Revolt and Reform in Architecture's Academy - 9781138595149

Name: Revolt and Reform in Architecture's Academy - 9781138595149
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Revolt and Reform in Architecture's AcademyUrban Renewal, Race, and the Rise of Design in the Public Interest\nAuthor(s): William Richards\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138595149, 978-1138595149\nSynopsis\nRevolt and Reform in Architectures 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 Universitys and Yale Universitys 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 designs lexicon. \n\nThe 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 p.