Dundee School of Architecture
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Dundee School of Architecture is the architecture
department of the University of Dundee
, in Dundee
, Scotland
. It was established in 1928, and now forms part of the College of Art, Science & Engineering within the university.
In 1994 the College of Art merged with the University of Dundee and the School of Architecture, along with the Schools of Fine Art, Design, and Television and Electronic Imaging formed the Faculty
of Duncan of Jordanstone College. The later was one of five faculties which constituted the University of Dundee
till late 2006. In September 2006 the School of Architecture was separated from the Faculty of Duncan of Jordanstone College and formed a part of the newly formed College of Art, Science & Engineering (CASE).
which organises social, charitable and educational activities throughout the school year.
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
department of the University of Dundee
University of Dundee
The University of Dundee is a university based in the city and Royal burgh of Dundee on eastern coast of the central Lowlands of Scotland and with a small number of institutions elsewhere....
, in Dundee
Dundee
Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It was established in 1928, and now forms part of the College of Art, Science & Engineering within the university.
History
The School of Architecture was established in 1928 as part of the Dundee Technical College and School of Art. The parent institution then became known as The Dundee Institute of Art and Technology with premises in Bell Street. The Art College moved to its present location in approximately 1955 and became formally known as Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in 1975.In 1994 the College of Art merged with the University of Dundee and the School of Architecture, along with the Schools of Fine Art, Design, and Television and Electronic Imaging formed the Faculty
Faculty (university)
A faculty is a division within a university comprising one subject area, or a number of related subject areas...
of Duncan of Jordanstone College. The later was one of five faculties which constituted the University of Dundee
University of Dundee
The University of Dundee is a university based in the city and Royal burgh of Dundee on eastern coast of the central Lowlands of Scotland and with a small number of institutions elsewhere....
till late 2006. In September 2006 the School of Architecture was separated from the Faculty of Duncan of Jordanstone College and formed a part of the newly formed College of Art, Science & Engineering (CASE).
Student association
The Association of Dundee Architecture Students (ADAS) is a student societyStudent society
A student society or student organization is an organization, operated by students at a university, whose membership normally consists only of students. They are often affiliated with a university's students' union...
which organises social, charitable and educational activities throughout the school year.