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Overview"The first comprehensive history of architecture education in North America, offering a chronological overview and a topical lexicon.Rooted in the British apprenticeship system, the French Beaux-Arts, and the German polytechnical schools, architecture education in North America has had a unique history spanning almost three hundred years. Although architects in the United States and Canada began to identify themselves as professionals by the late eighteenth century, it was not until nearly a century later that North American universities began to offer formal architectural training; the first program was established at MIT in 1865. Today most architects receive their training within an academic setting that draws on the humanities, fine arts, applied science, and public service for its philosophy and methodology. This book, published in conjunction with the centennial of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), provides the first comprehensive history of North American architecture education. Architecture School opens with six chronological essays, each devoted to a major period of development- before 1860; 1860-1920; 1920-1940; 1940-1968; 1968-1990; and 1990 to the present. This overview is followed by a ""lexicon"" containing shorter articles on more than two dozen topics that have figured centrally in archictecture education's history, from competitions and design pedagogy to research, structures, studio culture, and travel." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Joan Ockman , Rebecca WilliamsonPublisher: MIT Press Ltd Imprint: MIT Press Dimensions: Width: 19.10cm , Height: 3.70cm , Length: 26.00cm Weight: 1.520kg ISBN: 9780262017084ISBN 10: 0262017083 Pages: 400 Publication Date: 17 February 2012 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Professional & Vocational , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsThe essays are fascinating, the authors well known, and the content relevant to architectural historians, authors, writers, critics, and students. Library Journal Extremely well written, edited, and illustrated, this book should be of interest and value to architects and anyone who hopes to understand them. Oculus Author InformationJoan Ockman is an architecture educator, historian, writer, and editor. Among the books she has edited are Architecture Culture 1943-1968, The Pragmatist Imagination, and Out of Ground Zero. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |