We celebrate the diversity among our students — with 20 percent coming from ethnic
minority groups and females comprising 53 percent of the student body.
Future Students
At the Fay Jones School, you will encounter the world through international travel and
may address real-world problems through community design and planning projects. After
graduation, you will be well-prepared for professional practice, graduate studies
or jobs in construction management, urban planning or historic preservation. Our students
have enjoyed a strong placement rate in the field or in graduate school.
Current Students
Mastering design concepts and skills requires time, space and an intensity of focus.
But all work and no play makes for dull design. At the Fay Jones School, we encourage
our students to have a life outside of studio. Dining on Dickson Street, attending
an art opening or kayaking on the Cossatot River are just some of the ways to unwind.
Faculty & Staff
Architectural and design education is distinctly different from that of most other
academic units within the university. The Fay Jones School faculty is composed of
practicing architects, landscape architects, and interior designers, together with
architectural historians, critical theorists, and visual artists. Our vibrant community
is unified by a shared passion for great design and highly motivated to establish
new standards of excellence in design research and creative work alike.
Alumni & Friends
Chances are you made a few friends during those longs hours in studio ... or maybe
you're a building industry professional who's interested in our program. To help you
stay in touch, the Fay Jones School sponsors lectures, hosts parties throughout the United States, and organizes an annual career fair,
reunions and other campus events. Our print and electronic publications keep you in the loop and promote networking among alumni, students and friends of
the school.
Why FAY?
The University of Arkansas Community Design Center has received more than 200 design awards since 1995.
The Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design 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 2018 AIA Honor Award for Architecture.
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University of Arkansas
120 Vol Walker Hall University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas72701