Commentary: UTSA program builds a new future for San Antonio
Kimberly Andrews Espy, JoAnn Browning and Chuck Gregory, For the Express-News
July 9, 2021
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UTSA students prepare for the annual Steel Bridge Competition. The new UTSA College of Engineering and Integrated Design will bring together all the disciplines now under its College of Engineering and College of Architecture, Construction and Planning.Courtesy photo
Urban planners, architects, engineers, interior designers and constructors shape the world in which we live. They respond to societal needs by working together to incorporate culturally sensitive and sustainable elements into our built environments. This collaborative process, however, is not reflected in the way the nation’s colleges and universities are educating new professionals. Architecture, urban planning and interior design professionals continue to be educated separately from their peers in the construction and engineering disciplines. This must change.