Architecture, Seen Beyond the Drafting Table: A New Major
Submitted on Monday, 8/27/2012, at 4:35 PM
By William Sweet
Architectural studies, the latest addition to the list of majors available to Amherst students, is more than what its name implies. Students concentrating on architecture won’t just draw on drafting boards or in digital design studios; they will be drawing on multiple disciplines, including art history, environmental studies, performance studies, history, economics and more.