Trans-Atlantic Engagements The Contribution and Impact of German Educators to US Architectural Education |
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| Author:
| Lehmann, Steffen |
| Preface by:
| Eisenschmidt, Alexander
Bosselmann, Peter |
| ISBN: | 978-1-951541-48-4 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2021 |
| Publisher: | ORO Editions
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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The pedagogical experiments of the Bauhaus, imported by Gropius, Mies, Hilberseimer 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 been different from the Franco-Italian model. New interdisciplinary and technology-focused modes of teaching architecture and design had a long-lasting impact, however, are now again transformed by German-trained...
More DescriptionThe pedagogical experiments of the Bauhaus, imported by Gropius, Mies, Hilberseimer 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 been different from the Franco-Italian model. New interdisciplinary and technology-focused modes of teaching architecture and design had a long-lasting impact, however, are now again transformed by German-trained educators currently active in reshaping curricula. The conversations reveal the critical and independent thinking of this group of educators, and how they make a meaningful contribution to the discourse of architectural education appropriate to the 21st century. The book provides insight into the ways in which these German-born educators influence architectural and design education in the United States to this day.