Report Volume Number 6 www.di.net AMERICA S BEST Architecture & Design Schools Leading practitioners rank the schools best preparing students for practice in architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, and industrial design Starting or Kick-Starting Your Design Career Collegiate Leadership Index Most Admired Educators Influential and Under-Celebrated 0
NOV/DEC 00 VOL. NO. 6 Industrial Design Top 0 Industrial Design Programs 0 UNDERGRADUATE GRADUATE 6 Pratt Institute Rhode Island School of Design Carnegie Mellon University Cleveland Institute of Art Illinois Institute of Technology Rhode Island School of Design School of the Art Institute of Chicago Pratt Institute industrial design Cranbrook Academy of Art College for Creative Studies Georgia Institute of Technology Rochester Institute of Technology Ohio State University University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University California College of the Arts College for Creative Studies California State University, Long Beach University of Notre Dame Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Ohio State University California College of the Arts Syracuse University North Carolina State University Georgia Institute of Technology Purdue University Stanford University Rochester Institute of Technology 0 Massachusetts College of Art Stanford University 0 North Carolina State University University of Illinois at Chicago 0 San Jose State University 0 University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign For updates, supplemental information, and more articles: www.di.net/articles/schools0
NOV/DEC 00 VOL. NO. 6 Historical Survey of Leading Industrial Design Programs Industrial Design UNDERGRADUATE Pratt Institute Rhode Island School of Design Carnegie Mellon University Cleveland Institute of Art College for Creative Studies Rochester Institute of Technology Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University California College of the Arts California State University, Long Beach Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Ohio State University Syracuse University Georgia Institute of Technology Stanford University Massachusetts College of Art North Carolina State University San Jose State University University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign 0 00 00 00 006 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 Indicates the program did not rank in the top schools list that year, which could be due to the school not offering a program that was eligible for inclusion at the time.
NOV/DEC 00 VOL. NO. 6 Industrial Design GRADUATE Illinois Institute of Technology Rhode Island School of Design School of the At Institute of Chicago Pratt Institute Cranbrook Academy of Art Georgia Institute of Technology Ohio State University University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign College for Creative Studies University of Notre Dame California College of the Arts North Carolina State University Purdue University Rochester Institute of Technology Stanford University University of Illinois at Chicago 0 00 00 00 006 6 6 6 industrial design Indicates the program did not rank in the top schools list that year, which could be due to the school not offering a program that was eligible for inclusion at the time.
6 NOV/DEC 00 VOL. NO. 6 Skills Assessment: Industrial Design These rankings, based on hiring experiences of the firms surveyed, assess the preparedness of recent graduates in a range of vital skills. Communication Pratt Institute Rhode Island School of Design Computer Applications Pratt Institute Rochester Institute of Technology Design Pratt Institute Rhode Island School of Design Sustainable Design Practices and Principles Pratt Institute
NOV/DEC 00 VOL. NO. 6 Rate your satisfaction with the state of industrial design education in the United States today. Very dissatisfied Very satisfied % Dissatisfied % % Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied 6% 6% Satisfied Are students graduating with an adequate understanding of material life cycles, recycling processes, design for disassembly, environmental impact of materials and processes, and ecodesign principles to address these issues in real-world applications? industrial design Very adequate understanding % Very little understanding % % Adequate understanding Is your firm benefiting from an infusion of new ideas about sustainability from recent graduate new hires? % Yes % No Note: Some totals may not equal 0 percent due to rounding.
NOV/DEC 00 VOL. NO. 6 Deans Survey: Industrial Design DesignIntelligence surveyed deans and chairs of industrial design academic programs from across the United States. Undergraduate industrial design programs most admired by deans and department chairs cited for its comprehensive design education, consistent excellence, and skill-based program Carnegie Mellon University cited for its integration with other disciplines, collaboration with industry, and mix of technology and traditional design Rhode Island School of Design cited for its great faculty and the quality of its students cited for its co-op program, quality of design education, and focus on professional practice Graduate industrial design programs most admired by deans and department chairs cited for its theory-based program and innovation in sustainability cited for its comprehensive design education Carnegie Mellon University cited for its integration of design, engineering, and business programs and collaboration with industry Illinois Institute of Technology cited for its excellence in design research and approach to strategy North Carolina State University cited for its theory-based program and ability to attract highly qualified undergraduates cited for its research-based program and integration of industry practice Faculty who are adjunct working professionals %
NOV/DEC 00 VOL. NO. 6 Significant changes in course offerings in the past five years (Multiple responses allowed.) More emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration and integrated practice % More emphasis on sustainable design % Upgrades in technology % More technology integration % More emphasis on professional practice % Study abroad opportunities 6% More community engagement % More integrative projects % More emphasis on global issues/international practice % Retention of quality teaching staff % More emphasis on urban design % industrial design Is sustainability education integrated or separate? Sustainability is integrated into coursework 6% Sustainability courses are separate offerings 0% Both are true % The design professions biggest emerging concerns (Multiple responses allowed.) Integrated design 6% Sustainability/climate change % Maintaining design quality % Globalization % Speed of technological change % Aging of the population 0% Retaining quality staff in design practices % Safety/security %
60 NOV/DEC 00 VOL. NO. 6 The DesignIntelligence Most Admired Educators of 0 Each year, DesignIntelligence selects a team of educators and education administrators who exemplify excellence in design education leadership. The 0 class of education role models was selected by DesignIntelligence staff with extensive input from hundreds of design professionals, academic department heads, and students. Educators in the disciplines of architecture, interior design, industrial design, and landscape architecture were eligible for inclusion. Abimbola Asojo University of Oklahoma Prasad Boradkar Randy Bartlet William Braham University of Pennsylvania David Conrath Louisiana State University Dan Cuffaro Cleveland Institute of Art Robert Fee Tom Fisher University Minnesota Robert Greenstreet University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Karen Hofmann Brian Katen Virginia Tech Ron Kemnitzer Virginia Tech Dennis Law Kansas State University Katharine Leigh Colorado State Bruce Lindsay Washington University Stephen Melamed University of Illinois at Chicago Patrick Miller Virginia Tech Forster Ndubisi Texas A&M Brian Orland Penn State Michaele Pride Robert Probst Fritz Steiner University of Texas Kenneth Schwartz Tulane University Robert A.M. Stern Yale University Lisa Tucker Virginia Tech