Architecture student working on his computer inside Norwich's studio classroom.

School of Architecture and Art

Come have a hand in building the future

School of Architecture and Art

The School of Architecture + Art is challenging, fun and dedicated to producing architects who will serve the needs of people.

Our intimate scale fosters natural, effective mentoring relationships between faculty and students; courses take a balanced approach to the art and science of architecture. We embrace environmental sustainability as part of Vermont’s ethos and because they understand integrated design processes, our graduates' enter the profession well prepared.

Norwich’s School of Architecture + Art is ranked No. 3 in the United States of the “most hired from” universities.
Source: DesignIntelligence 2020

As part of the nation's oldest private military college, we offer a four-year bachelor of science in architectural studies degree (preprofessional); a one-year, National Architectural Accrediting Board-accredited master of architecture degree (first professional); and two art minors. All are designed for practical people who want to immerse themselves in an experiential academic lifestyle.

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TOP 7%

“A First Try at ROI”

30 and 40 years postenrollment, Norwich ranked in the top 7 percent for best net present value among the 4,529 schools ranked in Georgetown University’s “A First Try at ROI” study.

summer design academy

Summer Design Academy

IF YOU ARE A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WHOSE PASSION IS TO DESIGN AND MAKE THINGS, we have the summer program for you!

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Summer Design
Story Space:

An Architecture + Design Competition

Winners Announced from Norwich University's Third Annual International Architecture and Design Competition for High School Students

Winners Announced
ig Zag chairs based on Gerrit Rietveld’s mid-1930s design

Norwich University first-year architecture students created Zig Zag chairs based on Gerrit Rietveld’s mid-1930s design

Teaching craftsmanship, shop safety, geometry

All 24 first-year architecture students received 1/3 of a sheet of plywood to create an iconic Zig Zag chair based upon Gerrit Rietveld’s mid-1930s design. Formed by four wood planes joined in rhythmic sequence, it is one of the first examples of a cantilevered solid wood chair.

Architecture Professor Matt Lutz applies 3D printing to classic Adirondack boatbuilding

Architecture Professor Matt Lutz applies 3D printing to classic Adirondack boatbuilding

Old Craft, New Twist

“I’m responsible for teaching my students what the next technological advance is going to present in terms of possibilities and opportunities,” Architecture Professor Matt Lutz says. “And I want to be able to present that in such a way that it’s not encouraging the students to just to use the technology for the sake of convenience, but to use it to do something that would otherwise not be able to be accomplished.”

Design Build Collaborative
20+ Years

DESIGN+BUILD COLLABORATIVE


For 20-plus years, Norwich’s Design+Build Collaborative has called on students to “act as well as conceive” and address Vermont community needs by constructing full-scale building projects. The Collaborative continues to design and prototype regionally informed projects, partner with community organizations and organize research across Schools.

MEET OUR ARCHITECTURE + ART FACULTY

Timothy Parker

Timothy Parker

Position(s):

  • Graduate Director, School of Architecture + Art
  • Associate Professor
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Tolya Stonorov

Position(s):

  • Associate Professor
  • Associate Director, Architecture + Art
Aron Temkin

Aron Temkin

Position(s):

  • Associate Provost for Online Learning
  • Dean of the College of Professional Schools
  • Professor

Accreditations - School of Architecture + Art

New England Commission of Higher Education

REGIONAL ACCREDITATION 
Norwich University is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), known formerly as the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. (NEASC).

National Architecture Accreditation Board

PROGRAM ACCREDITATION 
Norwich University's Architecture program is accredited by the National Architecture Accreditation Board.

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Associate of Collegiate Schools of Architecture

Norwich University is a member of the Associate of Collegiate Schools of Architecture

Architectural Research Centers Consortium

Norwich University is a member of the Architectural Research Centers Consortium.

School of Architecture + Art Contacts

Location: Chaplin 401 | 1 (802) 485-2647