Clemson Architecture + Health Graduate Program – Interview with the Director
November 19, 2020
The Clemson A+H graduate program was formed in 1968 officially with a 10-year grant from the South Carolina Department of Mental Health. The director, George Means, came to academia after working in architectural practice creating buildings associated with the federal Hill-Burton Act. The early years of the program centered around the formation of South Carolina’s community mental health plan after passage of the federal Community Mental Health Act. The studio supported the design of three community mental health facilities which are still in operation today, one of which was published in Architectural Record.