Tyler School of Art & Architecture

At a time when Latinx communities are shaping the cultural and social fabric of the United States, the National Gallery of Art’s commitment to curating Latinx art is not just timely—it’s essential. Among the national leaders of this effort is Temple University alum Natalia Ángeles Vieyra, TYL ’21, […]

At the Temple Ambler Campout, students from the Tyler School of Art and Architecture Ceramics Program will be going old school — think ancient — as they present a pit firing demonstration that all campers can experience firsthand. “Pit firing is a very old — one of the oldest — ways of firing […]

When is an owl not an owl? When it’s a jaguar A new Owl is on the prowl at Temple University Ambler. This new member of the campus community just happens to come in the shape of a jaguar, given to the University by the Elmwood Park Zoo to celebrate the Zoo’s 100th anniversary. The […]

Art Therapy major Valerie Ramos’s book In Bloom is an explosion of mixed media, tissue paper, newsprint, patterned craft paper, felted snippets, tinsel scalloped doilies, and stiffened netting.  The book’s assemblages of multicolored pages are so full that they sit up like wings when fully open, […]

It was the Return of the Living Corpse Flower in 3D! That’s right, it happened again! Ben Snyder, Manager of the Tyler School of Art and Architecture Greenhouse Education and Research Complex, completed a horticultural hat trick! Two corpse flower blooms in 2021 (Big Stinker and Little Stinker — […]

Imagine you are a sophomore majoring in Horticulture from the Tyler School of Art and Architecture taking courses at Temple Ambler, including the popular Woody Plant Identification class taught by Ambler Arboretum Director Kathy Salisbury. Now imagine representatives from the Pennsylvania Landscape […]

If you are looking for Horticulture major Zachary Quintois at Temple Ambler you need look no further than the Tyler School of Art and Architecture Greenhouse Education and Research Complex. He’s made the Greenhouse a second home and caring for the plant collection a top priority. “Having the […]

For graduating senior Chandler Kennedie McLaurin, Landscape Architecture was love at first plant. “I always knew I wanted to be involved in architecture. When I came to Temple, I discovered that Landscape Architecture would be the best fit for me as it combined art and science,” said McLaurin, who […]

For Tyler School of Art and Architecture Horticulture major Frankie Napoli, gardening is a time capsule continually recording his life. There was never a time he didn’t have a passion for plants, he said. “Horticulture has definitely been a lifelong thing for me. I grew up in gardening; it was a […]

Months of hard work, dedication and teamwork by students, faculty and staff in the Tyler School of Art and Architecture's Landscape Architecture and Horticulture programs have been recognized with a stellar showing at the 2024 Philadelphia Flower Show, which continues at the Pennsylvania Convention […]

The history of the Pennsport neighborhood of Philadelphia has been connected to the Delaware River since its inception during Pennsylvania’s colonial era. The first United States Naval Yard started in the 1770s as a private commercial yard located in what is now Pennsport along the Delaware. Over […]

For Frankie Napoli, the Philadelphia Flower Show succeeds on every level in promoting the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s mission of building community through horticulture. The Flower Show was his initial exposure to horticulture “in a very professional setting,” he said. “To be a part of […]

  Tyler Board of Visitors member Laurie Wagman believes in the power of connections that come from exposure to varied experiences. The founder of American Theater Arts for Youth saw this firsthand over the five decades that she and her late husband, businessman Irvin J. Borowsky, built one of the […]

In the summer of 2022, students from the Tyler School of Art and Architecture introduced "The Melody," "The Waggle Run," and the "The Tree House" to Temple Ambler, three sculptures designed for the animal inhabitants of the campus.  Add five more to the growing list. This summer, 28 Tyler School of […]

This summer, 28 Tyler School of Art and Architecture Master of Architecture graduate students, guided by  gained hands-on experience during Special Topics in Site and Context, part of the Tyler Summer Design-Build Institute. The students designed and constructed five sculptures for the animal […]