Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design

Post-Professional Graduate Degree

The one-year Master of Design Studies program offers specialized knowledge through the investigation of emerging and critical issues, extending traditional design education in a contemporary setting. (* Pending approval by the U of A Board of Trustees & and the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.)

Vol Walker Hall With Steven L. Anderson Design Center Makes World-Class Facility

Accolades in 2014 included a Gulf States Region AIA Honor Award, AZ Award for Best Commercial/Institutional Architecture, Architect's Newspaper Building of the Year, Lumen Award for Excellence & LEED Gold certification.

In Pursuit of Frank Lloyd Wright

Students in our design/build program have partnered with Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville on a unique pavilion project.

Fayetteville: Named No. 4 Among the Nation's Best College Towns

"Fayetteville’s southern charm, modern arts scene and innovative business schemes create a place that draws young families who crave a unique yet traditional small-town vibe." —Livability.com

Helping to Solve Real-World Design Problems

In University of Arkansas Community Design Center studios, students have an opportunity to explore community issues and propose design-based solutions.

Garvan Woodland Gardens: the Botanical Garden of the University of Arkansas

The garden in Hot Springs was named one of the Top Five Most Spectacular Gardens in America by Bottom Line Personal, a lifestyle publication.

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Resources

Students work on their furniture designs in the basement wood shop.

The DesignShop offers a variety of equipment used for making in a new way.

The technology includes this three-axis computer numerically controlled (CNC) router/cutter.

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Study Abroad

Mexico City Summer Urban Studio — Complex social & urban conditions while working in Luis Barragán’s studio

Architecture students enjoy a plaza while studying abroad in Rome.

Landscape architecture students visit Sacro Bosco (Sacred Wood) in Bomarzo, Italy.

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Why FAY?

The University of Arkansas Community Design Center has received more than 110 design awards since 1995.

The Fay Jones School of Architecture was ranked 19th in the nation overall – and eighth among public universities – for 2013 in the annual survey of “America’s Best Architecture and Design Schools" published in the November/December 2012 issue of DesignIntelligence.

The project that renovated Vol Walker Hall and added the Steven L. Anderson Design Center was awarded LEED Gold certification and won a Gulf States AIA Honor Award.

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