1st Edition
The Rise of Academic Architectural Education The origins and enduring influence of the Académie d’Architecture
By Alexander Griffin
Copyright 2020
204 Pages
by
Routledge
204 Pages
29 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
204 Pages
29 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Academic architectural education started with the inauguration of the Académie d'Architecture on 3 December 1671 in France. It was the first institution to be devoted solely to the study of architecture, and its school was the first dedicated to the explicit training of architectural students. The Académie was abolished in 1793, during the revolutionary turmoil that besieged France at the end of... Read more
Acknowledgements
Introduction
- The origins of academic education
- The formation of the Académie d'Architecture
- The Académie’s early ideology
- The school at the Académie
- Philosophical and stylistic debate on architectural style
- The professional expression of the Académie’s ideology
- The suppression of the Académie
- The revival of the former Académie
- The enduring influence of the academic tradition at the École
Appendix 1: Salient institutional titles associated with academic architectural education in Paris
Appendix 2: Membres of the Académie d'Architecture
Appendix 3: Winners of the Grand prix competitions
List of figures
Bibliography
Biography
Alexander Griffin was educated at the University of Huddesfield, Liverpool John Moores University, and the University of Sheffield. He currently works in the School of Art, Design and Architecture at the University of Huddersfield, and is the founder of Oblong Architecture, a RIBA award winning practice. Alexander, and his wife Karen, also lead Sheffield Vineyard Church.
