Revolt and reform in architecture's academy : urban renewal, race, and the rise of design in the public interest / William Richards.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Richards, William (William Charles), author.

Series:

Routledge research in planning and urban design

Research in planning and urban design

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Columbia University. School of Architecture.

Columbia University.

Yale University. School of Art and Architecture.

Yale University.

Architecture--Study and teaching--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.

Architecture.

Architecture--Study and teaching--Connecticut--New Haven--History--20th century.

Curriculum change--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.

Curriculum change.

Curriculum change--Connecticut--New Haven--History--20th century.

Urban renewal--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.

Urban renewal.

Urban renewal--Connecticut--New Haven--History--20th century.

Community and college--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.

Community and college.

Community and college--Connecticut--New Haven--History--20th century.

Architecture--Study and teaching.

History.

Connecticut--New Haven.

New York (State)--New York.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

138 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.

Summary:

Revolt and Reform in Architecture's Academy' uniquely addresses the complicated relationship between architectural education and urban renewal in the 1960s, which paved the way for what is today known as public interest design. Through an examination of curricular reforms at Columbia University's and Yale University's schools of architecture in the 1960s, this book translates the "urban crisis" through the experiences of two influential groups of architecture students, as well as their contributions to design's lexicon. The book argues that urban renewal and campus expansion half a century ago recast architectural education at two schools whose host cities, New York and New Haven, were critical sites for political, social, and urban upheaval in America. The urban challenges of that time are the same challenges rapidly growing cities face today-access, equity, housing, and services. As architects, architects in training, and architecture students continue to wrestle with questions surrounding how design may serve a broadly defined public interest, this book is a timely assessment of the forces that have shaped the debate.

Notes:

Based on the author's thesis (doctoral--University of Virginia, 2010) under title: Revolt and reform in architecture's academy : : Columbia and Yale in the 1960s.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138121812

1138121819

OCLC:

944380897