March 6, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Cal Poly Program Honored by American Institute of Architects

SAN LUIS OBISPO -- One of the programs within Cal Poly's top-ranked architecture program has received the 2008 Education Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects.

The awards are intended to recognize excellence in course development and architectural teaching. The awards will be presented to the 2008 recipients in May during the AIA National Convention in Boston.

Cal Poly's Collaborative Integrative-Interdisciplinary Digital Design Studio, directed by Professor Thomas Fowler Cal Poly's College of Architecture and Environmental Design was singled out for the top award. In the studio, Third- and fourth-year students work with professionals on community-design projects with real clients and real budgets.

It was one of six U.S. programs to receive the 2008 award from the AIA. The five other universities which share the honor with Cal Poly are the University of Virginia School of Architecture, Auburn University School of Architecture, the University of Tennesee at Knoxville, Pennsylvania state, and the University of Minnesota.

For more about the programs and awards, read the news release on the AIA web site.

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