The School of Architecture encourages undergraduate students, beginning in their fourth year, to participate in one of four concentrations: Furniture Design, Preservation and Restoration, Architectural Practice and Enterprise, Building Arts, and is partnering with the College of Science for a new Minor in Sustainability. These concentrations develop specialized skills that benefit them in the workplace and beyond.
Heather Reilly von Mering, B.Arch ’03, says, “Clients are always asking to have a piece of furniture to match their millwork. I use the construction methods (the Furniture Design Concentration) taught to me in the design and development of built-in cabinetry and other custom pieces.”