Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP) is the architecture school of Columbia University, a private research university in New York City. It is regarded as an important and highly prestigious architecture school. It is also home to the Masters of Science program in Advanced Architectural Design, Historic Preservation, Real Estate Development, Urban Design, and Urban Planning. The school's resources include the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, the United States' largest architectural library and home to some of the first books published on architecture, as well as the origin of the Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals. Recent deans of the school have included architect James Stewart Polshek (1972–1987), Bernard Tschumi (1988–2003), Mark Wigley (2004–2014), Amale Andraos (2014–2021), Weiping Wu (Interim Dean, 2022), and Andrés Jaque (2022–). History The Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation (GSAPP) has evolved over more than a century. It was transformed from a department within the Columbia School of Mines into a formal School of Architecture by William Robert Ware in 1881—making it one of the first such professional programs in the country. While the number of specialized programs being offered by the school has multiplied over the years, architecture remains the intellectual core of the school. Rankings Columbia GSAPP has been ranked #2 among the Top Architecture Graduate Programs five times over the past ten years on Design Intelligence's ranking of programs accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board, including the 2020 rankings. Notable faculty Current faculty Amale Andraos – Founder of WORKac Architects and former Dean (2014–2021) Barry Bergdoll – Former Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and Design, MoMA Patrice Derrington – Director of GSAPP's Real Estate Development Program Andrew Dolkart – James Marston Fitch Professor of Historic Preservation. Former Director of the Historic Preservation Program (2008–2016) Kenneth Frampton – Ware Professor of Architecture Emeritus Mario Gooden – Interim Director of GSAPP's Master of Architecture Program Juan Herreros – Founder of Abalos & Herreros Steven Holl – Founder and Principal of Steven Holl Architects Andrés Jaque – Dean of GSAPP, Director of its Advanced Architectural Design Program, Founder and Principal of Office for Political Innovation Laura Kurgan – Director of GSAPP's Computational Design Program and Director of the Center for Spatial Research LOT-EK – Ada Tolla and Giuseppe Lignano Reinhold Martin – Former Director of the Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture Kate Orff – Director