Cranbrook Academy of Art intends to pause admission to the Architecture program for Fall of 2021 as the institution embarks on “an ambitious plan to reimagine the Architecture department at the Academy”. In a letter to alumni (copied at the bottom of this article), Cranbrook Educational Community President Dominic DiMarco, who oversees the entire institution (which includes the graduate-level Art Academy, private K-12 Boys and Girls Schools, Art Museum, Institute of Science, and historic houses, campus, and grounds), explains that while the Class of 2022 Architecture students will be able to complete their degrees on schedule, they will not be admitting a new class at this time.
The goal is to ensure the new department is reflective of the evolving architecture and design environment, and that we are offering our students what they are seeking in multidisciplinary…
