MIT School of Architecture and Planning

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The MIT School of Architecture and Planning is one of the five schools of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US. Founded in 1865 by William Robert Ware, the School offered the first formal architectural curriculum in the United States, and the first architecture program in the world, operating within the establishment of a University. The school is considered a global academic leader in the design fields.The current Dean of Architecture and Planning is Hashim Sarkis.In the 20th century, the School came to be known as a leader in introducing modernism to America. MIT has a history of commissioning progressive buildings, many of which were designed by faculty or former students associated with the School. In recent years, the Campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has commissioned a mix of modernist and post-modernist buildings.HistoryArchitectureArchitecture was first taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1868. Architecture was the 4th course of study in the history of the university. In 1932, when the president of MIT, Karl T. Compton, reorganized the Institute's academic structure, the School of Architecture was established, incorporating the Department of Architecture. The head of the Department of Architecture, William Emerson, became the first dean of the School of Architecture.PlanningUrban Studies and Planning was originally a department of the School of Architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The City Planning course was first offered in September 1933.