Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture
|
Buy Now
Trans-Atlantic Engagements - The Contribution and Impact of German Educators to US Architectural Education (Paperback)
Loot Price: R565
Discovery Miles 5 650
|
|
Trans-Atlantic Engagements - The Contribution and Impact of German Educators to US Architectural Education (Paperback)
(sign in to rate)
Loot Price R565
Discovery Miles 5 650
Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days
|
This book takes a critical look at the influence of German
educators. It is a publication that explores the history of
pedagogical concepts of German-born professors of architecture at
schools in the United States. The research and book publication are
structured in three parts; it aims to make a significant
contribution to the understanding of architectural education in the
United States and its historical cross-fertilisation with German
educational concepts at large, with research outcomes responding
directly to current and future educational and societal challenges.
The ideals of the Bauhaus school shaped more than just design and
architecture around the world; these guiding principles and
pedagogy also transformed teaching. The project examines the
post-Bauhaus influence on these German-born educators today and how
the Bauhaus model has evolved over the last 50 years. There are
currently over 30 German-born educators, active in shaping
architectural and design education in the US, influencing thousands
of students as the next generation of future architects in this
country. Compared to other professions, succeeding in studies of
architecture is known as a long endeavor that requires a strong
commitment and dedication from the student. The task for the
educators is to shape the next generation of architects as well as
possible and, at the same time, turn it into a positive experience
and fun to be part of this demanding profession. The book features
interviews (conversations) with selected professors and explores
how the Bauhaus legacy of Gropius and Mies van der Rohe is still
relevant for their educational strategies and design teaching
today. The Bauhaus aimed to unite all creative arts through direct
field and workshop experience in the crafts with a concentration on
modern materials, industrial techniques and mass production. It was
initially a school of design which included architecture, and not a
school of architecture per se. Gropius resigned in 1928, and it was
largely under the directorship of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe from
1930 to 1933 that the Bauhaus developed into a school of
architecture with subsidiary art and workshop departments. The
pedagogical experiments of the Bauhaus, imported by Gropius, Mies,
Hilberseimer, Albers and others to the US system, challenged
traditional Beaux-Arts thinking and played a crucial role in
shaping modern architectural education. Historically, the German
architectural training has always been different from the French
tradition. These new interdisciplinary and technology-focused modes
of teaching architecture and design had long-lasting impact,
however, are now again transformed by the educators currently
active in reshaping curricula. The conversations reveal the
critical and independent thinking of this group and how they make a
meaningful contribution to the discourse of architectural education
appropriate to the 21st century. Authored by an internationally
recognised scholar with personal insight into the topic, the six
selected educators profiled in this volume render visible a broad
array of discursive pedagogical strategies that partially build on
the seminal educational model of the Bauhaus; they have transformed
it to a new contemporary pedagogical model. The study provides
insight into the ways in which these German-trained educators
influence architectural and design education in the United States
to this day.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.