The 90’s

Under the leadership of Dean Meunier and School Directors Michael Underhill and Ron McCoy, ASU Architecture makes significant advances. The program gains major financial support from the Herberger family which allows for the establishment of the Herberger Center for Design Excellence as a think tank and publication center. Symposiums and exhibits on Luis Barragan and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Broadacre City gain international recognition. Participation and contributions of the African-American community are recognized through the establishment of the Rushia G. Fellows Minority Scholarship Endowment in 1997, and the Herberger publication "African-American Architectural Presence in Arizona." U.S.News and World Report’s "Best Graduate Schools" ranks ASU's Master of Architecture degree #19 among all U.S. schools of architecture and #9 among public institutions. Tempe Town Lake opens in 1999, realizing a decades’ long dream for Rio Salado.