Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts

Richard WunschPatrick DoughertyEnvironmental artist Patrick Dougherty will launch the fall Visiting Artist Lecture Series, sponsored by the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, with a talk at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, in Steinberg Auditorium.

Photo by Mary ButkusZhou Naixiang, one of 27 Chinese officials visiting the University Aug. 26, presents Chancellor Wrighton with a booklet and a tie.

Below is a link to the Washington University news release about the U.S. News & World Report undergraduate rankings for 2004-05: http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/3627.html To view a full listing of U.S. News magazine, book and Web-only rankings for 2004-05, please visit the U.S. News & World Report site: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/rankindex_brief.php

The College of Architecture, the Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design, the College of Art and the Graduate School of Art have been created.

The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts is currently constructing two new buildings by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Fumihiko Maki. Photo by Stan Strembicki, professor of art.The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis will reconfigure its nationally ranked programs in architecture and art, Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton announced today. Effective immediately, the School of Architecture will be organized as the undergraduate College of Architecture and the Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design. Similarly, the School of Art will become the undergraduate College of Art and the Graduate School of Art.

Classes will be taught largely by WUSTL faculty and are held in the School of Art’s Florence facility, with frequent trips to museums and churches.

Photo by Joe AngelesThough Rob Collins has a strong passion for art, his passion for helping others is even stronger — he plans to train to become a firefighter.The advertising design major from the School of Art plans to pursue a career as a firefighter after today’s Commencement.

The visual communications major has emerged as an outstanding performer, starring as Laura in The Glass Menagerie, among many other roles.

The Buenos Aires, Argentina, native successfully negotiates balance restrictions to create environments that are both functional & stirring.

Photo by Joe Angeles Forgotten Opportunity, an installation by School of Art senior Oliver O’Donnell, is part of the 19th annual University City Sculpture Series.