School of Architecture and Environment of Sichuan University: 1988 With the approval of the Ministry of Education, Sichuan University (formerly Chengdu University of Technology) established the School of Urban Construction and Environmental Protection. In 200 1 year, it was named School of Architecture and Environment. After more than 30 years of development, it has grown into a multidisciplinary and comprehensive college. Established in 1988, the Department of Architecture is an internationally renowned and influential department of architectural education and research in China. At present, there are three teaching and research sections of architecture, urban and rural planning and landscape architecture, an art teaching and research group and an architectural comprehensive laboratory.