Cornell's Bachelor of Architecture program has once again received the top marks in the annual survey conducted by DesignIntelligence magazine. Architects at a cross-section of U.S. firms, asked which accredited programs best prepared students for real-world practice, named Cornell more often than any other school.

Cornell also placed first in last year's survey, as it has several times previously, and was recognized for strength in graduate design education. With the addition of the new professional Master of Architecture program -- which only began in 2004 -- Cornell appeared in the graduate ranking for the first time, scoring a sixth-place tie.

In the same issue, DesignIntelligence published an article by a Tulane architecture student, one of many taken in by Cornell after Hurricane Katrina. The article praised the speed and efficiency of the Department of Architecture's response and the reassuring words and actions of Associate Professor Arthur Ovaska and Dean Mohsen Mostafavi.

"The reception we received was overwhelmingly generous and made us feel like we had been at Cornell for years," the student wrote.