with the Visiting Critics Program. The program aims to bring outstanding studio critics to the School to conduct senior studios. Recent Visiting Critics have included Michael Lykoudis of the University of Notre Dame and Gabriele Tagliaventi of the University of Bologna as well as Visiting Faculty Miriam Gusevich, a 1996/97 Loeb Fellow at Harvard University and Stephanos Polyzoides and Elizabeth Moule, Architects & Urbanists of Los Angeles. In addition to Distinguished Visiting Professor Vincent Scully and Visiting Professor Catherine Lynn, Visiting Scholars have included Rafael Vinoly, Architect, David Ligare, artist, and Tony Schumann of NJIT.