The Architecture Campus at USC
The architecture program operates in Harris and Watt Halls both specifically designed to support the activities of the School. From the first day of studio until graduation, all architecture students have individual workstations where they can store supplies and work on assignments.
The Gamble House, a National Historic Landmark, is recognized internationally as a masterpiece of the turn-of-the-century Arts and Crafts Movement in America. The house, built in 1908 for David and Mary Gamble of the Procter and Gamble Company, is the most complete and best-preserved example of the architecture and interior design work of brothers Charles Sumner Greene and Henry Mather Greene. Distinctly Californian, the design is inspired by vernacular traditions of Swiss and Japanese architecture.
Architecture and Fine Arts Library
Named in honor of the wife of USC Chancellor Emeritus Norman Topping, the Helen Topping Architecture and Fine Arts Library was expanded and remodeled in 1990. Comprising over 13,750 square feet, the library is housed in Watt Hall.
The Dean and faculty believe that computers are essential to the study of architecture now and the practice of architecture in the future. As powerful tools that can augment the skills of drawing and model building, computers allow for additional design exploration.
