The making of the modern architect and engineer : the origins and development of a scientific and industrially oriented education / Ulrich Pfammatter.

Main entry:

Pfammatter, Ulrich.

Title & Author:

The making of the modern architect and engineer : the origins and development of a scientific and industrially oriented education / Ulrich Pfammatter.

Publication:

Basel ; Boston : Birkhäuser, c2000.

Description:

312 p., viii p. of plates : ill. (some col.), facsims., plans, ports. ; 24 cm.

Notes:
Covers extend to form 2 additional leaves.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

The very first school for architecture came into being when the Ecole Polytechnique opened its gates in Paris in 1794 and with this, the profession of the architect as we understand it today was born.
Using previously unpublished texts and visual material, Ulrich Pfammatter traces in fascinating detail the origins and subsequent development of the scientific and industrial training of architects and engineers. He explores the growth of the architecture schools in Paris, Karlsruhe, Zurich, London and the USA, and by considering important exponents such as Durand, Reynaud, Mary, Weinbrenner, Semper, Dufour, Klenze, Eiffel and Jenney he provides a detailed exposition of this important chapter in civil engineering and architectural history.

ISBN:

3764362170
9783764362171
0817662170
9780817662172

Subject:

Architecture Study and teaching.
Schools of architecture History.
Architecture Étude et enseignement.
Écoles d'architecture Histoire.
Schools of architecture.
Architectural education.
Architectural schools.

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 212022
Call No.: NA2000 .P4 2000
Status: Available

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