{"251631":{"#nid":"251631","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech College of Architecture Programs Jump in National Rankings","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology College of Architecture has two graduate programs that are among the best in the nation, according to \u003Cem\u003EDesign Intelligence \u003C\/em\u003Emagazine. In the 2014 \u201cAmerica\u2019s Best Architectural and Design Schools\u201d edition, the Industrial Design graduate program tied for third place, moving up from the previous year\u2019s seventh place ranking. The Architecture graduate program moved into the top 20 rankings with the program tied for No. 16 with Clemson University after being unranked in previous years. These rankings place both programs among the top schools in the South --- Industrial Design tied for second with Auburn University behind the Savannah College of Art and Design and Architecture tied for fourth with Clemson University behind Rice University, University of Texas at Austin and Virginia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u2019re pleased at the leaps these two programs have made in this year\u2019s rankings. It is evidence that the College is moving in a very positive direction, and that our students are getting a high-quality and highly marketable education,\u201d said Steve French, dean of the College of Architecture. \u201cThese rankings are important because they improve the employment prospects for our students and help us in recruiting the most promising students. We look forward to continuing to climb in the rankings, with the goal of having every one of our programs in the top 10 over the next few years.\u201d \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EDesign Intelligence \u003C\/em\u003Eadministers the only comprehensive ranking of graduate architecture and design programs in the United States. The rankings are based on the input of professionals in architectural and design firms, school deans and chairs, and student surveys. \u003Cem\u003EDesign Intelligence\u2019s \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003EBest Architectural and Design Schools issue\u003C\/em\u003E is available online at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.di.net\u0022 title=\u0022www.di.net\u0022\u003Ewww.di.net\u003C\/a\u003E and in print.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Industrial Design program ranks third; Architecture graduate program moves to No. 16."}],"field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27814","created_gmt":"2013-11-06 14:24:46","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:18","author":"Lisa Herrmann","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-11-06T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2013-11-06T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"162301":{"id":"162301","type":"image","title":"East Architecture Building","body":null,"created":"1449178908","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:41:48","changed":"1475894796","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:36","alt":"East Architecture Building","file":{"fid":"195447","name":"east_architecture1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/east_architecture1_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/east_architecture1_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":395226,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/east_architecture1_0.jpg?itok=NK2U-gof"}}},"media_ids":["162301"],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"137","name":"Architecture"}],"keywords":[{"id":"926","name":"College of Architecture"},{"id":"79141","name":"design intelligence"},{"id":"167108","name":"school of industrial design"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELisa Herrmann\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDirector of Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECollege of Architecture\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-385-0693\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lisa.herrmann@coa.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}