{"id":279,"date":"2024-11-13T18:06:37","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T00:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/?page_id=279"},"modified":"2026-03-02T15:23:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T21:23:37","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"uwm-u-pb-80 uwm-u-pt-0\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p class=\"size-p-lg\">The University of Wisconsin\u2013Milwaukee School of Architecture and Urban Planning (SARUP) is a pioneering institution dedicated to shaping the future of the built environment through innovative design, research, and civic engagement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"default\">As the only accredited school of architecture in the state of Wisconsin, SARUP offers nationally recognized programs in architecture and urban planning, supported by award-winning faculty who are actively engaged with industry partners, community organizations, and municipalities across the Milwaukee-Chicago corridor and beyond. Located in Wisconsin\u2019s largest and most diverse city, SARUP provides a dynamic, hands-on learning environment where students, scholars, and professionals come together to address the complex challenges of contemporary society. Through interdisciplinary collaboration and strong ties to practice, SARUP prepares the next generation of architects and planners to lead with creativity, purpose, and impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--wrap uwm-u-flex--left\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-u-mr-20 uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/about\/history\/\" rel=\"\">Explore Our History<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\"><ul class=\"uwm-u-events uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-c-list--border\"><li><div class=\"event-datebox\"><span class=\"event-datebox--month\">Apr<\/span><span class=\"event-datebox--date\">20<\/span><\/div><div class=\"event-content\"><div class=\"event-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/event\/faculty-exhibition-iris-xiaoxue-ma\/\">Faculty Exhibition Opening Reception &amp; Presentation: Iris Xiaoxue Ma<\/a><\/div><div class=\"event-date\">April 20, 2026 - May 20, 2026<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"event-datebox\"><span class=\"event-datebox--month\">Apr<\/span><span class=\"event-datebox--date\">23<\/span><\/div><div class=\"event-content\"><div class=\"event-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/event\/bounding-box-architecture-a-comics-workshop\/\">Bounding Box Architecture: A Comics Workshop<\/a><\/div><div class=\"event-date\">April 23, 2026, 12:30pm - 1:30pm<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"event-datebox\"><span class=\"event-datebox--month\">May<\/span><span class=\"event-datebox--date\">6<\/span><\/div><div class=\"event-content\"><div class=\"event-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/event\/overland-flow\/\">Overland Flow Paths: Managing Big Rain Without Big Tunnels<\/a><\/div><div class=\"event-date\">May 6, 2026, 12:00pm - 1:00pm<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"event-datebox\"><span class=\"event-datebox--month\">May<\/span><span class=\"event-datebox--date\">14<\/span><\/div><div class=\"event-content\"><div class=\"event-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/event\/superjury\/\">SUPERjury<\/a><\/div><div class=\"event-date\">All Day Event<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-gray-dark uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-l-row--4\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<figure class=\"uwm-c-img--caption-gray\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/695\/2025\/07\/2025.SARUP_Website_About_Overview_Section_01-750x500-1.jpg\" alt=\"Students sit in a stairway while sketching on large paper.\" class=\"wp-image-3193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/695\/2025\/07\/2025.SARUP_Website_About_Overview_Section_01-750x500-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/695\/2025\/07\/2025.SARUP_Website_About_Overview_Section_01-750x500-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h1 heading-separator\" id=\"h-mission\">Mission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-p-lg\">The mission of SARUP is to educate architects and planners to envision and build Milwaukee, the state of Wisconsin, and the Great Lakes region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion uwm-p-accordion--icon-left-circle\" data-accordion-prefix-classes=\"uwm\" data-accordion-cool-selectors=\"1\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Department of Architecture Mission<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>As the only accredited architecture program in Wisconsin, the department\u2019s mission is to prepare creative and technically proficient graduates to enter the profession of architecture in service to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the larger Midwest region.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Department of Urban Planning Mission<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>We train planners for technically-sound professional practice that promotes environmental, economic, and social sustainability. Our program is informed by a lens of racial, gender, and economic justice and supported by the voices of community members through meaningful participation in the planning process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:140px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-l-row--4\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h1 heading-separator\" id=\"h-vision\"><strong>Vision<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-p-lg\">The vision of SARUP is to engage communities in order to create beautiful and sustainable buildings, neighborhoods, cities, and spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion uwm-p-accordion--icon-left-circle\" data-accordion-prefix-classes=\"uwm\" data-accordion-cool-selectors=\"1\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Department of Architecture Vision<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>Architects trained at 51ÁÔÆæ will be able to enter professional practice and design buildings and other physical elements of the built environment. They will understand how their efforts and interventions affect the built environment and the people who use it. Graduates will have the skills needed to critically evaluate soci-cultural opportunities, technical options, and design approaches in order to create high performing buildings for everyone.