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Revolt and Reform in Architecture's Academy Urban Renewal, Race, and the Rise of Design in the Public Interest
By William Richards
Copyright 2017
148 Pages
by
Routledge
148 Pages
by
Routledge
148 Pages
by
Routledge
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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"... Read more
Introduction 1. Architecture’s Academy 2. Gym Crow Must Go 3. Renewing New Haven 4. What Is the Public Interest?
Biography
William Richards is a writer who has covered architecture, cities, and design culture for Architect Magazine, Architectural Record, Future Anterior, Landscape Architecture, and other magazines and journals. He holds a doctorate in the history of art and architecture from the University of Virginia and lives in Washington, D.C.
