Cleveland, Ohio has a rich architectural heritage, and is in near constant need of new designers and drafters to inherit its legacy. Architectural firms have found that proficient drafters are often in short supply, as the closest architectural school is nearly an hour away, and many of these graduates leave the area.
A full, accredited architectural program is outside the range and scope of a junior college, but Tri-C has in the past and can in the future train architectural drafters and designers. The purpose of such a program would be trifold. First, Tri-C would train capable drafters for Northeast Ohio firms and studios. Second, due to Tri-C's commitment to affordable tuition and fees, the door to the profession of Building Designer and Drafter would be open to students in a broader, fuller range of economic and social backgrounds. Third,Tri-C's new program would provide a path towards matriculation into terminal programs in Ohio's five accredited schools of architecture.
For more details, see the proposal drafted by Christopher Lobas.
https://1drv.ms/b/s!Amz0OJMpVooOpU_8bCk0O6VLv5i9
As a supporter of the Profession of Architecture in Northeast Ohio, I urge Cuyahoga Community College to carefully consider the proposal (drafted by local architect and teacher Christopher Lobas) and found a NEW, SOLID ACADEMIC PROGRAM in ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGIES.
Respectfully, the undersigned.
Updates
August 15, 2016
The momentum behind this program proposal is growing rapidly. Post the link to the proposal on your Facebook page and email it directly to your district representative today.
15 Comments
I am a recent former Adjunct Faculty at Tri-C Metro's campus, an Associate Principal with Cleveland's oldest and largest architecture firm - Westlake Reed Leskosky, and the founding director of WRL's Innovative Technology Design Group I fully support this program and find that it would provide both opportunity for skills training in a high market value field as well as a launching point for further study at a 4-year institution both of which are part of Tri-C's mission.
I am in practice as both an Architect and Building Official. Based on what I have seen in the architectural profession and in the documents submitted at all levels for permit plan review, there is a definite need for this type of educational program.
https://1drv.ms/b/s!Amz0OJMpVooOpU_8bCk0O6VLv5i9 Proposal Link Updated
Seems like a practical and worthwhile endeavor with many potential benefits to individuals and the community.
The benefits of such a program would be great for the students and the community.
Having an architectural program at Tri-C is essential to providing a means to expand the pipeline and build a more diverse and inclusive architectural profession. I am fully supportive and committed to the development of such a program.
I am asking to start 2 years of Architectural drafting program . Also special education classes for professionals like Revit program
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Cleveland, Ohio has a rich architectural heritage, and is in near constant need of new designers and drafters to inherit its legacy. Architectural firms have found that proficient drafters are often in short supply, as the closest architectural school is nearly an hour away, and many of these graduates leave the area.
A full, accredited architectural program is outside the range and scope of a junior college, but Tri-C has in the past and can in the future train architectural drafters and designers. The purpose of such a program would be trifold. First, Tri-C would train capable drafters for Northeast Ohio firms and studios. Second, due to Tri-C's commitment to affordable tuition and fees, the door to the profession of Building Designer and Drafter would be open to students in a broader, fuller range of economic and social backgrounds. Third,Tri-C's new program would provide a path towards matriculation into terminal programs in Ohio's five accredited schools of architecture.
For more details, see the proposal drafted by Christopher Lobas.
https://1drv.ms/b/s!Amz0OJMpVooOpU_8bCk0O6VLv5i9
As a supporter of the Profession of Architecture in Northeast Ohio, I urge Cuyahoga Community College to carefully consider the proposal (drafted by local architect and teacher Christopher Lobas) and found a NEW, SOLID ACADEMIC PROGRAM in ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGIES.
Respectfully, the undersigned.
Updates
August 15, 2016
The momentum behind this program proposal is growing rapidly. Post the link to the proposal on your Facebook page and email it directly to your district representative today.
15 Comments
An affordable entry level program into the world of architecture would be a fantastic idea. I was fortunate enough to attend a State University of New York in Delhi, NY. They offered a two and four year program at a reasonable cost. Christopher Lobas taught there at the time and helped educate, challenge and guide me along the way. I would hope that other young students would be able to receive the same opportunity.
I am a recent former Adjunct Faculty at Tri-C Metro's campus, an Associate Principal with Cleveland's oldest and largest architecture firm - Westlake Reed Leskosky, and the founding director of WRL's Innovative Technology Design Group I fully support this program and find that it would provide both opportunity for skills training in a high market value field as well as a launching point for further study at a 4-year institution both of which are part of Tri-C's mission.
I am in practice as both an Architect and Building Official. Based on what I have seen in the architectural profession and in the documents submitted at all levels for permit plan review, there is a definite need for this type of educational program.
https://1drv.ms/b/s!Amz0OJMpVooOpU_8bCk0O6VLv5i9 Proposal Link Updated
Seems like a practical and worthwhile endeavor with many potential benefits to individuals and the community.
The benefits of such a program would be great for the students and the community.
Having an architectural program at Tri-C is essential to providing a means to expand the pipeline and build a more diverse and inclusive architectural profession. I am fully supportive and committed to the development of such a program.
I am asking to start 2 years of Architectural drafting program . Also special education classes for professionals like Revit program
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An affordable entry level program into the world of architecture would be a fantastic idea. I was fortunate enough to attend a State University of New York in Delhi, NY. They offered a two and four year program at a reasonable cost. Christopher Lobas taught there at the time and helped educate, challenge and guide me along the way. I would hope that other young students would be able to receive the same opportunity.