NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) shared its newest book, SCAD: The Architecture of a University, with art, design and fashion industry friends yesterday evening at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Paula Wallace, president and founder of SCAD, and Caroline Baumann, director of the Cooper Hewitt, addressed attendees at the event.

SCAD: The Architecture of a University, an exquisite 360-page volume published by Assouline, is complete with more than 200 archival and beautifully styled photographs and includes editorial contributions from Wallace, interior designer and SCAD alumnus Chuck Chewning, and Margaret Russell, editor-in-chief for Galerie and honorary dean of the SCAD School of Building Arts.

In addition to Chewning and Russell, several luminaries from the art and design world, including Assouline co-founder Martine Assouline, Dakota Jackson, Jonathan Becker, Mimi Plange and Carl Magnusson, were in attendance at Thursday's event. Many prominent SCAD alumni, including artist José Parlá, fashion designer Azède Jean-Pierre and director of preservation Jared Knowles joined the celebration as well.

Images from the event are available at https://bfa.com/events/23037.

SCAD: The Architecture of a University:
Published with Assouline on the occasion of the university's forthcoming 40th anniversary, SCAD: The Architecture of a University reveals the resplendent design and perennial charm of SCAD's built environment, and celebrates the rich history and enduring legacy of the world's most revered art and design university. Remarkably detailed narratives illuminate the storied pasts of 40 of the university's architectural treasures across its four global locations — from its flagship Poetter Hall in Savannah, to majestic Ivy Hall in Atlanta, to bucolic Maison Basse in Lacoste, France, to the noble North Kowloon Magistracy Building in Hong Kong — and outline SCAD's meticulous care in artfully conserving each unique structure. A retrospective history section spanning nearly four decades recounts the university's important milestones and signature celebrations. 

SCAD: The Architecture of a University is available at Assouline boutiques, shopSCAD, and online at assouline.com, shopscad.com and Amazon.com.

SCAD: The University for Creative Careers
The Savannah College of Art and Design is a private, nonprofit, accredited institution conferring bachelor's and master's degrees at distinctive locations and online to prepare talented students for professional careers. SCAD offers degrees in more than 40 majors, as well as minors in more than 75 disciplines across its locations in Savannah and Atlanta, Georgia; in Hong Kong; in Lacoste, France; and online through SCAD eLearning. With more than 35,000 alumni worldwide, SCAD demonstrates an exceptional education and unparalleled career preparation. The diverse student body, consisting of nearly 14,000, comes from across the U.S. and more than 100 countries worldwide.

In 2017, the prestigious Red Dot Design Rankings placed SCAD as the top university in the United States and in the top two universities in the Americas and Europe. Career preparation is woven into every fiber of the university, resulting in a superior alumni placement rate. In a study of Spring 2016 SCAD graduates, 98 percent were employed, pursuing further education, or both within 10 months of graduation. For more information, visit the official SCAD blog.

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