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From landscapes to libraries to cities, sets, and stages, we provide the advanced technical skills and foster the deep human sensitivity needed so that you can create spaces, environments, and realities (digital and physical) – simply put, these degrees can help you build a better future.
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Alumni Spotlight
Penn State gave me the opportunity to explore the many career paths available in the film industry.

Alumni Spotlight
Caleb Yoder
B.Des. in Digital Arts and Media Design 2016A student internship with DreamWorks Animation led Caleb Yoder to a full-time videographer position with the company following his graduation. Caleb spent eight months as a videographer before moving to the DreamWorks TV division, where he worked as a production assistant and production coordinator on Harvey Street Kids. As a Schreyer Scholar, Caleb graduated with highest distinction, serving as college marshal for the College of Arts and Architecture. Caleb now is assistant animatic editor at DreamWorks.


Design Facilities


Architecture and Landscape Architecture Library

DArt Design Studio

Stuckeman Shop

Theatre Lighting Lab
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Faculty Spotlight
Paul Daniel Marriott
Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture
Paul Daniel Marriott is national leader in historic preservation and a global expert in historic roads. As a licensed landscape architect, he has advanced heritage recognition and planning policy for cultural landscapes around the world. His views on heritage and preservation have been featured in The New York Times and on National Public Radio and Radio National in Australia. He serves on the advisory board for the PBS heritage program “10 That Changed America” and was featured on the “10 Streets That Changed America” episode. His research was featured at the “Repton Revived” exhibition at the Garden Museum (London) in 2018 and he was invited to present on the history of scenic roads in the Highlands at the National Library of Scotland in 2019.

Events
Go. Explore.Architecture and Landscape Architecture Summer Camp
Stuckeman Family BuildingNews from A&A
Stuckeman School researcher leads study of building emissions in cities
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Rahman Azari, associate professor of architecture in the Stuckeman School, is leading an interdisciplinary team of Penn State researchers that is studying the emissions associated with
Architecture student draws from musical background to win thesis award
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Xi Jin, who recently graduated from the Stuckeman School at Penn State with a bachelor of architecture degree, was named the winner of the Department of
Read MoreLandscape architecture student receives grant for urban planning research
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Alyssa Humarang, a fourth-year landscape architecture student in the Stuckeman School, has been awarded a Student Engagement Network (SEN) grant to advance her research on the
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