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The School of Architecture (933 words) |
 | Architecture was first taught at what is now The University of Texas at Arlington in the early 1940s as a two-year, non-degree program within the School of Engineering. |
 | Architecture and landscape architecture are seen as both the means and the goal of the education we offer. |
 | Architecture was seen, after all, as one of the essential liberal arts during the Renaissance. |
| Richard Meier (1881 words) |
 | Architecture is vital and enduring because it contains us; it describes space, space we move through, exit in and use. |
 | In this realm architecture, gardens, furniture and even the manner of living form a highly tensioned spatial integrity Most people would agree that the Acropolis in Athens, Fatehpur-Sikri in Agra, the Temple of Heaven in Beijing and the Katsura Imperial Villa in Kyoto are examples of this idealized relationship. |
 | An architectural gem outlives its age only when it is the confident and passionate manifestation of a concept unique to its culture. |