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The School of Architecture provides professional and continuing education in the design professions of Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Architecture and Design. In addition to addressing the theoretical and pragmatic aspects of general design education, the school focuses upon the important design issues facing Las Vegas, Nevada, and the Southwest: resort and entertainment design, sustainable desert development, speculative development, and climatic and cultural issues relevant to arid regions.

Vision

The UNLV School of Architecture is a diverse and dynamic learning environment that offers professional education in socially and environmentally responsible design. The School capitalizes on its' unique regional location to improve the human condition through teaching, research, and service.

Mission

The mission of the School is to provide interdisciplinary, yet well-balanced, student-focused and research programs designed to inspire and educate future leaders in the design professions; future leaders with a natural curiosity about the world. Collectively, the students, faculty, and staff are a creative and dynamic community of scholars engaged in the diverse aspects of the academic programs. The School advocates excellence through its programs in architecture, interior architecture and design, and landscape architecture and planning. The mission of the school is guided by the following principles:

Our primary responsibility is teaching.
Our research, creative activity, and scholarship enhance teaching and learning.
Collaboration can contribute to excellence.
The creation of a social, cultural, physical, and technology-advanced environment that is supportive of working and learning.