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Department of Urban Planning Vision<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>Planners trained in the&nbsp;51ÁÔÆæ MUP program will possess&nbsp;the skills, values, and knowledge to engage all members of their&nbsp;community to capitalize on the opportunity to integrate sound land use, urban design, infrastructure,&nbsp;and economic incentives to produce neighborhoods, cities, and regions that are sustainable, just, and&nbsp;prosperous.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<figure class=\"uwm-c-img--caption-gray\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/695\/2025\/07\/2025.SARUP_Website_About_Overview_Section_02-750x500-2.jpg\" alt=\"Students work on projects in a lab.\" class=\"wp-image-3195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/695\/2025\/07\/2025.SARUP_Website_About_Overview_Section_02-750x500-2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/695\/2025\/07\/2025.SARUP_Website_About_Overview_Section_02-750x500-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:140px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-l-row--4\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<figure class=\"uwm-c-img--caption-gray\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/695\/2025\/07\/2025.SARUP_Website_Research_Undergraduate-Research_3D-MKE_Highlight-Slider-750x500_03.webp\" alt=\"A 3D model of Milwaukee illustrating SARUP's impact on our city through white-painted buildings.\" class=\"wp-image-4119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/695\/2025\/07\/2025.SARUP_Website_Research_Undergraduate-Research_3D-MKE_Highlight-Slider-750x500_03.webp 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/695\/2025\/07\/2025.SARUP_Website_Research_Undergraduate-Research_3D-MKE_Highlight-Slider-750x500_03-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h1 heading-separator\" id=\"h-impact\">Impact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-p-lg\">At SARUP, we prioritize real-world impact. Guided by expert faculty, our academic programs, research and community-based projects prepare students to address complex challenges and make meaningful change in the built world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list uwm-c-list--link-arrow\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/academics\/\">Academic Programs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/research\/centers-institutes\/\">Centers &amp; Institutes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/directory\/\">Faculty and Staff Directory<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/research\/partnerships\/\">Research Partnerships<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading heading-separator\" id=\"news\">News &amp; Stories<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--4\"><li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/inside-fitzhugh-scott-fellow-iris-mas-earth-material-research\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/695\/2026\/03\/Alyssia-AUP2881.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Iris Ma peers into a delicate paper-like lamp that hangs in the gallery.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/695\/2026\/03\/Alyssia-AUP2881.webp 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/695\/2026\/03\/Alyssia-AUP2881-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/inside-fitzhugh-scott-fellow-iris-mas-earth-material-research\/\">Inside Fitzhugh Scott Fellow Iris Xiaoxue Ma\u2019s Earth Material Research<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/ghost-lab-research-project-reframes-architectural-value-through-forgotten-histories\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/695\/2026\/03\/GL_1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Scale model of 1100 E. Kane surrounded by drawings and flashlights\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/695\/2026\/03\/GL_1.webp 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/695\/2026\/03\/GL_1-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/ghost-lab-research-project-reframes-architectural-value-through-forgotten-histories\/\">Ghost Lab research project reframes architectural value through forgotten histories<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/how-urban-planning-faculty-turned-a-historic-flood-into-a-living-policy-lab\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/695\/2026\/03\/ap-weather-flood-waukesha-foxriver-20250811_750x500.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Flood waters rise nearly above a fence line in a commercial district.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/695\/2026\/03\/ap-weather-flood-waukesha-foxriver-20250811_750x500.webp 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/695\/2026\/03\/ap-weather-flood-waukesha-foxriver-20250811_750x500-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/how-urban-planning-faculty-turned-a-historic-flood-into-a-living-policy-lab\/\">How Urban Planning faculty turned a historic flood into a living policy lab<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/dong-gong-of-vector-architects-awarded-2025-marcus-prize-for-architecture\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/695\/2025\/12\/Architect-profile-picture_DONG-Gong_Color_750x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dong Gong stands with light and shadow behind him.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/695\/2025\/12\/Architect-profile-picture_DONG-Gong_Color_750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/695\/2025\/12\/Architect-profile-picture_DONG-Gong_Color_750x500-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/dong-gong-of-vector-architects-awarded-2025-marcus-prize-for-architecture\/\">Dong Gong of Vector Architects awarded 2025 Marcus Prize for Architecture<\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"uwm-c-link--arrow\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/architecture\/news\/\">All News &amp; Stories<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-gray-dark uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\"><div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-1570\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h2\" id=\"visit-us\">Let us show you around.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p>Visit the School of Architecture &amp; Urban Planning to gain a deeper understanding of the student experience while touring our studios and labs. Our tour guides are current students who are trained to give you a comprehensive experience. 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